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Paper1-VeryImportant.docxPurpose: The purpose of this assignment is to help students practice the skills necessary to develop and support a written argument. These skills include: (1) Developing a claim that adds to, refutes, expands, or challenges an existing argument, and (2) Integrating quotes in a paper using MLA citation methods.
A successful paper will demonstrate a detailed awareness of the position(s) of the author(s) you draw on in your paper, as well as provide sound reasoning and evidence in support of your argument. As part of your claim, you may choose to critique or challenge an author, add to the argument an author makes, or redefine a problem that an author poses.
Summary of Requirements:
· Your paper will need a clear claim (also known as a thesis statement) that makes an arguable assertion related to a topic from one of the course readings. You may either develop your claim in response to an argument that an author has made in a text or in response to a larger issue that one or more authors from our textbook have addressed.
· To support your assertion, you must use evidence from at least one of our course texts. For that reason, your essay must include three quotes in support of your thesis (one per body paragraph). Remember, a good argument paper uses concise and focused quotes rather than long, purposeless ones. As well, when using evidence from another source in your writing, it is essential to be accurate and fair to the author’s actual point of view.
· As this is a formal academic essay in which you will explore an idea in a focused and cohesive way, your essay should be organized into proper paragraphs, with a cohesive and focused introduction, body, and conclusion. As well, each paragraph should focus on only one main idea per paragraph and transitions should be used to connect ideas in the paper.
· Since you will be incorporating quotes and paraphrasing in your essay, you will need to include in-text citations and a works cited page in MLA format. Remember that quotes and paraphrasing should be appropriately integrated into the essay using the ‘quote sandwich’ method.
· Finally, your essay should be formatted in MLA page formatting and utilize academic tone, wording and sentence structure. It should also be polished and free of sentence-level grammar, spelling, or syntactical errors.
Rubric
Claim Paper Evaluation Rubric
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Claim Paper Evaluation Rubric |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClaim/Thesis There should be a clear claim (thesis statement) that makes an arguable assertion related to a topic from our course readings. |
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20.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence The paper should demonstrate a fair and accurate representation of the position(s) of the author(s) you draw on in your paper, as well as provide sound reasoning and evidence in support of the argument. The paper should include at least three substantially discussed quotes from one or more texts from our course textbook. |
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25.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization The essay should be organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Paragraphs should be focused. There should be one substantial piece of evidence in support of the argument per body paragraph and clear transitions between ideas. |
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20.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences There should be parenthetical citations following all quotes and paraphrases. Quotes should be integrated appropriately into the essay. There should be a works cited page at the end of the paper. |
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20.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormatting and Mechanics The sentence-level writing should be clear and without grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. The paper should be formatted according to MLA page formatting. |
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15.0 pts |
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Total Points: 100.0 |
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