Critical Analysis Writing Assignment

2/19/2021 Critical Analysis Writing Assignment

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Critical Analysis Writing Assignment

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Critical Analysis Writing Assignment

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for me to get to know you as a writer and identify your strengths and weaknesses in writing. This essay will be graded, as you are expected to have met prerequisite writing courses' requirements and SLOs.

Topic

Everyone at some time makes claims that are expected to be true. Arguably, for as long as we can remember, humans have lived in a world where truth is asserted or contrasted with other verbal, written, or creative forms of communication. Logic, metaphor, analogies, science, art—potentially all

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ENGL1C Critical Analysis (1)

that can be included in a language or a type of language—flies in the face of truth. There are great arguments that deconstruct truth, as well as great arguments that construct it. Beliefs, opinions, and, strangely, facts (or “alternative facts”) are often conflated with truth, and, sometimes, separated from them. In this essay, therefore, your assignment is to tell me what you believe to be true even if you believe that truth cannot be known.

Assignment

Please respond to the following question with a well-developed thesis that is supported by a few examples or evidence in the body of your essay:

What do you believe to be true, and why?

Directions

Please type 2 pages of double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font. Please include your name, my name, our course name, today’s date, and an original title, in MLA format. Your essay must include an introduction, a thesis, a body, and a conclusion.

Tips

When writing about what you believe to be true, remember it is what you believe. What I’m asking for, essentially, is for you to be able to articulate your worldview to me, in two pages. For example, you may believe that people should have less children, the world is overpopulated, people should vote Republican, Jesus is God, Allah is the true God, Global warming is real, Nature does not exist, the future is female, the singularity is possible, racism still exists. These are just examples intended to help you brainstorm.

Because our socio-political atmosphere often raises awareness of “trigger warnings,” please be mindful that the Academy (higher education) is an intellectual atmosphere and as difficult as it may be for everyone, including myself, we must try hard to separate our emotional reactions from our written thoughts, if they are to be found offensive or polemical. That being said, I am not, by assigning you this essay, encouraging you to be offensive, discriminatory, or insensitive. I realize the difficult position this puts us all in, but unfortunately that comes with the territory of making truth claims.

Remember, this assignment is for me to see how well you can argue (articulate) what you believe in the form of an essay.

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Total Points: 10

Criteria Ratings Pts

5 pts

5 pts

Introduction and Thesis

5 pts Mastery

Introduction and thesis are clearly written with proper grammar and syntax. Writer demonstrates a strong control of language with depth, analysis, and well developed sentences and a developed introduction.

4 pts Advanced

Introduction and thesis are written with proper grammar and syntax. Writer demonstrates good control of language with analysis and well developed sentences and a developed introduction.

3 pts Proficient

Introduction and thesis are proficiently written but the syntax and grammar impede meaning. Writer demonstrates some control of language with developed sentences and a developed introduction.

2 pts Emerging

Introduction and thesis are vaguely written and the syntax and grammar impedes meaning. Writer has a difficult time controlling the language and the development of sentences.

0 pts No Marks

Body and Conclusion

5 pts Mastery

The body and the conclusion are clearly written with strong analysis, depth, and evidence that supports the writer's thesis.

4 pts Advanced

The body and the conclusion are written with strong analysis, some depth, and some evidence that supports the writer's thesis.

3 pts Proficient

The body and the conclusion are proficiently written with some evidence, but the support of the writer's thesis is questionable and unclear.

2 pts Emerging

The body and the conclusion are written with no evidence nor support of the writer's thesis and is highly questionable and unclear.

0 pts No Marks