Essay #2. Examine the impact of competition
An article titled “It’s Not Just How We Play That Matters” by Suzanne Sievert, published in Newsweek magazine on 3/19/10, says the “new trend” is to have “[g]ames and contests where no child loses.” Sievert, however, argues that competition – having winners and losers – is important.
For this essay, you will explore the impact of competition using evidence from references and your own experiences.
• Persuasive Purpose:
Discuss the degree to which you believe competition is necessary. You may discuss competition as it relates to children and/or adults in any or all of the following areas: school, work, games, and/or sports. (If you choose this purpose, you need to develop a thesis which makes a clear claim about competition: overall is it beneficial or harmful?
OR
• Informative Purpose:
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of competition as it relates to children and/or adults in any or all of the following areas: school, work, games, and/or sports. (If you choose this purpose, you need to develop a thesis which conveys the significance of your discussion. State why is it important for your reader to consider the advantages and disadvantages?)
Essay Due Dates:
2/23: Prewriting workshop and outline: Post one online source relevant to this topic to the
Discussion Board by class time.
2/25: Write in-class draft – hand write
3/1: Due: Reading Assignment #2
3/15: Revised, 5 page draft for peer review
Dropbox AND two hard copies due in class
3/17: In-class writing lab. Final Revised Essay #2 due in Dropbox at midnight
Essay Guidelines
• The main ideas in your essay must be your own.
• You must include support from your own experiences and observations.
• Your essay must integrate information/support from the two readings you analyzed for Reading Assignment #2
• Your essay must be at least 5 pages in length and typed, double spaced in standard 12 point font.
• The format should follow MLA guidelines.
• You may use direct quotations (no more than three lines) or paraphrased or summarized information from your references. Use in-text citations for all referenced sources.
• All information from your sources must be properly cited in-text in MLA format.
• Your essay must have a title.
• Your essay must conclude with a “Works Cited” list.
301B Essay Rubric
Focus
. Topic and purpose are clear.
. The essay is consistently focused on the topic.
. The essay responds to all aspects of the assignment.
. Claims are supported with appropriate reasons and evidence.
. Supporting details are relevant and necessary.
. Information provided is accurate and consistent with the original sources.
. The Writer’s point of view is present and clear.
Organization
The thesis statement is clear, interesting and compelling.
. The essay is coherent – all body paragraphs have clear, single main points.
. Ideas and support are presented in an order appropriate for the writer’s purpose.
. All parts of the essay relate to the overarching focus and purpose.
. Transitional devices of some kind guide readers through the text.
. Important ideas are given appropriate emphasis.
. The ending brings the essay to closure by summing up, restating, commenting, evaluating, or by some other appropriate method.
Reasoning
. The significance of the topic is clear.
. When appropriate, assumptions are recognized and made explicit.
Ideas are developed thoroughly and deeply and demonstrate complexity of thought.
. Analysis is logical, consistent, and well-developed.
. Any source material is integrated smoothly and analyzed and synthesized.
. The writer integrates his/her examples and analysis.
. The writer acknowledges, respects, and represents accurately other points of view.
. Conclusions follow logically from claims and the evidence presented.
Conventions
. The writing demonstrates control of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and
mechanics; errors will not impede meaning to any significant degree nor affect the reader’s
view of the credibility of the writer.
. Sources are appropriately cited and identified according to MLA Style.
. The genre is appropriate for the task and for the writer’s purpose.
. The form of the essay is appropriate for the writer’s purpose.
. Tone and voice are appropriate for the topic, task, and audience.
(Rubric Adapted from Composition SCO Measurable Objectives)
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