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Due: by 11:59pm on Sunday of Unit 6. For the Descriptive and Evaluative Writing Assignments you submitted in Unit 2 and 4, you selected one of the topics below and described your personal experience with it. Then, you evaluated an advertisement dealing with one of these topics. Now, you will create an outline for your Argumentative Writing Assignment. The outline must include your plan for answering the research question associated with the topic you select below:

1. Social Media and Communication • How has social media affected society’s communication skills in a positive

OR negative manner?

2. Gender Pay Gap • Why or why not is there a gender pay gap in modern society, and what

should be done to address it?

3. Arts Funding • How necessary is arts funding in the American education system?

This assignment is designed to demonstrate your plan for your Argumentative Writing Assignment. Your outline should include: Thesis Question and Answer Begin with the question you selected above. Then, answer the question with a working thesis statement that features the specific topics of your outline. Outline of Supporting Paragraphs Please do not include full paragraphs here. Rather, outline the body paragraphs. In your outline, include at least two points that support your thesis statement as well as one point that will address the counterargument (the other side of your argument). In the outline, include the names of the three scholarly and academic articles that you will be using in your essay and indicate where they will appear in your supporting paragraphs. You should also include a reference page with an entry for each article. Utilize the library resources to find sources for your essay.

ENG110 – College Writing

Argumentative Writing Assignment- Outline

Sample Outline Format You may use this as a guide to formatting the outline. Please keep in mind that you will have to fully explain each of the areas highlighted below in your outline. Thesis Question Thesis Statement Outline of Supporting Paragraphs

A. Supporting Paragraph Topic 1

a. Explanation of Topic

b. Evidence

B. Supporting Paragraph Topic 2

a. Explanation of Topic

b. Discussion of Countargument

c. Evidence

C. Supporting Paragraph Topic 3

a. Explanation of Topic

b. Evidence

References page Additional Guidlines Follow these additional guidelines when completing this assignment:

• Include a minimum of three APA in-text citations for the three sources you plan to use in the outline

• Include an APA reference page with a minimum of three entries • Include an APA title page • Include a running head • Be objective and avoid using “I,” “me,” “you,” “we,” or “us.” • Be sure to use the Writing Tips page to help with your APA formatting and other

resources provided in previous units of this course. • Use your sources to support your thesis statement and argument, but make sure

to show the reader the other side of your argument to avoid being biased.

Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Argumentative Writing- Outline, Intro, Conclusion Assignment

Emerging

0-10 Progressing

11-14 Accomplished

15-17 Exemplary

18-20 Outline Many details are not

in a logical or expected order. Standard outline format is not used.

Outline may have some discernable organization, but some details are not in a logical or expected order. Standard format is partially used.

Outline is organized. Details are placed in a logical order. Standard outline format is mostly used.

Outline is effective, purposeful, and well organized. Standard outline format is used.

Thesis Question and Thesis Statement

Thesis question and/or thesis statement are either not clear or not present. Thesis statement does not answer the thesis question.

Thesis is attempted with little relation to the thesis question. Thesis statement is somewhat unclear or confusing.

Thesis is present and answers the thesis question. Thesis statement is mostly clear and includes supporting topics.

Thesis is present and answers the thesis question. Thesis statement is clear and includes well thought-out supporting topics.

Evidence No sources are indicated in the outline or sources are not properly cited in the outline.

At least one source is indicated in the outline. Sources are not properly cited in the outline.

At least two sources are indicated in the outline. Sources are mostly cited properly in the outline.

At least three sources are indicated in the outline. Sources are correctly cited in the outline.

APA Format

Paper is missing more than two of the following or more than two of the following are not formatted correctly: a title page, headers, and is double spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman font. Paper does not include the use of in-text citations and reference page entries.

Paper is missing two of the following or two of the following are not formatted correctly: a title page, headers, and is double spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman font. Paper does not include the use of in-text citations or reference page entries.

Paper is missing one of the following or one of the following is not formatted correctly: a title page, headers, and is double spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman font. Paper includes the use of in-text citations and reference page entries.

Paper includes all of the following and is correctly formatted: a title page, headers, and is double spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman font. Paper includes very few errors in the use of in-text citations and reference page entries.

Grammar and Mechanics

Writing is hard to understand because of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Word choice is inappropriate for an academic setting. Sentence structure is often unclear. Outline rarely or does not use the third-person perspective and an objective tone.

Writing is sometimes difficult to understand because of several errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Word choice is sometimes inappropriate for an academic setting. Sentence structure is sometimes unclear. Outline inconsistently uses a third-person perspective and objective tone.

Writing is easy to understand despite minor errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic setting. Sentence structure is mostly clear. Outline mostly uses a third-person perspective and objective tone.

Writing is free of almost all punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic setting. Sentence structure is clear. Outline is written in the third-person perspective with an objective tone.