1 Page Draft Argument Essay and 2/3 pages Argument Essaay
Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 6 Points: 100 Overview: Over the course of the last few units, you have been working on crafting the argument for your Argument Essay. Now, you will bring all of what you have completed together and create your Argument Essay. The essay should answer ONE of these questions regarding social media and your career: 1. Why or why not should social media be used as a way to hire or fire an employee? 2. Why or why not should social media be used as a form of communication in the workplace? 3. Why or why not should companies use social media to promote themselves? Consider the type of career that you are interested in exploring. Social media is fast becoming an important part of our everyday lives, including within our chosen careers. Your essay should answer just ONE of the questions above from the perspective of the career you are considering focusing on. What is an Argument? We have probably all had to argue for a position we held. What makes someone receptive to your argument? Normally, the audience is more willing to listen to your position if you argue for it objectively and avoid unreasonable, argumentative tactics. In this argument essay, you will demonstrate your ability to create a logical and fair argument. In order for something to be considered an argument, people must have the ability to disagree with you. Your argument also needs to be something you can maintain an objective stance on. Instructions: • Create an argument essay that argues for your position on the issue of social media within your career. ENG110 – College Writing Argument Essay • Answers ONE of the questions above in a well articulated argument essay. Requirements: • Please submit a Microsoft Word document or PDF. • The essay should be three to four pages in length with an additional APA-style title and reference pages. • The essay should be double-spaced, written in 12 point Times New Roman font, and use a 1-inch margin. • Include three (3) sources in your essay that are reliable and academic. o Make sure you have at least three (3) in-text citations where you have direct quoted, paraphrased or summarized material from the sources. You will need corresponding references for each of these sources that match the in-text citations. • You need an introduction and conclusion for this essay. Remember the introduction sets up the essay and ends with the thesis statement. The conclusion sums up the essay and restates the thesis in a different way. The introduction and conclusion should not be exact replicas of each other. • Your body paragraphs should each focus on one topic that supports your argument. • Your writing should be free of punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors and contain appropriate word choice for an academic setting with clear sentence structure. Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write. Evaluation Rubric for the Argument Essay Assignment CRITERIA Novice Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary (0-11 points) (12-15 points) (16-17 points) (18-20 points) Introduction and Conclusion Introduction and/or the conclusion are not present. Introduction/ conclusion are very hard to understand and significantly missing details. Introduction and conclusion are attempted. The introduction and conclusion may be lacking details to properly set up and then wrap up the essay. The introduction/ conclusion are not related. Introduction and conclusion nicely set up and wrap up the essay. The introduction/ conclusion could relate better. Introduction and conclusion effectively set up and wrap up the essay. The introduction/ conclusion relate well to each other. Organization and Structure Many details are not in a logical or expected order. The paper does not use paragraphs and does not focus on the assigned argument issue. Writing may have some discernible organization, but some details are not in a logical or expected order. The paper uses paragraphs ineffectively and lacks focus on the assigned argument issue. Writing is organized, and details are placed in a logical order. Paragraphs are mostly used effectively and generally focus well on the assignment argument issue. Writing is effective, purposeful, and well- organized. Paragraphs are used effectively and focus well on the assigned argument issue. Argument Fails to develop argument(s). No clear thesis to highlight the argument. Some argument(s) are developed, but may be missing one or need further elaboration. Thesis attempts to highlight the argument, though clarification is needed. Develops most argument(s). Thesis highlights the argument with only minor need for clarification. Fully develops argument(s) fairly. Thesis highlights the argument well. Resources and Citations No reliable and academic resources used. Resources do not relate to the argument and/or are not properly 1 reliable and academic resource used. Resources generally relate to the argument but may not be properly formatted in the assignment. 2 reliable and academic resources used. Resources relate to the argument, and for the most part, are 3 reliable and academic resources used. Resources effectively relate to the argument and are properly formatted in the assignment. CRITERIA Novice Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary formatted in the assignment. properly formatted in the assignment. (0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8 points) (9-10 points) Paper Length Significantly less than 1 page or significantly more than 4 pages. Only 1-2 pages in length. Only 2-3 pages in length. 3 to 4 pages in length. Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format Writing is hard to understand because of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Word choice is inappropriate for an academic setting. Sentence structure is often unclear. Paper rarely or does not use the third- person perspective and an objective tone. APA format is not followed. Writing is sometimes difficult to understand because of several errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Word choice is sometimes inappropriate for an academic setting. Sentence structure is sometimes unclear. Paper inconsistently uses a third-person perspective and objective tone. APA format is sometimes followed. Writing is easy to understand despite minor errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic setting. Sentence structure is mostly clear. Paper mostly uses a third-person perspective and objective tone. APA format is mostly followed. Writing is free of almost all punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic setting. Sentence structure is clear. Paper is written in the third-person perspective with an objective tone. APA format is followed.