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A 10:001 or 10:003 Unit ~ Analysis and Mapping of Space and Place

Formal Assignments

Author’s name: ________________________________________________

Paper Title: ___________________________________________________

 

Focus on Controversy & the different positions within that controversy                             

There is an overall question or theme that this controversy points to

There is more than one position articulated

Positions are grouped together for analysis (i.e. it isn’t just a chronological story) 

Thesis and Central Argument                                                                                        

There is a clear overall argument presented

The essay continues to point back to the thesis

Your position as analyst is clear to reader

Organization                                                                                                                

Paper is clearly focused with intro, body, and conclusion

All paragraphs have topic sentences and conclusion sentences

All sentences pertain to the topic at hand

Positions are clearly delineated through paper organization

Support for Major Ideas                                                                                                

Answers the question why

At least 5 outside sources are cited IN the paper and put in the works cited

Sources follow rules in grammar book

Uses evidence to support major claims

Mechanics                                                                                                                    

There are no major errors in grammar

Word choices are appropriate

Spelling is flawless

There is appropriate punctuation

Rhetorical Tools                                                                                                           

There is clear analysis of the arguments used in the controversy

Rhetorical tools are explicitly referenced in the essay

There is an understanding of how arguments about space/place emerge via rhetorical tools

The controversy is mapped out through rhetorical implements

 

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