engl 1101 rhetorical final draft
Unit 3 Essay: Rhetorical Analysis Final Draft
instructions
Purpose: This Final Draft will test what you have learned about revision, and your ability to apply that learning to your Rough Draft.
Task: Complete your 3-5-page essay in which you have analyzed your chosen article.
- Revise it focusing on both MUGS (Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling), as well as the material covered in Chapter 8.4: Revising and Editing.
- Make sure that you have an introduction and thesis (perhaps a revised thesis).
- Each of the body paragraphs should be devoted to a single argument (1 strategy or 1 appeal) with 2-3 pieces of supporting evidence/quotes.
- Write a conclusion which summarizes your argument and reminds your reader of your thesis statement.
- An easy way to do this is to begin conclusion with a “concluding†transition (See Transitional Devices handout) and paraphrase your thesis. Then use an “adding†transition before paraphrase for each topic sentence. Perhaps return to your grabber/hook and leave a lasting impression on reader.
- Check the More About the Rhetorical Analysis Essay Assignment page to make sure you’ve addressed the points there.
- You MUST have a Works Cited page listing the essay that you are quoting from in order to avoid plagiarism. The Works Cited page is not considered one of the pages of your required text and must be a stand-alone page immediately following essay (not in a separate file).
- Submit your final paper in to correct assignment folder.
Criteria on which you will be graded: Earning a good grade on the Rough Draft does not mean you will earn a good grade on the Final Draft. Your grade will reflect the work you have done since you turned in your Rough Draft, especially addressing any problems highlighted by your professor’s feedback in your Rough Draft. As always, compare your final draft against Rubric for Rough Draft and of course that for this Final Draft.
- Revision of your Rhetorical Analysis Thesis for specificity and development
- Revision of your argument’s development and supporting claims
- Revision of your paragraph development and organization
- Revision of your engagement with textual examples (quotations, paraphrases, etc.)
- Revision of your MLA in-text citations and Works Cited page
- Grammar, spelling, and tone (don’t use slang or second person!) will be marked here
If you turn in your Rough Draft without making such improvements, expect a low score on your Final Draft.
Points may be deducted if the following format is not followed:
- Standard MLA format, including your name, course, date, and instructor’s name in the upper left corner. See Chapter 13.4, Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style for more information. You could use MLA Template on GoView (which includes pagination and make it your own)
- Font format: 12pt in a standard serif font such as Times New Roman, double spaced
- At least 3 full pages from top to bottom with correct font and spacing.
- Remember that plagiarism often happens when a student is not careful or responsible with the information he/she incorporates into his/her writing, and this happens when he/she does not clearly distinguishing his/her ideas from those of the source’s, thereby not giving proper credit. If a student works hard on an essay, he/she should not forfeit that grade due to carelessness. Therefore, prior to submitting any assignment, make sure you have done the 1,2,3 to Avoiding Plagiarism:
1) Always use signal phrase to lead into source information,
2) Whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, handle source information responsibly (place all word-for-word borrowed language in quotes, put summaries/paraphrases in your own words not using source language or sentence structure), and
3) correctly cite at the end of all source information BEFORE you begin to elaborate and provide your own ideas/responses to the evidence.
Your signal phrase (1) and end citation (3) act as a bracket to clearly separate your ideas from your source’s ideas, avoiding plagiarism. Revisit “What You Must Know About Quoting, Paraphrasing & Summarizing if you need more clarification. Email professor any specific questions.
