SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HUMANITIES DIVISION
Argumentative Essay Assignment
- Choose a point of view you wish your reader to adopt.
- Consider who your audience is and what rhetorical strategy will best convince your readers.
- Make sure the point of view you devise is neither too broad for an essay nor too narrow (nor factual).
- Write a focused Argumentative Essay using detailed facts to support your argument.
- Title the essay with a title that captures the unique essence of the essay.
- Type the Argumentative Essay - 3 to 5 pages double-spaced - with the following heading:
Your Name
Sean Rody’s English 101
Quarter, Year
Argumentative Essay
- Fill out Argumentative Essay Evaluation completely (including number of points earned and precise, detailed reasons why points are deserved).
- Staple all pages together--before coming to class--and turn in on ___________.
Argumentative Essay Evaluation
Rhetorical Strategy (10 points)
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Focus/Thesis (20 points)
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Detailed facts (20 points)
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Organization (20 points)
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Clarity (20 points)
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Grammar/Punctuation (10 points)
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