Week Core Argument Structures

Week Core Argument Structures

Instructions/Descriptions

Identifying the Rhetorical Situation

Assignment Sheet and Grading Rubric Instructions: Step 1: Choose an argument that you have previously written or that you are currently drafting. You need to describe the context of your previous argument; Consider questions like What class did you write it for? How long was the argument?

What were your main points? Evaluating what you now know about rhetorical appeals, can you identify any in the original draft? Was your argument effective? Who was your audience? Supporting your answer with specific examples from the original text.[Order Now]

Step 2: Revise the argument with explicit focus on increasing its appeals to logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos via audience-based reasons and other strategies.

Consider especially how you might improve ethos by building bridges to the audience or improve pathos through concrete language, specific examples, metaphors, or connotations of words.

Finally, consider the extent to which your reasons are audience-based. You do not need to rewrite and resubmit your original argument/essay/paper.

What this assignment is asking you to do is critically evaluate a piece of writing you’ve previously completed and consider areas that could be made stronger.

Your reflection does not need to be in essay format but should include an original title and can be divided into two sections as follows: Step 1) Argument Identification Step 2) Argument Evaluation and Innovation

This journal reflection does not require citations but should be formatted according to MLA formatting criteria and meet a minimum word count of 750. Adapted from p. 82 exercise from Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings 11e[Order Now]

Criteria Below Expectation (0-1.5)

Meeting Expectations (2-3.5)

Outstanding (4-5)

Total Points

Nuts and Bolts

Did student fully complete the journal activity and assignment reflection meeting a minimum length of 750 words? Did students submit in an acceptable word .doc or .docx format?

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Style

Did students create an original title following assignment criteria? Did students follow formatting instructions for journal reflection as divided by section headings?

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Development

Did students adequately developed and explain ideas? Are argument evaluations supported by specific examples from the student’s original text?

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Focus

Does the student establish context for the original text? Does the student clearly identify the components of the rhetorical situation and explicitly name rhetorical appeals? Does the student explicitly consider the relationship between audience and purpose?

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MLA Citation and Formatting

Times New Roman 12-point font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced, MLA heading, header (last name and page numbers in upper right corner)

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Week Core Argument Structures

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