You are required to write a final draft of the essay. Attached you’ll find the first draft of it + the article that we need to analize. The first draft was not good. It felt more like a summary of the initial article than a deep thorough rhetorical analysis. I need you to make corrections to the existing draft and add to it, and make it much better. Here are the requirements:
Exposition Essay
Summary & Response
For this project, you will summarize and respond to 1 of the plagiarism articles you read for class. Review all the plagiarism articles, and then choose ONE reading to write about. Summarizing and Responding to one of the plagiarism articles involves 3 writing strategies that will demonstrate your critical thinking about the text:
Your audience will consist of your instructor and other members of the class. To develop a rhetorical context for this project, you will write a purpose statement. Use the “Rhetorical Situations†section (pp.53-68) in The Norton Field Guide to Writing with readings to help you. What you write to specifically describe your Audience, Time, Place and Purpose will be your purpose statement, which you will submit as part of your first draft. See Assignment Specifics, below, for more information on writing your purpose statement.
Your medium for this project will be a formal academic manuscript and must meet the guidelines listed below.
As you develop your Response to the core reading you selected. The main points you develop should be identified in your introduction in the form of a thesis statement and supported in the body of your essay. Each body paragraph should contain a topic sentence that supports the thesis in the introduction. Also, each topic sentence should include a transitional word or phrase to assist with the flow and organization of the essay.
To back up what you say, you must write a Summary of your chosen plagiarism article as well as your Response to your chosen plagiarism article. You must use paraphrases and quotations from your chosen plagiarism article to emphasize key details in your Summary and validate and support your Response. Use at least 5 paraphrases and/or quotations from your chosen plagiarism article. ALL quotations and paraphrases, no matter how many you use, and the plagiarism article, must be correctly cited following MLA style guidelines.
Assignment Specifics
First Draft-
Purpose Statement
First Draft of Essay
Rubric for First Draft
Criteria |
Points |
Effective purpose statement, minimum 150 words |
5 |
Complete draft with introduction including clear thesis statement, body, and conclusion—minimum 600 words |
10 |
Use of at least 5 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words) |
5 |
TOTAL |
20 points |
Final Draft-
Cover Letter:
Final Draft
Rubric for Final Draft
Criteria |
Description |
Points |
Cover Letter |
Effective cover letter, describing peer feedback, explaining how peer feedback was implemented, and explaining how these changes improved the draft |
10 |
Thesis |
Clear thesis that provides a focused, overall response to the core reading |
5 |
Organization |
Logical organization including clear introduction, body, and conclusion |
15 |
Summary |
Accurate summarizing of core reading that captures both overall meaning and significant details/subpoints |
20 |
Response |
Well-developed response to core reading that supports the thesis/main claim |
20 |
Conventions |
Clear control of language conventions with few distracting typos or errors |
15 |
Evidence and citations |
Appropriate use of at least 5 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words), cited using correct in-text citations |
10 |
Document style |
Correct document format in MLA style, including correct Works Cited page (MLA) |
5 |
|
TOTAL NOTE: Proportional points may be deducted for final drafts that do not meet minimum word counts. |
100 |