Producing an Account and Evaluating an Argument – Electromn

Producing an Account and Evaluating an Argument – Electromn
5 e . Length 3 6 4 pages Points 100
Eliza Gray’s article, “The Sexual Assault Crisis on College Campuses,” uses many different
rhetorical moves to discuss a difficult and timely issue. The paper will identify what @ the
student. see as the featured text’s most important claims and analyze the ways in whic elements
P‘ofthe text support this argument, evaluating the extent to which you see these different elements
contributing to the effectiveness of the argument for the intended audience. Elements to be
discussed will include: organization, sub-claims/minor claims, data/evidence, and other
rhetorical moves.

Criteria for Evaluation:
Q; I
1. Describe Gray’s argument. and what you see as her most important or interesting sub-
claims. explaining how these sub-claims relate to the main claim.
2. Describe how Gray organizes her text and how this influences what she has to say.
3. Analyze the ways in which she supports her claims and the moves or strategies she
employs to advance these claims.
4. Write the paper as if addressing a reader unfamiliar with Gray’s text, but do not
summarize.
5. Comment on how this article is significant-what difference it might make to readers.
Take into account the original audience.
6. Use an effective structure that carefully guides the reader from one idea to the next, and
thoroughly edit so that sentences are readable and appropriate for an academic audience.
Key learning outcomes: students will be able to describe and analyze an author’s argument,
claims, project, support and rhetorical strategies. Articulate what argument 3 text is making,
construct an account of an argument, incorporate all aspects of the writing process – including
prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.
Goals #1, #3, and #4, see pages 14 – 15.