Description
First, you must provide your reader with a brief summary of the articles and the arguments involved. What is the authors’ arguments? What evidence do they provide in support of their claims? What are the major points they urge readers to consider?
Second, With the knowledge you have gained from reading and critiquing your articles, use the main ideas from each to support your thesis.
What will I be looking for when I grade your essay?
• Content/Organization:
o Consistent awareness of purpose and audience. You should maintain the academic voice (third-person perspective) and avoid the casual interruption of personal opinion.
o A substantial introduction that addresses your reading audience with an introductory hook and concludes with a blueprint thesis (or a thesis that presents your main idea and subtopics that will appear in your body paragraphs).
o Summary body paragraphs that objectively review the major points of your selected essays.
o The development of a unique argument that addresses parents directly and persuades them with logos, pathos, and/or ethos.
• Style/Mechanics:
o Varied sentence structure (This means you should not write the same type of sentence over and over again. I’m looking for variety and style).
o Strong, seamless transition sentences must connect each body paragraph.
o Sentence clarity. Be sure to avoid sentence fragments, run-ons, dangling modifiers, mixed constructions, use of the passive voice, and other grammar snags.
o Evidence of Proofreading. There should be little to no distracting grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
o An MLA Works Cited Page. You must cite the two essays you discuss in this paper.