NEED A FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY

Writing Activity 3: Rough Draft Due Week 7 and worth 95 points

Instructions: You have already developed your Working Thesis Statement, Outline, and Starting

Draft. You’ve also received helpful feedback from your instructor. Now it’s time to

create your Rough Draft in a new Word document. To do this, you will use the ques-

tions in each section below to fill in any missing information. You’ll also incorporate

the feedback you received from your instructor.

Your Word document should include two sections: 1.) Rough Draft and 2.) Feedback

Reflection. It’s exciting to see how far your essay has come in just a few short

weeks!

ASSIGNMENT 3

Section 1

Rough Draft

Introduction Paragraph(s)

Did you grab the reader’s attention? (For example, by using statistics, a

personal story, a compelling statement, a question, etc.)

Is your thesis statement well-constructed?

Does it tell the reader what your essay is about?

Does it communicate your position?

Is it one or two sentences long?

Did you provide enough background information to help your audience under

stand the subject matter and your position?

Did you define key terms for your audience?

Body Paragraphs

Does each paragraph include a topic sentence?

What are your main supporting points?

What questions might the reader have that you should address?

What transitions do you use to move from one idea to the next, and from one

paragraph to the next?

How do you use the three audience appeals?

Logic: Do you persuade your audience that your position is logical and

reasonable? Do you include facts and sources to back up your claims?

Credibility: Do you persuade your audience that you are credible and

trustworthy by using the appropriate point of view, voice, tone,

examples, and credible sources? Are your points ethical and honest?

Emotion: Do you appeal to the emotions of your audience by framing

your position as a problem they can relate to or with which they

can sympathize?

Counter Perspective(s)

It is important to address counter perspective(s) in your essay. Use the

following criteria and select one to three counter perspectives to help

strengthen your position:

Is there evidence to support the counter perspective? Does the

evidence include fallacies (flaws in reasoning)? If so, identify

and explain.

Does the counter perspective leave out an important point? If so,

you should point this out.

Is there more recent or credible evidence to support your perspective?

Conclusion Paragraph(s)

Do you paraphrase or restate your thesis in a new way?

Do you summarize your main points?

Do you state any future research possibilities, if applicable?

Do you leave a lasting impression? How will you get your audience to continue

thinking about your topic and/or take action?

Editing and References

Did you run your Word document through Grammarly and fix the errors?

Did you follow APA guidelines?

Cover page, page numbers, double-spaced, 1” margins, headers,

indented paragraphs, and 12-point Times New Roman font.

In-Text Citations

Do you have 4-6 credible sources?

Have you used APA in-text citations to document your sources?

(Author’s last name, date.) For example: (Wielding, 2017).

Do you have a References page?

List all references in alphabetical order with hanging indent(s).

Include major identifying information for each reference.

Apply a consistent and APA-style flow of information. (Author's last

name, first initial. Title, etc.) For example: Goldberg, N. (1986). Writing

down the bones: Freeing the writer within. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

Section 2

Feedback Reflection List the feedback you received from your instructor on your Writing Activity 2:

Working Thesis Statement, Outline, & Starting Draft.

Explain how you used the feedback to improve your draft.

Describe how this feedback will help you with future writing.

RUBRIC Grading for this activity will be based on the following rubric:

1. The student did not submit introduction paragraph(s) or a thesis statement.

The student submit- ted partially com- pleted introduction paragraph(s) and/or a thesis statement

The student submit- ted introduction paragraph(s) and a thesis statement.

Introduction Pargraph(s) /Thesis Statment

Weight: 15%

2. The student did not submit body paragraphs.

The student submitted partially completed body paragraphs.

The student submitted body paragraphs.

Body Pargraphs

Weight: 35%

3. The student did not address counter perspective(s).

The student partially addressed counter perspective(s).

The student addressed counter perspective(s).

Counter Perspective(s)

Weight: 15%

POINTS: 95

Criteria No Credit

0% Partial Credit

50% Full Credit

100%

WRITING ACTIVITY 3: ROUGH DRAFT

4. The student did not submit conclusion paragraph(s).

The student submitted partially completed conclu- sion paragraph(s).

The student submit- ted conclusion para- graph(s).

Conclusion Paragraph(s)

Weight: 10%

5. The student did not include sources, in-text citations, or a References page.

The student partially included sources, in-text citations, and/or a References page.

The student included 4-6 sources, in-text citations, and a References page.

In-Text Citations, and Reference

Weight: 10%

6. The student has many grammar, mechanics punctuation, and formatting errors.

The student has some grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and formatting errors.

The student has no or few grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and formatting errors.

Grammar, Mechanics, Punctuation, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

7. The student did not submit a feedback reflection.

The student lists the feedback and par- tially explains how the feedback was used to improve the draft. The student partially describes how they will use the feedback in future written communications.

The student lists the feedback and fully explains how the feedback was used to improve the draft. The student fully describes how they will use the feedback in future written communications.

Feedback Reflection

Weight: 15%