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Essay: Argument
Graded Project: Essay: Argument
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Reading Assignment
Your project must be submitted as a Word document ( x, )*. Your project will be individually graded by your instructor and therefore will take up to a few weeks to grade.
Be sure that each of your files contains the following information:
· Your name
· Your student ID number
· The exam number
· Your email address
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· Log in to your student portal.
· Click on
Take Exam next to the lesson you’re working on.
· Find the exam number for your project at the top of the Project Upload page.
· Follow the instructions provided to complete your exam.
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Argument Essay
Argument requires you to choose a controversial issue, make a clear and specific claim that takes a position on the issue, and give reasons and evidence to support the claim that will appeal to your audience.
Assignment
For your argument essay, you’ll write a 2,000- to 2,200-word research paper on an issue related to your field of study and future career.
Please note that there is no graded prewriting for the argument essay, but you should still follow the steps in the writing process to plan, organize, draft, and revise your essay before you submit it for evaluation.
Topic
In your opinion, what is the biggest problem facing your future profession, industry, or market? In your essay, you will present the problem, clearly define and explain the issues, and then identify the best possible solution.
You should use the third-person point of view. You are writing for an audience unfamiliar with your topic, so your goal is to use language your readers are familiar with and can relate to; be sure to define any technical terms you use.
Research
You are required to use six to eight reputable secondary sources. Evaluate your sources to ensure that the information you are using and passing on to your readers is accurate and reliable.
Incorporate evidence from your secondary sources into your plan for your essay. You’ll need to use parenthetical citation and include a list of references on the last page of your exam. Refer to the APA style section in your textbook and the
APA style guide in the Writer’s Block
.
Process
Follow the steps in the guided writing assignment in Chapter 20 of your textbook to prewrite, organize, draft, revise, edit, and proofread your essay.
Use graphic organizer 20.1 “The Basic Structure of an Argument Essay” to develop your plan; include the information from your secondary sources in your outline or graphic organizer.
Study the argument essays “Abolish the Penny” by William Safire and “Pull the Plug on Explicit Lyrics” by James Sturm to see how each writer approaches a problem, acknowledges the opposition, and offers solutions.
Exam Format
Format your prewriting and essay exams according to the following instructions. Refer to the sample APA-style essay in your textbook.
1. Start with a title page that includes your
· Title
· Name
· Student ID
· Address
· Email address
2. Use the header function to insert your page number in the top right margin of your document.
· You do
not need to include your essay title in the header.
3
. Begin your document on page 2 after the title page.
· Start page 2 with your title
· Do
not include abstracts in your essays.
· Use transitional words, phrases, and sentences to guide your reader through your essay.
· Do
not use headings in your essay.
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. Include your references list on the last page of your document.
· Do
not submit it separately.
Grading Rubric
Evaluation for exam number: |
Skill Realized |
Skill Developing |
Skill Emerging |
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Thesis: Audience, Purpose, and Topic How well does the thesis establish a clearly defined position on the assigned topic? Does the thesis address the purpose and appeal to the audience? |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 . 5 |
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Development How insightfully and convincingly does the writer apply the appropriate development methods to explore the thesis through assertions, evidence, and analytic explanation? |
25 |
23 |
21 |
19 |
17 |
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Incorporation of Source Material How logically and effectively are paraphrases, summaries, and direct quotations from varied, relevant, and reliable sources integrated with the writer’s style for purpose and audience? |
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Organization How gracefully does the writer incorporate transitional words and connective phrasing with appropriate paragraphing to guide the reader through the presentation? |
15 |
14 |
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12 |
11 |
6 |
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Style and Voice How energetically and consistently does the writer interact with both the topic and audience while using varied, concrete, active diction? To what extent does the writer achieve a natural, pleasant rhythm, particularly through sentence fluency? |
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APA Citation and Documentation Did the writer accurately and correctly document the required number of sources following APA citation style both in-text and on the references list? |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conventions At what level does the writer demonstrate correct and effective standard written American English while also meeting the required length and submission format for the assignment? |
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Format and Length Did the paper meet the required length (2,000 to 2,200 words) and formatting requirements? |
5 |
4.5 |
1 |