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| Author’s name: ________________________________________________
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Focus on Controversy & the different positions within that controversyThere 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 ArgumentThere is a clear overall argument presented The essay continues to point back to the thesis Your position as analyst is clear to reader OrganizationPaper 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 IdeasAnswers 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 MechanicsThere are no major errors in grammar Word choices are appropriate Spelling is flawless There is appropriate punctuation Rhetorical ToolsThere 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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