Assignment: Writing Notes (GRADED)
Writing notes.
Throughout this course, you will complete assignments that will help you develop a persuasive essay about your issue. In this assignment, you will take the first step in this process by writing some notes about the issue you chose. Remember to apply what you have learned so far in the course when discussing your issue.
To double-check that your chosen issue will work for the persuasive essay project, ask yourself if it meets these three requirements:
Does the issue have two clear and arguable sides?
Is the issue researchable? Can you find [?]trustworthy sources[/?] to represent both sides of the issue?
Is the issue related to your career or degree?
If you have questions or concerns, please contact your instructor as soon as possible. You can email or use the General Questions board in Brightspace.
Constructing Your Writing Notes
The questions below will ask you to consider how the following critical elements relate to your issue:
argument*
audience*
goal*
key points*
potential resources*
evidence*
As you work on this assignment, remember to refer to the assignment guidelines and rubric below to ensure that you fulfill each aspect of the assignment.
Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
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 those people who hold the opposing viewpoint are the intended audience of the piece.
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 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 descriiption 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 descriiption 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.
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