This assignment is designed to practice the following SLOs:
Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.
Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.
Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.).
This essay should be 3-4 pages (800-1250 words) in length and must have a minimum of two (2) outside sources from a credible site/book/database as evidence to support your claim(s). You must use the MLA style heading example from your syllabus and follow all other MLA guidelines for formatting (12 pt. Times New Roman font, number the pages, double spaced, 1-inch margins, etc. – see OWL @ Purdue).
The Prompt:
Choose a film, streaming series, book, album, product, person or restaurant that you are interested in evaluating, reviewing, and analyzing. Once you have picked something, decide what the criteria is by establishing 3-5 standard/common features for the thing you are evaluating. Using these as your criteria, write an essay in which you evaluate your topic in relation to your checklist and analyze your findings. Be sure to cite specific details and provide solid evidence to support your evaluation and claim.
Don’t forget to use your Active Reading Skills and your Prewriting Strategies to help you compose a college level evaluative essay. Be sure your essay has an introduction that ends with a thesis (criteria), body paragraphs that justify and support your evaluation with logic and evidence, and a conclusion that wraps up your ideas for the reader. All essays must use the MLA style heading and follow all other MLA guidelines for formatting (12 pt. Times New Roman font, pagination, double spaced, 1-inch margins, etc.
