please draft and submit your introductory paragraph for your midterm essay.
Intro paragraph: Remember that the parts of an intro paragraph include a hook, preview of upcoming points, and end with a thesis statement. Please remember to use the feedback you received on your thesis statement in discussion this week to inform your thesis statement.
Essay subject are include followings one
- Write an essay calling for some major social or political change. For example, you might recommend that the country enact national health insurance, institute peacetime draft, ban smoking in all public places, establish federally funded day-care centers for working parents, or offer all workers a thirty-day leave of absence without pay.
- Is nuclear energy a viable solution to the present energy crisis?
Read the reading assignment: Chapter 16 “Argument: Convincing Others” and the Reader selections “Going Nuclear” on pp.571-574 and “Ten Reasons Why New Nuclear Was a Mistake–Even Before Fukushima” on pp. 575-579
For information on thesis statements, read pp. 48-51 of Chapter 3 “Planning and Drafting Your Paper.” For information on intro paragraphs, please read pp. 97-99 of Chapter 5 “Paragraphs.” For information on outlining, read pp. 379-381 of Chapter 20 “The Research Paper”.
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ENG 1020 Wk 4 Assign. Rubric: Introductory Paragraph
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Criteria
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Ratings
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Pts
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CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT
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Seven to ten sentences are submitted in an introductory paragraph for the midterm essay due in Week 5.
10.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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10.0 pts
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CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT
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A hook should be used in the first sentence of the introductory paragraph. The form of a hook is used, including one of the following methods: question, statistic, quote, definition, or fact.
20.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT
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Development of hook occurs or there is a preview of the content of the upcoming body paragraphs. The body part should lead into the thesis statement.
20.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT
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The thesis statement is the last sentence in the introductory paragraph. The thesis statement needs to abide by the following rules: 1. A good thesis statement is not an announcement. 2. A good thesis statement is more detailed than a general statement. 3. A good thesis statement is more than a specific detail. 4. A good thesis statement contains only one idea. 5. A good thesis statement presents a certain perspective about the topic.
25.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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25.0 pts
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READABILITY AND STYLE
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The tone is appropriate, transitions are used, and sentences are clear and concise.
10.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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10.0 pts
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READABILITY AND STYLE
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The third person voice is used. All forms of singular and plural first and second person language are eliminated.
5.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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5.0 pts
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MECHANICS
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Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. Spelling is correct.
10.0 pts
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Not Submitted – Assignment not attempted
0.0 pts
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10.0 pts
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Total Points: 100.0
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