Writing for Community: The Classical Argument Purpose The purpose of Essay 3 is to build on your research skills to take a po

AEH Division 1

ENGL 1113: Composition I Value: 275 points

Essay 3: Writing for Community: The Classical Argument Purpose The purpose of Essay 3 is to build on your research skills to take a position in an argument. For this assignment, you will write a classical argument based on an issue that is arguable and defendable. Ultimately, an audience will be persuaded with effective rhetorical appeals and sound evidence.

Requirements The essay should include the following:

• MLA Format • 3-4 pages (double spaced), not including the Works Cited page • In-text citations in the body of the essay • Works Cited page with your credible sources • A minimum of three sources

Tasks To complete this assignment, you should:

• Utilize invention techniques: Before writing the essay, begin identifying your issue through a series of invention techniques, including but not limited to the following: brainstorming, listing, clustering, questioning, and conducting preliminary research. You must submit invention techniques as part of the final essay grade.

• Plan and organization your essay: After the invention process, it is important to begin planning the organizational pattern for the essay. Planning includes gathering and evaluating sources, identifying your thesis, establishing main ideas (or topic sentences) for each paragraph, supporting each paragraph with appropriate evidence, and creating ideas for the introductory and concluding paragraphs. You must submit evidence of a planning process as part of the final essay grade.

• Draft and revise your essay: Once you have completed the planning process, write a rough draft of your essay. Next, take steps necessary to improve, polish, and revise your draft before turning it in for a final grade. The revision process includes developing ideas, ensuring the thesis statement connects to the main ideas of each paragraph, taking account of your evidence and supporting details, checking for proper use of MLA citation style, reviewing source integration, avoiding plagiarism, and proofreading for formatting and grammatical errors.

Grades for this Essay

27.5% Of the overall grade for the course

Submit a polished, academic level essay using MLA

citation and format

Identify your issue using invention

techniques

Gather and evaluate sources

Establish a thesis and

academic level paragraphs

Write a rough draft and

complete revision exercises

AEH Division 2

Suggested Writing Prompts & Rhetorical Situations Write an essay that situates your belief in a broader argument. For example, if you believe everyone is essentially good, you might argue that mass shooters are socialized into making poor decisions. If you believe that professors are really mentors, you might argue that the current structure of traditional education is antiquated. If you believe everyone has a soul mate, you might argue that online dating software increases the odds of someone finding a soul mate. If you believe that no one should go hungry, you might argue that every citizen of the United States should receive a monthly food allowance. If you believe anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps, you might argue that social assistance is unnecessary.

Skills This assignment helps you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in school and your professional life beyond school. In this assignment you will:

• Access and collect needed information from appropriate primary and secondary sources • Synthesize information to develop informed views to produce and refute argumentation • Compose a well-organized, classical argument to expand your knowledge of a topic

Criteria for Success

Category Description Points Mechanics Students will communicate using academic language and conventions of

Standard American English. 35

Formatting Students will format an essay utilizing MLA style formatting. 25 Works Cited Students will create a Works Cited page utilizing MLA style guidelines. 20 In-text Citations Students will utilize MLA style citations and format. 20 Critical Thinking Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically to analyze,

critique, and draw reasoned conclusions. 40

Integrate Evidence Students will gather and integrate credible evidence from a variety of sources.

35

Organization Students will present information in a unified and coherent manner. 50 Content Students will write an essay that responds to all parts of the prompt. 50 Total 275 pts.