1. The attached file is the Policy Paper on which you will write your Peer Review, which is due at the end of week 9.
2. Be sure to print and follow the document
“Guidelines for Peer Reviews” found in our Canvas site. You should also print and follow the instructions in this email.
3. If you want to quote our text or some other source, be sure to follow instructions in the document “Guidelines for Citing Sources,” also found in our Canvas site. To quote from the paper you are reviewing, use an informal citation, such as: according to Smith.
4. Every semester several students insist on
completing this assignment with what seems to be total disregard for the guidance provided. Failure to follow the guidance in the documents mentioned above and, in this email, will seriously reduce your grade.
5. The intent is for you to critically review the work of another student. In the process you should learn about another issue of US national security policy. Your grade
is based upon your analysis skills and your quality of writing. Detailed knowledge of the topic is not necessary.
5. The intent is for you to critically review the work of another student. In the process you should learn about another issue of US national security policy. Your grade is based upon your analysis skills and your quality of writing. Detailed knowledge of the topic is not
necessary.
6. This is not a mutual admiration assignment. You should point out both strengths and weaknesses of the paper, while being courteous and respectful. I will send the Peer Review you write to its author, and you will receive the Peer Review written on your Policy Paper at the end of the term.