Evaluation Argument Essay Assignment
Write a 4-6 page typewritten essay that persuades your audience that your evaluation of a controversial subject is justified. In your essay, you will need to present the subject of the essay, make a judgment about the subject, support that judgment, and respond to conditions of rebuttal. You will avoid plagiarism by documenting all of your sources accurately using MLA style. The authors of the most successful essays will:
1. include all the features of a good argument.
2. include a clear, complete presentation of the subject being evaluated.
3. use a claim that makes a clear, emphatic judgment about the subject.
4. use the Toulmin system to plan strong support for the evaluation claim. The support will include:
--a variety of reasons to support the judgmen
--grounds that support the reasons
--warrants that justify the reasons. (The warrants will be the criteria or sharable standards against which you can measure the subject.)
--any backing that is necessary for warrants that are used
--conditions of rebuttal and persuasive responses to them.
5. document all sources in a Work Cited page.
6. use source material without plagiarizing.
7. submit highlighted photocopies of passages cited in the essay.
8. use at least two sources only one of which is an Internet source.
9. use paraphrase and direct quotes from source material.
10. draft the essay at least once and have it reviewed by classmates.
11. organize the essay appropriately for the target audience.
12. thoughtfully review two classmates' essays.
13. use scholarly polish on the final draft.
14. discuss this assignment with a consultant at the WRITING CENTER