Week Fourteen

For Week Fourteen, you do not have a discussion assignment. Instead you will spend the week revising and editing your 14.1 Researched Argument Paper and preparing your 14.2 Learning Reflection. Both are due at the end of the week.

14.1 Researched Argument Paper

Instructions:

In your written argument, you will need to make a claim or claims based on reasons and support those reasons with evidence. Remember, “argument” can be defined as “a claim based on reasons supported by evidence.” Your claim is a statement of your position on the problem/issue (your side, stated as truth). Reasons are the basis for your side, the “why” your audience should agree with you. The premise is that, by proving your reasons, you prove your claim.

Your evidence will come from your primary and secondary research. This project emphasizes integrating sources with your own ideas. You should rely on your textbook for information on effectively employing rhetorical appeals, devices and features (and avoiding logical fallacies) to make your written argument most effective. You will need to determine the most appropriate structure for your argument based upon your topic and claim.

Your 14.1 Researched Argument Paper must:

  • be at least 1000 words long, not including header information or the Works Cited page.

  • use at least 7 library sources (i.e., books, scholarly journals, etc., that are physically located in the library or only available via the library databases) and no more than 3 internet sources.

  • rely on sources that are the best available, most reliable, credible, and accurate.

  • be well-organized, polished, and formatted as an academic paper following MLA paper formatting guidelines.

  • document all sources used via in-text citation and on a Works Cited page according to MLA documentation rules.

You should share the Google Doc containing the final version of your 14.1 paper with me by 11:59 pm CT ("midnight") on Sunday of Week Fourteen. Be sure your permissions are set to "can comment." Name your Google Doc as follows: 14.1 Researched Argument <Your last name> (replacing <Your last name> with your actual last name). Share to shwilliams1@ualr.edu.

A rubric equivalent to the one below will be used to grade your final 14.1 paper.

Researched Argument Essay final version rubric.pdf

14.2 Learning Reflection

Instructions:

Learning reflections give you the opportunity to think about what you have read, written, and learned leading up to and during a writing project. The exercise of reflecting on your learning, linking it to your own experience and prior learning, will help ensure that you are able to recall and use the information later, in future projects. Having these learning reflections after each project will also help you prepare your semester reflection at the end of term.

Address the following questions in your learning reflection for this project:

  • What did you learn about writing leading up to and during this project?

  • What course goals and objectives (see syllabus) were applicable to your learning and this project?

  • How might you use what you have learned in the future?

Do not ask these questions in your writing, but rather use them for brainstorming purposes.

Your learning reflection should be 2-3 paragraphs, well thought-out, and polished.

You should share the Google Doc containing your learning reflection with me by 11:59 pm CT ("midnight") on Sunday of Week Fourteen. Be sure your permissions are set to "can comment." Name your Google Doc as follows: 14.2 Learning Reflection <Your last name> (replacing <Your last name> with your actual last name). Share to shwilliams1@ualr.edu.

The rubric below will be used to grade your 14.2 Learning Reflection.

Learning Reflection 2 Rubric.pdf