Eng115 (revise)
ENG 115
ASSIGNMENT 2: STANCE ESSAY DRAFT
Due Week 7 and worth 100 points For your next assignment, you will write a stance essay. A stance essay takes a position on a topic and argues and supports that position with evidence. Consider your topic:
· What possible positions/arguments are there? · What position resonates with you? (Which position do you believe is correct?) · What are your main points? · What are the counterpoints? Are you ready to dispute them? · Do you have enough evidence to effectively support your argument?
For the stance essay, your personal voice (your perspective) should come through. This is just like assignment 1, except you should maintain a formal tone.For this essay, you will need to support your points with credible sources. You’re ready to take a position on the topic you have been writing about!
Important note: Stance Essays DO incorporate research exclusively from the WebText. DO NOT use outside sources. If you have written a Stance Essay in a previous course, please reach out to your professor to see if you can re-use it. You are not permitted to use ANY paper from an unrelated current or past course.
INSTRUCTIONS: You are required to use your WebText to draft your essay in the templates!
Compose a three-four (3-4) page paper in which you do the following:
1. Use third person point of view (POV) and the appropriate voice and tone throughout your paper.
a. Did you use third person pronouns? (he, she, they, their) b. Does your personality carry over in your writing? Are your word choices personal and consistent? c. Is the tone formal? Does it express your attitude about the topic?
2. Write an introduction paragraph, which includes your thesis statement. It is suggested that this paragraph contain 5-7 sentences.
a. Does your introduction include solutions or approaches on the topic? b. Does your thesis statement include three supporting reasons that clearly express your stance on the topic?\ c. Is your thesis statement clear and concise? d. Does your introduction provide a preview of the rest of your essay?
3. Write a supporting/body paragraph for each of the three (3) points/reasons from your thesis statement. It is suggested that each paragraph contain at least 5-7 sentences.
a. Do your body paragraphs support each point of your thesis with relevant examples or statistics? b. Do you address the opinions or concerns that your audience might have? c. Did you paraphrase, quote, or summarize properly to avoid plagiarism? Did you comment on each quotation? Do
you limit quotes to no more than 25 words. 4. Write with logic and with transitions throughout your paper?
a. Are your ideas consistent and well-organized, i.e., chronological order or order of importance? b. Do your ideas flow from one sentence to the next and one paragraph to the next, in the order presented in your
thesis statement? 5. Write a conclusion paragraph. It is suggested that this paragraph contain 5-7 sentences.
a. Did you paraphrase or restate the thesis in a new way? b. Did you leave a lasting impression, so that your readers continue thinking about your topic after they have finished
reading? 6. Apply proper grammar, mechanics, punctuation and SWS formatting throughout your paper.
a. Did you check your grammar? i. The way words are put together to make units of meaning: Sentence structure, pronoun-agreement, etc.
b. Did you check your essay for mechanics? i. All the “technical” stuff in writing: Spelling, capitalization, use of numbers and other symbols, etc.
c. Did you check the punctuation? i. The “symbols” used to help people read/process sentences the way you want them to be heard and
understood: Periods, question marks, commas, colons, etc. d. Did you format according to SWS style? (See requirements below.)
SWS FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS: Your assignment must follow these general SWS formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. It should also have numbered pages, indented paragraphs, and a numbered Source List.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Note: The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length of three-four (3-4) pages.
• In-text citations follow SWS style, using attributive tags and signal verbs. • Did you cite at least three to four (3- 4) sources from the WebText ? Do your sources support your position? • Have you used SWS in-text citations to document your sources? (Author's last name, number indicating the order in which
you used the source in the paper.) For example, the first source in your paper would look like this: (Wielding, 1). • Do you have a source list?
1. Did you number your sources? 2. Did you list the sources in the order in which you use them in the paper? 3. Did you include major identifying information for each reference? 4. Did you apply a consistent and SWS-style flow of information? (Author's first and last name, Title of the source,
date it was published, comment on where you found it, and page numbers.) For example: Natalie Goldberg. 2016. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. p.100-126. ISBN-13: 978-1590307946
• Refer to the Soomo webtext or check with your professor for any additional instructions.
POINTS: 100 ASSIGNMENT 2.1: STANCE ESSAY DRAFT
Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient 80-89% B
Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Point of View (POV), Voice, and Tone Weight: 10%
Did not use third person POV at all in the paper. Voice is inconsistent and lacks personality or identity throughout the paper. Tone is not formal and attitude is unrecognizable throughout the paper.
Uses third person POV in a couple sentences of the paper. Voice may be inconsistent and lacks personality or identity throughout most of the paper. Tone is mostly informal and attitude is mostly unrecognizable throughout most of the paper.
Uses third person POV throughout some of the paper. Voice is somewhat consistent and personality or identity is somewhat evident throughout the paper. Tone is fairly formal and attitude is somewhat recognizable throughout most of the paper.
Uses third person POV throughout most of the paper. Voice is mostly consistent and personality or identity is evident throughout most of the paper. Tone is adequately formal and attitude is recognizable throughout the paper.
Uses third person POV throughout the paper. Voice is consistent and personality or identity is evident throughout the paper. Tone is completely formal and attitude is easily recognizable throughout the paper.
2. Introduction and Thesis Weight: 15%
Introduction does not include solutions or approaches on the topic. Thesis statement does not include 3 supporting reasons that clearly expresses stance on the topic; it is not clear, and/or it is wordy. It does not give a preview of the rest of the essay.
Introduction attempts to offer solutions or approaches on the topic. Thesis statement may not include 3 supporting reasons and/or may not clearly express stance on the topic; it is not entirely clear; and/or it is wordy. It barely previews the rest of the essay.
Introduction includes partial solutions or approaches on the topic. Thesis statement includes 3 supporting reasons and/or partially expresses stance on topic; it is fairly clear, and/or concise. It somewhat previews the rest of the essay.
Introduction includes effective solutions or approaches on the topic. Thesis statement includes 3 supporting reasons and/or effectively expresses stance on topic; and is sufficiently clear and concise. It gives an adequate preview of the rest of the essay.
Introduction includes compelling solutions or approaches on the topic. Thesis statement includes 3 supporting reasons and/or fully expresses stance on topic; and is completely clear and concise. It gives a completely effectual preview of the rest of the essay.
3. Supporting Paragraphs Weight: 20%
Did not write or incompletely wrote supporting paragraphs for each point from the thesis statement. Does not consider opinions or concerns of the audience. Does not properly paraphrase and/or comment on each quote. 1 webtext source are present.
Insufficiently wrote supporting paragraphs for each point from the thesis statement. Insufficiently consider opinions or concerns of the audience. Inadequately paraphrases and/or comments on each quote. 2 webtext sources are present.
Partially wrote supporting paragraphs for each point from the thesis statement. Somewhat considers opinions or concerns of the audience. Partially paraphrases and/or comments on each quote. 2-3 webtext sources are present
Satisfactorily wrote supporting paragraphs for each point from the thesis statement. Adequately considers opinions or concerns of the audience. Satisfactorily paraphrases and/or comments on each quote. 3 webtext sources are present.
Clearly wrote supporting paragraphs for each point from the thesis statement. Fully considers opinions or concerns of the audience. Completely paraphrases and/or comments on each quote. All 3 webtext sources are present.
4. Transitions and Logic Weight: 15%
Ideas are inconsistent and/or are not presented in a logical order. Transition words are not used effectively to
Ideas may not be consistent and/or are inadequately presented in a logical order. Transition words are used ineffectively to move from one idea, paragraph, and/or sentence to the
Ideas are fairly consistent and/or are partially presented in a logical order. Transition words are used somewhat effectively to move from one idea, paragraph, and/or
Ideas are mostly consistent and/or are presented in a logical order. Transition words are used adequately to move from idea, paragraph, and/or sentence to the next
Ideas are completely consistent and/or are clearly presented in a logical order. Transition words are used
move from one idea, paragraph, and/or sentence to the next throughout the paper. Body paragraphs are not in the order presented in the thesis statement.
next throughout most of the paper. Body paragraphs may not in the order presented in the thesis statement.
sentence to the next throughout some of the paper. Body paragraphs are partially in the order presented in the thesis statement.
throughout most of the paper. Body paragraphs are mostly in the order presented in thesis statement.
effectively to move from idea, paragraph, and/or sentence to the next throughout the paper. Body paragraphs are in the order presented in thesis statement.
5. Conclusion Weight: 15%
Conclusion does not paraphrase or rephrase the thesis in a new way. It does not leave a lasting impression.
Conclusion attempts to paraphrase or rephrase the thesis in a new way. It attempts to leave a lasting impression.
Conclusion paraphrases or rephrases some of the thesis in a new way. It sufficiently left a lasting impression.
Conclusion adequately paraphrases or rephrases the thesis in a new way. It was somewhat effective in leaving a lasting impression.
Conclusion effectually paraphrases or rephrases the thesis in a new way. It left a powerful lasting impression.
6. Grammar, There are more There are 7-8 mechanics, There are 5-6 mechanics, There are 3-4 mechanics, There are 0-2 Mechanics, than 8 mechanics, grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and mechanics, Punctuation, grammar, and punctuation errors. The punctuation errors. The punctuation errors. The grammar, and and SWS punctuation paper is double-spaced; paper is double-spaced; paper is double-spaced; punctuation Formatting errors. The paper font is correct; margins font is correct; margins font is correct; margins errors. The paper Weight: 25% is not double- are one-inches on any are one-inches on any are one-inches on any is double-spaced;
spaced; font is sides, and, there is a cover sides, and, there is a sides, and, there is a font is correct; incorrect; margins page. It only includes 1 of cover page. It includes 2 cover page. It includes 3 margins are one- are not one-inch the following of the following of the following inches on any on all sides, and, elements: page numbers elements: page numbers elements: page numbers sides; and, there is there may not be and indented paragraph. and indented and indented paragraphs. a cover page. It a cover page. It All citations are missing or paragraphs. Body Body paragraphs include includes all of the does not have have been used paragraphs include in- in-text citations, and following page numbers and improperly in the essay text citations, and attributive tags and signal elements: page indented and source list. attributive tags and verbs are mostly numbers and paragraphs. Did signal verbs are effective. Webtext indented not appropriately sufficiently used. Some sources are properly paragraphs. Body use in-text WebText in-text cited with some errors. paragraphs include citations citations are improperly Source list is mostly in-text citations, throughout the placed, missing, or not correct. and attributive body. No source developed. Most of the tags and signal list. source list is correct. verbs are effectively used. Webtext sources are properly cited with few or no errors. Source list is correct.