FINAL TYPED ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY DUE MONDAY, 9/30. It will count as a test grade.
I will use the FSA Writing Rubric to grade your essay. You have a copy of the rubric in your folder in the reference section as page R1.
WE HAVE BROKEN DOWN THE ESSAY OVER SEVERAL WEEKS-STARTING WITH READING AND ANNOTATING THE THREE ARTICLES (8/28)
PLANNING SHEET (9/12)
INTRODUCTION (9/17)
COUNTERCLAIM ON THE BACK OF THE PLANNING SHEET (9/18)
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH (9/20)
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH (9/23)
AND FINALLY, THE THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH AND CONCLUSION (9/25).
UNDERSTANDING THE RUBRIC, VIDEO ON HOW TO SET UP FONT, SPACING, MARGINS, SIZE, ETC.., AND PEER EDITING (9/26 AND 9/27)
Reminders... ( also, see your peer edit sheet)
Underline the claim in red and number the three reasons in the introduction
Highlight the parts listed below for the three body paragraphs:
Topic sentence green
Transitions orange
Evidence blue (3 pieces of evidence for each topic sentence)*
Citing of the sources yellow
Elaboration pink
Write CC in red when you introduce the COUNTERCLAIM, put an * where you start the evidence for the counterclaim and # where you start the evidence to debunk the counterclaim.
Heading in the upper right hand corner:
Name
Date
Period
Argumentative Essay on Child Labor
Font -Times New Roman
Size -12
Normal 1" margins
Double space
Black ink
Do not e-mail the essay. The students who have informed me that they do not have a printer have permission to turn in a hand written essay.
Catherine Fenner, M.Ed.
Language Arts Department
Excel Hawk Team
Mandarin Middle School
904.292.0555 ext. 223
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