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ArgumentativeEssayIns.docxArgumentative Essay
Summary:
Introduction:
Sometimes when we write from our own points of view, we get so locked into our individual perspectives that we fail to take into account the diverse or multiple sides of our topics. Such limited vision can weaken our persuasiveness; if we fail to consider or acknowledge alternative positions on our topics, we produce one-sided arguments that lack complexity or credibility with our readers. --Alfano and O’Brien
. . . think about your own experiences with social media. To what extent have you come to rely on your friend’s profiles status updates, or Twitter feeds, Instagram posts to mark events and occurrences in their lives? How much of your social life do you manage in person, and how much do you manage through the devices (cell phones, laptops, other devices) that increasingly dominate our lives? --Alfano and O’Brien
Assignment Description:
After carefully researching the topic answer the following research question: Choose a type of social media (i.e. Instagram, twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.) and argue whether or not this particular social media has had a positive or negative effect on human society? (You’ll need to choose a side and argue for it). Think of at least two specific reasons to support your thesis.
In order to earn a C or above, your essay should include:
· a minimum of two pages (not including the works cited page).
· 12-point Times New Roman font and 1” margins.
· a thesis reveals a confidently worded debatable argument about your topic
· effectively organized paragraphs with strong topic sentences and transitions
· Examples from at least two sources
· Proper MLA page headers
· Proper MLA in-text citations for all paraphrases and direct quotations from your sources
· An appropriately placed counterargument and refutation (Optional)
· a conclusion that does not merely restate your thesis but that leaves the reader with further ‘food for thought.’
· a works cited page in correct MLA format since you will be quoting from at least two sources.
· NOTE: Avoid using the first or second person in this essay at large; however, if you are using a personal supporting example, you may use "I," but it should not appear anywhere else in your essay.
Additional criteria:
· Clear identification of your argument or position.
· Demonstrated understanding of analyzing texts, strategies of persuasion, and composing arguments.
· Effective essay structure
· Clear and precise sentence-level rhetoric (grammar and structure)
Tips and Reminders:
· Your method of development will vary depending on which essay topic you choose.
· Your sources can from a variety of places. You may use the articles on social media and technology from your textbook, internet research, films/documentaries and library database research.
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Argumentative Research Essay Rubric (1) (1) |
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Criteria |
Ratings |
Pts |
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Thesis Statement |
25.0 pts Sophisticated |
22.0 pts Proficient |
19.0 pts Emerging |
15.0 pts Beginning |
10.0 pts Not Yet |
25.0 |
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Selection and Integration of Evidence |
25.0 pts Sophisticated |
22.0 pts Proficient |
19.0 pts Emerging |
15.0 pts Beginning |
10.0 pts Not Yet |
25.0 |
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Analysis and Critical Thinking |
25.0 pts Sophisticated |
22.0 pts Proficient |
19.0 pts Emerging |
12.5 pts Beginning |
10.0 pts Not Yet |
25.0 |
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Organization and Progression |
25.0 pts Sophisticated |
21.67 pts Proficient |
16.67 pts Emerging |
11.67 pts Beginning |
8.33 pts Not Yet |
25.0 |
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Expression and Conventions |
25.0 pts Sophisticated |
21.0 pts Proficient |
18.0 pts Emerging |
14.0 pts Beginning |
10.0 pts Not Yet |
25.0 |
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MLA Format |
20.0 pts Sophisticated |
18.0 pts Proficient |
15.0 pts Emerging |
12.0 pts Beginning |
10.0 pts Not Yet |
20.0 |
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Essay Title |
5.0 pts Sophisticated |
4.0 pts Proficient |
3.0 pts Emerging |
2.0 pts Beginning |
1.0 pts Not Yet |
5.0 |
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Total points: |
150.0 |
