PHIL 438 Essay Topic Approval Form

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PHIL 438/538
Philosophy of Love and Friendship

Essay Topic Approval Form

David H. Calhoun

Completion of the Essay Topic Approval Form and approval of each part is required before students submit papers in this course. You may either print out the form and submit it in class or copy the text to an Email message and submit it electronically.

Contact David H. Calhoun by email:
calhoun@gem.gonzaga.edu

PHIL 438 PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP ESSAY TOPIC APPROVAL FORM Name: _________________________________________ 1. General topic on which you propose to write: Approved: ____ Not approved: ____ 2. Particular question to which you are responding: Approved: ____ Not approved: ____ 3. Thesis statement you will be defending: Approved: ____ Not approved: ____ 4. Course text(s) or special readings with which you will be primarily working: Approved: ____ Not approved: ____
PHIL 438 PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP ESSAY EVALUATION GUIDELINES
1. Author provides instructor with completed "Topic Approval Sheet" 2. Essay has title 3. Author provides a "map" of the essay in the first or second paragraph 4. Author has a thesis statement in first or second paragraph 5. Author argues for thesis 6. Author does this 7. Author clearly refers to course text(s) or free reading text(s) 8. Author clearly indicates premise(s) to which one might object 9. Author explains the objection(s) 10. Author responds to the objection(s) 11. Author provides a summary 12. Summary in last paragraph TOTAL	0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 Poorly Well 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 2 Poorly Well 0 1 2 3 4 Poorly Well 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 1
SCALE: 28=A+; 27=A; 26=A-; 25=B+; 24=B; 23=B; 22=B-; 21=C+; 20=C; 19=C-; 18=D+; 17=D; 16=F Comments:

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