The Odyssey - Mrs. Macomber's Class
English 7 Argumentative Essay
Assignment: Write a formal, structured argumentative essay on the following topic:
Is social media making teenagers bullies?
Specifications & Formatting:
❑ Typed- 12 pt. Times New Roman font
❑ Double spaced
❑ In upper left hand corner:
Name
Mrs. Macomber
English 7
3 October 2014
❑ Title of essay centered on page, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman
Grading: see the reverse side of this page to see the rubric that will be used to grade your essay.
Dates:
• Wednesday, 9/24: Notes on intro paragraphs; write intro paragraph
• Thursday, 9/25: Notes on body paragraphs; write body paragraph 1
• Friday, 9/26: Write body paragraph 2
• Monday, 9/29: Notes on counterargument and conclusions: write final two paragraphs
• Tuesday, 9/30-Wednesday, 10/1: Type rough drafts in computer lab
• Thursday, 10/2: Peer edit rough drafts and start polishing final draft
• Friday, 10/3: Complete final draft and turn in all drafts of the essay
This essay will be worth 100 points.
NOTE: Late essays will receive a deduction of 10% for each day the essay is late. The last day essays will be accepted is Friday, October 10th.
English 7 Argumentative Essay
|PARAGRAPH |REQUIREMENTS |YES |NO |
|Introduction |Is there an interesting attention getter? | | |
|(15 pts) | | | |
| |Is a well written thesis present that makes an argument? | | |
| |Is there a statement of order? | | |
| |Does the essay follow the statement of order? | | |
| | | | |
|Body Paragraph #1 (10 pts) |Is there a topic sentence that explains what the entire paragraph is about? | | |
| |Are there at least two pieces of evidence for that point provided? | | |
| |Is each example well analyzed? | | |
| |Does the evidence and analysis logically prove the thesis? | | |
| | | | |
|Body Paragraph #2 (10 pts) |Is there a topic sentence that explains what the entire paragraph is about? | | |
| |Are there at least two pieces of evidence for that point provided? | | |
| |Is each example well analyzed? | | |
| |Does the evidence and analysis logically prove the thesis? | | |
| | | | |
|Body Paragraph #3 (10 pts) |Is there a topic sentence that explains the counterargument? | | |
| |Is there at least one piece of evidence for that counterargument provided? | | |
| |Does the writer destroy the counterargument? | | |
| | | | |
|Conclusion (5 pts) |Is the thesis restated in an interesting way? | | |
| |Are the main points restated? | | |
| | | | |
|Contractions (5 pts) |Is the essay free of contractions? | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|Overall effect |Are all words spelled correctly? | | |
|(30 pts) | | | |
| |Is all punctuation used correctly? | | |
| |Are sentence fragments and run-ons avoided? | | |
| |Does the essay have a strong overall effect that is appropriate for 7th grade? | | |
| |Are all the paragraphs indented? | | |
| | | | |
|MLA format |Is the essay typed in Times New Roman, 12 point font? | | |
|(15 pts) | | | |
| |Is everything after the heading and title double spaced? | | |
| |Is the author’s name, Mrs. Macomber, English 7, & due date in upper right corner? | | |
| |Is the title of essay centered on the page in 12 pt. Times New Roman font ? | | |
TOTAL: /100 GRADE:
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