Argumentative Essay (Toulmin/Rogerian)

Due Date: 22:59 22.10

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, Toulmin argument to expand your knowledge of a topic

Tasks

To complete this assignment, you should:

1. Identify your issue using invention techniques

2. Gather and evaluate sources
3. Establish a thesis and academic-level paragraphs
4. Write a rough draft (SAU)
5. Submit a polished academic-level essay using APA citation and format (SAT)

Requirements

 APA format.
 500-700 words (double-spaced) not including the Reference page
 In-Text citations in the body of the essay
 Minimum of 4 sources from legitimate sources
 References page with properly formatted entries for each source cited
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Mechanics Minimal or no
spelling/grammatical errors.
Word choice or diction
establishes authority and a
scholarly, professional tone,
including the use of a third
person point-of-view.
Formatting Essay is in APA format
(double-spaced, page
numbers) and is 500-700
words in length, not
including the References
page. Reference page
formatted according to APA
style guidelines.
In-Text Uses four credible sources,
Citations providing accurate in-text
citations.
Integrate Uses 4 credible sources.
Evidence Sources are introduced and
purposeful in the usage and
adheres to quotation
conventions.
Several spelling/grammatical
errors, but errors do not
obscure the writer’s meaning.
Minor improvement is needed
in word choice and/or tone
and/or point-of-view.
Minor APA formatting errors
and/or is 400-500 words,
paper too short.
Referencespage has minor
APA formatting errors.
Uses four sources, citations
within the text have minor
formatting errors and/or are
somewhat lacking in
credibility.
Uses 4 credible sources.
Sources are introduced and
somewhat purposeful in the
usage, adhering to quotation
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Many spelling/grammatical
errors distract somewhat from
the writer’s meaning.
Significant improvement is
needed in choice, tone and/or
point-of-view.
Minor APA formatting errors
and/or is 300-400, paper too
short. Referencespage has
significant formatting errors.
Citations within the text have
significant formatting errors
and/or are not credible and/or
missing 1 of the 4 sources.
Uses 3 of the required 4
sources and/or sources are not
credible. Sources are vaguely
introduced, lack purpose in
the usage and do not adhere to
Many spelling/grammatical
errors significantly obscure
the writer’s meaning. Word
choice or diction lacks
authority and a scholarly,
professional tone is not
maintained throughout.
No clear formatting standard
followed and/or is 250 or
shorter, paper too short.
References page is missing or
significantly incomplete and
sources are not credible.
Citations within the text are
missing or significantly
incomplete and are not
credible and/or missing 2 or
more of the required sources.
Uses 2 or fewer of the
required 4 sources and
sources are not credible
Sources are not introduced or
purposeful in the usage and

Organizati Uses Toulmin/Rogerian
on model appropriately, has
thesis, main body and
conclusion, paragraphs are
following the appropriate
structure
Critical The writing expresses
thinking original thought, connects
new ideas to prior
assumptions, defines relevant
concepts, evaluates
background information,
objectively presents opposing
viewpoints, and includes a
compromise/rebuttal that
demonstrates a good level
complexity of thought.
conventions.
Uses Toulmin/Rogerian
model with minor errors, has
thesis, main body, and
conclusion but paragraphs are
not organized efficiently
Minor improvement needed
in two or more of the
following areas: the writing
expresses original thought,
connects new ideas to prior
assumptions, defines relevant
concepts, evaluates
background information,
objectively presents opposing
viewpoints, and includes a
compromise/rebuttal that
demonstrates a good level
complexity of thought.
quotation conventions.
Uses Toulmin/Rogerian
model with significant errors,
the essay lacks some parts
(thesis, main body,
conclusion)
Significant improvement
needed in two or more of the
following areas: the writing
expresses original thought,
connects new ideas to prior
assumptions, defines relevant
concepts, evaluates
background information,
objectively presents opposing
viewpoints, and includes a
compromise/rebuttal that
demonstrates a good level
complexity of thought.
do not adhere to quotation
conventions.
Does not follow
Toulmin/Rogerian model, the
essay is not organized in
paragraphs
The writing lacks an
expression of original
thought, a connection of new
ideas to prior assumptions,
definitions of relevant
concepts, evaluation of
background information,
objective presentation of
opposing viewpoints, and
inclusion of a
compromise/rebuttal