project 6

PROJECT 6: TEAM TAKEAWAY

100 points, 3 pp ds, 3 sources

Individually written AFTER collaborative script debate project

For this assignment, you will think critically about your collaborative writing experience in the previous unit and CHOOSE one position of your own, creating a CLAIM ON ONE POSITION/ONE PERSPECTIVE while using elements of ROGERIAN RHETORIC (consensus-building rhetoric that focuses on understanding rather than winning).

While you are allowed to USE the research you did with your group, you may want to add a strategic source of your own in this paper (it’s optional, not required, but it may be wise if you need more support to make your claims convincing).

Your Team TakeAway Position Paper MUST INCLUDE the following sections (yes, these headings are REQUIRED; they must APPEAR in your document—copy and paste them):

1) Context/Background

2) Rogerian Approach to [topic words here]

Include common ground, cross-perspective understanding, invitations to consider or to be open-minded and fair, showing respect for strong claims of opposing views, possibilities for collaboration

3) POSITION & VALUES

State your claim WITHOUT USING “I/ME” – stay in 3RD PERSON asserting your view as a clear argumentative thesis.

4) Toulmin Approach

Provide your strongest REASONS (backing, support) in this section. This is your “PROOF” section; use appeals to ethos, pathos, logos—terms you used in previous units in this course.

5) KAIROS/CONCLUSION: TIMELINESS OF THIS POSITION

Share the importance of this topic NOW &

Ask questions to urge your readers to think about the future.

GRADING CRITERIA /RUBRIC:

1) USE OF ROGERIAN ARGUMENT

2) USE OF TOULMIN ARGUMENT

3) Fulfillment of section heading requirements and research requirements

4) minimum length requirement met

5) Detailed THESIS STATEMENT asserting a clear claim

6) Third-person academic tone free of shifts in point of view (no second-person “you”). Your “voice” should be that of a consultant or speaker in a public venue.

7) Evidence of CRITICAL THINKING about the topic through source use and reasons provided

8) Transitions to provide logical reasoning and coherence.

9) 3 or more outside sources minimum, introduced, incorporated, cited, and documented on source list accurately (MLA style) and final source list as “Works Cited” formatted correctly.

10) Sentence variety, style, and grammar at second-college-English-course level of college comp (no sentence boundary errors, no problems with agreement, clear pronoun references, and care with phrase and word-level editing!)