Argumentative Essay

AAE221-2

Argumentative Essay

Assignment Sheet

C. Arnold

6-22 April 2020

Value: 100 points: Sunday 12 April; 100 points Wednesday 22 April

Due Dates

1. Thesis/Ci + BP1

a) Sunday 12 April 5PM EST

Late Paper Policy

12 April 5:01PM- 13 April 5:00PM EST -2 points

13 April 5:01PM- 14 April 5:00PM EST -4 points

No papers accepted after 5PM EST 14 April

2. Thesis/Ci + 3 fully developed, integrated BPs (no introduction and no conclusion)

a) Wednesday 22 April 5PM EST

Late Paper Policy

22 April 5:01PM- 23 April 5:00PM EST -2 points

23 April 5:01PM- 24 April 5:00PM EST -4 points

The last day of classes for SS2020 is 24 April. No late papers accepted after 5PM EST, 24 April.

Task and Expectations

· From your outline, build an argumentative essay.

· Focus only on your body paragraphs; you will not write an introduction or conclusion for this essay.

· Focus on defining key terms.

· Focus on developing ideas in a thoughtful and thorough way as we have learned in 221.

· Focus on integrating quotations from a variety of sources that are part of this unit. You may not quote or cite or integrate from any source other than the sources in this unit.

· Be sure to properly cite your integrations inside your body paragraphs.

· Focus on effectively and thoughtfully using a variety of cohesive devices (guiding words, lexical chains, old-to-new, etc. Sourcework p.114)

· Focus on using a variety of argumentative styles: (inform, persuade, explore, make a decision)

· Remember to use examples wisely and personal examples are always better than made-up examples, or examples that focus on some famous person (i.e. Einstein, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc.)

Rubric for grading

· Clearly building your essay from your outline.

· Each idea is well-defined and developed

· Using lexical chains to connect ideas . (pg. 114 Sourcework)

· Pronouns are used clearly . (pg. 115 Sourcework)

· Verb tense is consistent. (pg. 115 Sourcework)

· Thoughtfully using, and not overusing , guiding words that fit the context and meaning of the sentences. (pg. 114 Sourcework)

· Using complex transitions between paragraphs. (pgs; 119-120 Sourcework)

· Development of the idea(s) includes how, why, when, where, and to what degree.

· There is not an overuse of examples as development.

· Example(s) that is/are used are the best possible choices. They add to the paragraph rather than drive or are the heart of the paragraph. (pg. 111 Sourcework)

· Integration, including proper citation (e.g. [Griffiths, p. 11, ln 2-6])

· Integration is thoughtfully placed inside the paragraph (class handout), and a true effort is shown to blend and harmonize the quotation with the information in the paragraph.

Sources for this essay

You may not quote or cite or integrate from any source other than the sources in this unit.

1. Article: “Can millennials pay attention…” (M. Miller)

2. Video: “What I learned…” (P. Miller)

3. Article: “Debunking the 6 biggest myths…” (C. Ferguson)

4. Article: “Playing video games is good for your brain – here’s how” (Griffiths)