Writing Proposal and 4-pages Essay - Opinion Editorial

Public Discourse— Opinion Editorial

Format Requirements: Paper must be a minimum of 3 pages, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, with one-inch margins in standard MLA format with a works cited page.

Texts:

You will find an opinion editorial to respond to.

Essay: Respond to an op ed and try to persuade the audience of that publication to your point of view, using Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. You can find an op ed that you agree with, and you can extend the ideas in the publication, or you can find one you disagree with (in part or in whole), and counter points made in the op ed.

Please use at least one outside source, besides the op ed you are responding to, to support your ideas. It does not have to be a scholarly article. It can come from a general internet search.

Be sure to watch this week’s Zoom meeting for further explanation and clarification on the assignment.

Before writing this assignment, you will need to:

1. Identify an op ed to respond to. See the link on Blackboard for ideas.

2. Conduct research in that subject area to find sources that will lend credibility to your essay

3. Identify who the audience is

4. Carefully consider your rhetorical situation

5. Submit a writing proposal – See link on Blackboard

A successful essay will:

1. Give a brief overview of the topic/debate and the op ed being responded to.

2. Create a specific argument that is logically supported

3. Follow conventions of structure to guide the reader from one idea to the next

4. Follow conventions of grammar, mechanics, and diction

5. Show conscious decisions to appeal to ethos, pathos and logos in your attempt to persuade your audience.

6. Show conscious decisions to utilize rhetorical devices in your attempt to persuade your audience.

7. Be appropriate at all times for its given rhetorical situation. Never stop thinking about the rhetorical situation as you make every rhetorical decision.

Grading Criteria:

I will use a holistic scoring rubric to evaluate your paper that takes into account your mastery of such facets of writing as organization, development, grammar, mechanics, and usage. This paper will be evaluated on its ability to create rhetorical appeals.