ENG 105: College Writing
J. Shygelski
ASSIGNMENT 3: COLLEGE ESSAY
Prompt: Review the course materials and your notes from the sample lecture on
American Government-Politics and Values. Prepare a college exam essay in
response to the following.
Assignment: Answer the following exam question in an essay format:
Define the three values of American government and explain how politics impacts
or is impacted by these values.
The professor wants this essay to comply with the following formatting points:
 Times New Roman, Size 12 font, double-spaced.
 Submitted via email with the subject line: Sample Exam Essay
 The essay, written in Word, attached to the email as an attachment
RUBRIC
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Evaluation
 Does the student properly identify the call of the question
 Concise and clear on purpose of the essay and overall message
 Does the student clearly define the three values of American
government and their origin
 Does the student explain each value and their various subparts,
highlighting the complexity of each through example and information
from the lecture/notes
 Does the student demonstrate a knowledge of politics and the actors
involved
 Does the student demonstrate a working knowledge of the balance of
politics and the three values, showing areas of overlap and conflict
 Does each paragraph flow and connect the essay to the overall theme.
 Does the student use examples from class to support or refute their
statements
ENG 105: College Writing
J. Shygelski
Conclusion
Basics
 Student summarizes the overall work concisely, restating a nowsupported thesis
 Does the student conclude concisely, avoiding extraneous detail or
repetition
 Student has proofread essay for spelling and grammatical errors
 Student has properly formatted their essay in Word
 Student has a clear and concise message throughout the essay
 Student thoroughly responds to all points on the prompt
Assignment due: Friday, September 20, 2019 at 11:59 pm via email
Point Value: 10 pts