23 May Persuasion essay

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2-5 Assignment: Writing Notes

Overview

Persuasion is a constant in each of our lives. No matter where we look, what we read, what we see, or whom we interact with, we inevitably encounter some form of persuasion. Advertisements want us to buy things. Media outlets sometimes want to convince us of how we should feel about events. We are put into positions where we must defend our thoughts and beliefs to others, and the process we apply is typically some form of persuasion.

Persuasive writing is a powerful form of writing—it can influence one’s thoughts and has the ability to change minds about an issue. A persuasive essay is an ideal tool for supporting an opinion on an issue using researched facts and information. It also gives you, as the writer, the chance to recognize an opposing viewpoint and refute it, noting that at least part of the intended audience of the piece will be people who hold that opposing viewpoint.

Prompt

For this assignment, you will use a guided prompt to write notes that will help you better understand how to approach the persuasive essay. As you complete this assignment, remember to apply what you have learned in Modules One and Two in the course when discussing your issue. Then in Module Three, you will build upon these writing notes to prepare a more refined writing plan, which will help to prepare you to draft your persuasive essay.

Use these writing notes as a way to gather your thoughts and determine your strategy for writing your persuasive essay. This process will allow you to develop a potential structure for effectively persuading readers to agree with your argument. Additionally, these notes will help keep your thought processes on track when you begin writing and revising your essay.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Describe the argument to be addressed in your persuasive essay. Explain how the argument relates to your major, the major you are considering pursuing, or your field of work.

Make certain your topic is debatable. Are you able to see at least two perspectives to this argument?

Identify the potential challenges you may encounter in supporting your argument with a specific audience.

First, state the audience you will be writing to.

Then address the challenges of supporting your argument with this audience.

Establish a goal that you hope to accomplish with this essay. What will this essay need to successfully meet your goal?

Determine three key points that will help support your argument.

Provide a brief description of at least two resources that support the key points of your argument.

First, list the authors and titles of each resource. These resources may be books or articles you identified in a previous assignment.

Then provide a brief description of how each resource may reinforce your argument.

Explain how you plan to effectively integrate evidence in the essay.

Guidelines for Submission

Your assignment must be written in MLA or APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Module Two Assignment Rubric

Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Argument Describes the argument to be addressed through the essay, including how the argument is derived from a major, or a major that is being considered, or a field of work Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more comprehensive analysis without gaps in the argument Does not attempt criterion 15

Audience Identifies the potential challenges encountered in supporting the argument with a specific audience Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a clearer determination of the potential challenges encountered in addressing this topic to the selected audience Does not attempt criterion 15

Goal Establishes a goal to be accomplished with the essay Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include closer alignment of the goal with the essay Does not attempt criterion 15

Key Points Determines key points and rationale that will help support the validity of the argument Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include accurate key points and rationale Does not attempt criterion 15

Resources Provides a brief description of how at least two sources will be used to support key points of the argument Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a more detailed description of each resource Does not attempt criterion 15

Evidence Explains how the evidence would be most effectively integrated Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include clearer analysis of the aspects of the argument that would be effectively supported without gaps in the analysis Does not attempt criterion 15

Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with grammatical choices, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward proficiency, but with inconsistencies in grammatical conventions, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability The submission has critical inconsistencies in grammatical conventions, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas 10

Total: 100%