Assignment

After reviewing the feedback (attached) on the rough draft, make changes as needed, keeping in mind the final draft of the essay should also meet the following guidelines:

• is between 900 and 1200 words in length;

• includes direct quotations and paraphrased passages from four or more scholarly texts representing more than one side of the issue;

• qualifies each of the authors (authors representing each side of the debate should have compatible credibility);

• withholds personal opinion until the conclusion of the essay;

• is written clearly, concisely, and accurately;

• is written primarily in third-person;

• includes a References page;

• has been closely edited so that it contains few or no mechanical errors.

Researched Argument Checklist: Use this to evaluate the rough draft against the assignment requirements:

• Does this essay present a clear argument on a topic?

• Does this essay treat two sides of the argument equally and fairly?

• Does the essay cite, at minimum, four scholarly sources?

• Are the authors for the articles qualified? Who are they? Use signal phrases/attributive tags to introduce the authors.

• What is the purpose of this essay? What does it do to meet that purpose? How effective is the argument?

• Does this essay avoid second person language and limit first person language?

• Are there elements of pathos, ethos, and logos in this essay? Do these appeals work together to propose a solution?

• Does the essay avoid logical fallacy in the reasoning behind the solution?

• Does the essay use APA in-text citation and is there an APA format references page?

Attachment:- Rough-Draft-to-be-Revised.rar