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ENGLISH 1301 ESSAY #3 --ARGUMENT

You will write an essay of 700-900 words (min) in length which identifies an issue for debate, establishes your position on the issue, supports your position with sound arguments and evidence, and rebuts opposing arguments made by others. You should refer to The Norton Field Guide, Chapter 36, 45-50, for discussions on Argumentation and using sources, Chapter 13 for examples, and Chapters 51-52 on documenting sources.

You develop a thesis statement that identifies the issue and states your attitude, opinion, and position on the issue. Your essay must include an appropriate introduction, a good conclusion, and body paragraphs that fully develop the thesis in a series of well-organized sub-topics that support your position and a body paragraph that addresses the counterargument . Emphasis should be placed on establishing a clear purpose, a debatable thesis, and strong supporting evidence.

You must have 3 reliable secondary sources from a book, magazine, journal, or website as supporting evidence. You cite each of the 3 sources at least once in the body of your essay with an in-text citation, and you write a MLA format Works Cited containing the full information of the 3 sources at the end of your essay. Refer to the MLA Documentation folder on e-campus for the correct format of the Works Cited and in-text citation format.

Your audience includes persons who are debating the social issues that affect teens and young adults. Your language should address the subject in such a way as to establish the importance of the issue to your audience and a reasonable tone. Topics for Essay #3: The student writes the argument essay on the topic presented in the research question from the Group Research Project. Refer to the Group Project list on e-campus in the Group Research Project folder. Your paper should appeal to reason, emotion, and/or moral values wherever possible.

You will write three drafts of this essay and revise, edit, and proofread the drafts in accordance with the writing process. All three drafts shall be submitted together.

Evaluation Criteria:

The successful paper focuses on a clearly stated thesis statement; a well written introduction defining the subject and purpose of the essay; body paragraphs with clearly defined topics supporting the thesis; and a concluding paragraph with appropriate concluding remarks about the thesis. The body paragraphs must clearly establish support for your thesis by providing several kinds of evidence. Sentences in each paragraph must be well developed with specific details supporting the topic.

The successful paper is formatted according to MLA Document format. This format is posted on e-campus in the Course Content in the Writing Process folder and in the MLA Document format subfolder.

The successful paper has a minimum of mechanical errors in grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation. These errors should be minor and not cause confusion or detract from the thesis and development of the essay.

First Draft Due: __ Wed, 02/21

Second Draft Due: __ Fri, 02/23—tutor in ASC

Final Draft Due: __ Mon, 02/26 —1st & 2nd drafts in class Mon, 02/26, final draft on e-campus at 11:59pm!!!

English Research Rubric

Criteria	Unacceptable (0-7)	Developing (8-13)	Average (14-15)	Good (16-17)	Exemplary (18-20)
Topic/ Thesis/ Content	Lacks a debatable thesis. Topic is inappropriate for the assignment Represents a seemingly random collection of information.	A debatable claim is not evident. Analysis is vague or not evident and/or the paragraphs are not well developed. Reader is confused or may be misinformed. Topic may be inappropriate for the assignment	Thesis is focused on an appropriate topic and is adequately stated. Essay’s purpose is evident and paragraphs are well developed. Information supports an argument but sometimes may drift off point. Analysis is basic or general. Reader gains a few insights.	Thesis is clearly, logically, and effectively stated and developed. Essay achieves its purpose. Information provides reasonable support for an argument and displays evidence of a basic analysis of a significant topic. Reader gains some meaningful insights. Shows imagination in its approach to its topic.	Creatively, clearly, and logically states and develops its thesis and achieves its purpose. Presents clear, logical, and thought-provoking ideas. Balanced presentation of relevant and legitimate information that clearly the argument and shows a reasoned in-depth analysis of a significant topic. Reader gains important insights.
Organization	Illogically organized. The reader cannot identify a line of reasoning and loses interest.	The writing is not logically organized. Frequently, ideas fail to make sense together. Lacks transitions.	The writing is arranged logically and uses adequate transitions, although occasionally ideas may fail to make sense together. The reader is clear about what the writer intends.	Ideas are arranged logically and clearly linked to each other to support the argument so the reader can follow the line of reasoning. Consistently employs appropriate transitions.	The ideas are arranged logically to support the argument. They flow smoothly from one to another and are clearly linked to each other. The reader can follow the line of reasoning. Uses surprising but appropriate transitions.
Quality of References	There are virtually no sources that are professionally reliable. The reader seriously doubts the value of the material and stops reading.	Many of the sources are questionable or are incorrectly used. The reader questions the value of the material.	Some of the references are from sources that are not peer-reviewed and have uncertain reliability. The reader doubts the accuracy of some of the material presented.	Although most of the references are professionally legitimate, a few are questionable (e.g., trade books, popular magazines, etc.). The reader is uncertain of the reliability of some of the sources.	References are primarily peer- reviewed professional journals or other approved. The reader is confident that the information and ideas can be trusted.
Use of Sources/ MLA Documentation	References are missing or incorrectly used. Information is cited to the wrong source or is plagiarized. No adherence to MLA guidelines. No Work Cited page.	References are seldom cited to support statements. Attribution and quotation marks are missing where required. Inaccurate Work Cited page. Lack of adherence to MLA guidelines undermines integrity of essay.	Attribution usually given, but some statements may be undocumented causing confusion about the source of some information and ideas. Work/s Cited may contain inaccuracies which do not compromise the integrity of essay.	Professionally legitimate sources that support claims are generally present and attribution is, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. Consistent adherence to MLA guidelines; accurate Works Cited page.	Compelling evidence from professionally legitimate sources supports claims. Attribution is clear. Consistent adherence to MLA guidelines; accurate Work Cited page.
Grammar/ Mechanics	Contains errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar that interfere with understanding.	Contains distracting errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar that reduce understanding.	Contains few errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.	Contains infrequent errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Writing is free from distracting errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.