Writing Activity 3: Rough Draft
Due Week 7 and worth 110 points Instructions:
You have already developed your Working Thesis Statement, Outline, and Starting Draft. You’ve also received helpful feedback from your instructor. Now it’s time to create your Rough Draft by continuing to write your essay in the document you created in weeks 4 and 5. You will use the questions below to guide your work.
You’ll also incorporate the feedback you received from your instructor.
It’s exciting to see how far your essay has already come in just a few short weeks!
Section 1
Rough Draft
Introduction Paragraph(s)
Did you use feedback from your professor to update your introduction paragraph?
Body Paragraphs
Write 2-5 paragraphs for each of your supporting points. Use the following questions to ensure you are writing quality body paragraphs.
Does each paragraph include a topic sentence?
Are you including supporting information in each paragraph to make your point clear, logical, and compelling?
Are you being persuasive?
Logic: Do you persuade your audience that your position is logical and reasonable? Do you include facts and sources to back up your claims? Credibility: Do you persuade your audience that you are credible and trustworthy by using the appropriate point of view, voice, tone, examples, and credible sources? Are your points ethical and honest? Emotion: Do you appeal to the emotions of your audience by framing your position as a problem they can relate to or with which they can sympathize?
Counter Perspective(s)
It is important to address counter perspective(s) in your essay. Use the following criteria and select one to three counter perspectives to help strengthen your position:
Is there evidence to support the counter perspective? Does the evidence include fallacies (flaws in reasoning)? If so, identify and explain.
Does the counter perspective leave out an important point? If so, you should point this out.
Is there more recent or credible evidence to support your perspective?
Conclusion Paragraph(s)
Do you paraphrase or restate your thesis in a new way?
Do you summarize your main points?
Do you state any future research possibilities, if applicable?
Do you leave a lasting impression? How will you get your audience to continue thinking about your topic and/or take action?
Editing and References
Did you run your Word document through Grammarly and fix the errors?
Did you follow SWS guidelines?
Cover page, page numbers, double-spaced, 1” margins, i i indented paragraphs, and 12-point Times New Roman font
In-Text Citations
Do you have 4-6 credible sources?
Have you used SWS in-text citations to document your sources? (Author’s last name, number indicating the order in which you used the source in the paper.) For example, the first source in your paper would look like this: (Wielding, 1).
Do you have a Source List?
Did you number your sources?
Did you list the sources in the order in which you use them in the paper?
Include major identifying information for each reference.
Apply a consistent and SWS-style flow of information. (Author’s first and last name, Title of the source, date it was published, comment on where you found it, and page numbers). For example: Natalie Goldberg.
2016. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. p. 100-126.
ISBN-13: 978-1590307946
Section 2
Feedback Reflection
List the feedback you received from your instructor on your Writing Activity 2: Working Thesis Statement, Outline & Starting Draft.
Explain how you used the feedback to improve your draft.
Describe how this feedback will help you with future writing.
RUBRIC
Grading for this activity will be based on the following rubric:
POINTS: 110
WRITING ACTIVITY 3: ROUGH DRAFT
Criteria
No Credit
0%
Partial Credit
50%
Full Credit
100%
1. Introduction
Pargraph(s)
/Thesis Statment
Weight: 15%
The student did not submit introduction paragraph(s) or a thesis statement.
The student submitted partially completed introduction paragraph(s) and/or a thesis statement or revisions were not made per feedback recieved in assignment 2.
The student submitted introduction paragraph(s) and a thesis statement.
2. Body Pargraphs
Weight: 35%
The student did not submit body paragraphs.
The student submitted partially completed body paragraphs.
The student submitted body paragraphs.
3. Counter Perspective(s)
Weight: 10%
The student did not address counter perspective(s).
The student partially addressed counter perspective(s).
The student addressed counter perspective(s).
4. Conclusion Paragraph(s)
Weight: 10%
The student did not submit conclusion paragraph(s).
The student submitted partially completed conclusion paragraph(s).
The student submitted conclusion paragraph(s).
5. In-Text Citations, and Reference Weight: 10%
The student did not include sources, intext citations, or a source list.
The student partially included sources, in-text citations, and/or a source list.
The student included 4-6 sources, in-text citations, and a source list.
6. Grammar, Mechanics,
Punctuation, and
Formatting
Weight: 5%
The student has many grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and formatting errors.
The student has some grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and formatting errors.
The student has no or few grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and formatting errors.
7. Feedback
Reflection
Weight: 15%
The student did not submit a feedback reflection.
The student lists the feedback and partially explains how the feedback was used to improve the draft. The student partially describes how they will use the feedback i
ASSIGNMENT 3