Chinese Government Censorship of International SNS

The assignment requires students to write a 5-page research paper on the topic 'Why Does the Chinese Government Censor International SNS in Mainland China?' with a thesis statement that the government censors social networking sites (SNS) to control the crowd, strengthen its communist party, and support its own IT companies. The paper must follow APA formatting guidelines, include a minimum of 4 sources, and demonstrate complexity of thought, strong essay organization, and proper citation.

Final Research Paper Assignment
Due Date: 6/14 in your writing portfolio
Requirements: 5 pages (This includes the title and reference page)
APA: 1 inch margins and 12 font New Times Roman font
Double Space
APA formatting (see video for formatting week 13)
Minimum of 4 sources
Topic: Why Does the Chinese Government Censor International SNS in Mainland China?
Thesis Statement: The Chinese government censors SNS in mainland China to control the
crowd, and to strengthen its communist party, to support their IT companies such as Weibo and
Tudou.
*Based on the thesis, please include 1. Control crowd(people), 2. Strengthen communist party,
3. Support own IT companies
Should contain:
A - exemplary work that demonstrates a complexity of thought, strong essay organization,
purposeful paragraph development with identifiable pattern of organization and supporting
quotes. Quotes are punctuated properly. The writing has academic style, voice and minor if any
grammatical errors. The paper meets all requirements of the assignment to a high degree. Uses a
variation of sentence structures for cohesiveness. Transitions such as conjunctive adverbs guide
the writing. APA format is used correctly. Research supports the thesis and has clear
organization for the paper. Topics sentence are supported with evidence from the research
logically. The evidence is explained and forms a conclusion.
B - strong work that demonstrates some complexity of thought, good essay organization,
paragraph development and supporting quotes. The writing may at times use informal language,
lack a unique voice and have some grammatical errors. Though some sentence structure variation

exists, the writing has more simple sentences and has only a some cohesive connectors. APA
format is used mostly correctly. Research supports the thesis and has clear organization for the
paper. Topics sentence are somewhat supported with evidence from the research logically. The
evidence is somewhat explained and forms a conclusion.
C - the writing is weaker because it lacks a complexity of thought and often repeats ideas or is
redundant. The essay organization is weak and harder to identify. The paragraphs lack a focus
and development at times. The paper meets some but not all the requirements of the assignment.
The sentences are mostly simple and overuse coordinators such as but and so throughout. APA
format is may not be followed correctly in all areas. Research at times supports the thesis and has
a somewhat clear organization for the paper. Topics sentence are somewhat supported with
evidence from the research logically. The evidence is at times explained and forms a conclusion.
U – did not satisfy the requirements for the paper because it is off topic, has a weak thesis and
does not develop a clear organization and response.