Below are links to helpful study guides and grading rubrics sometimes used in Liberal Studies courses. These are general guidelines only, but they can give you a sense of what the program's expectations are. Your professor will provides the specific grading guidelines for the course you are enrolled in.
- Liberal Studies Department Essay Grading Guidelines: provides a general overview of what professors look for in writing assignments.
- Ian Johnston's "Essays and Arguments: A Handbook on Writing Argumentative and Interpretative Essays" (Revised Edition, May 2000).
- An updated version of Ian Johnston's Essays and Arguments is available for purchase from The Broadview Press.
- Ian Johnston also provides some good practical advice for participating in seminar discussions. NOTE: consult with your professor as to what grading guidelines they sue for their class. They may differ form what Professors Johnston outlines here.