The purpose of this assignment is to receive feedback and suggestions from your instructor on the rough draft of your term paper prior to finding and incorporating evidence from sources into the final version of the paper due at the end of the course. The feedback and suggestions from your instructor, along with the reader response feedback from your peers will help inform the second draft of your paper, which is due in Week 6.
The rough draft should follow these guidelines:
Write a paper addressing a question that can best be answered by a combination of your own learning from experience and evidence from sources. You will identify the question that the paper will answer, the purpose of the paper, and the paper’s intended audience. You will also choose the genre of the paper to align with its purpose and audience. Possible genre choices include personal essay, white paper, proposal, blog post, and magazine article, among others. The paper will follow the ENGL-110 Term Paper Style Sheet. Please note that evidence from sources will not be included in your rough draft, just what is coming from your own knowledge and experience.
Submit the rough draft of your ENGL-110 Term Paper to the instructor for grading and feedback by Sunday at 11:59 pm. The ENGL-110 Term Paper Rough Draft Rubric will be used to grade this assignment.
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RubricENGL-110 Term Paper Rough Draft RubricENGL-110 Term Paper Rough Draft RubricCriteria Ratings PtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRhetorical Situation:20 ptsFull EngagementThe rhetorical situation of source-based writing is addressed by the draft. The content and perspective are clearly from the writer’s own knowledge and experience.17 ptsDeveloping EngagementThe rhetorical situation of source-based writing is addressed by the draft, with some gaps in perspective, voice and/or tone.15 ptsBasic EngagementThe rhetorical situation of source-based writing is addressed by the draft, but with significant gaps in perspective, voice and/or tone.0 ptsNo CreditAssignment not submitted or the rhetorical situation of source-based writing has not been met; the submission is a research paper draft relying on information from outside sources.20 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurpose20 ptsFull EngagementThe purpose of the paper is evident.17 ptsDeveloping EngagementThe purpose of the paper is implied.15 ptsBasic EngagementThe purpose of the paper cannot be surmised.0 ptsNo CreditAssignment Not Submitted20 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAudience20 ptsFull EngagementThe audience for the paper is evident.17 ptsDeveloping EngagementThe audience for the paper is implied.15 ptsBasic EngagementThe audience for the paper cannot be surmised.0 ptsNo CreditAssignment Not Submitted20 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCentral Question20 ptsFull EngagementThe question the paper will answer is evident.17 ptsDeveloping EngagementThe question the paper will answer is implied.15 ptsBasic EngagementThe question the paper will answer is not present, or it is unclear.0 ptsNo CreditAssignment Not Submitted20 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeControl of Grammar, Syntax & Mechanics15 ptsFull EngagementFollows standard conventions of written English in a way that doesn’t impede reading or understanding. Minimal errors are present.13 ptsDeveloping EngagementFollows standard conventions of written English in a way that doesn’t seriously impede reading or understanding, although there are errors present.11 ptsBasic EngagementFrequent errors in grammar or mechanics impede reading or understanding.0 ptsNo CreditAssignment Not Submitted15 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGenre5 ptsFull EngagementThe genre of the paper is evident.4 ptsDeveloping EngagementThe genre of the paper is implied.3 ptsBasic EngagementThe genre of the paper is unclear.0 ptsNo CreditAssignment not submitted, or the genre is a research essay.5 ptsTotal Points: 100
