Paper Assignment
Prompt
An In Depth Evaluation (Chapter 14 of Allyn & Bacon)
For Essay 3, you will be performing an evaluation. You may choose from the options below, or choose your own topic with my approval. Regardless of what you choose to evaluate, the specific purpose of your evaluation as well as your specific criteria need to be clearly conveyed and analyzed. All discussions, points and conclusions throughout the paper must be supported with detailed concrete evidence.
Alongside your evaluation, the purpose of your evaluation and the criteria used to make the evaluation, your paper should include a discussion of potential objections to your arguments ORpotential improvements that could be made to the subject you are evaluating.
Reminders:
4-6 pages
MLA
Title
Transitions
Varied word choices
Active voice
Correct grammar
Sensory/descriptive details
Detailed evidence
CLOSE analysis (this includes close analysis of rhetoric & rhetorical strategies)
Clear explanations/discussions
Please provide an MLA Works Cited page for whatever you are evaluating.
Topic Options*:
A contemporary documentary
A scholarly article
An institution's policy (e.g. a University of Miami policy)
An advocacy website
A movie's depiction of "real life scenario/circumstance"
An athletic team's performance
A guide on how to do anything (e.g. Wedding Planning for Dummies)
*If you are inspired by another topic that is not listed here, please run it by me for approval.