COM101 Summary and Argument Assignment

Summary and Argument Assignment: COM101

Summary and Argument Assignment (10%) Assignment Due: November 5, 2018

Part A: Summary (5 marks)
Please consider some of the themes of our readings thus far. Considering these themes, develop a thesis in response to one of the following questions.

What are major predictors of work satisfaction?
What factors predict a high quality of life for seniors?
How does alcohol influence dating?
Investigate your question. Besides the sources we have used in class, find two other reliable sources of your own choice (newspapers, peer reviewed journals, websites of experts/authorities are all valid). Each source should not exceed 8 pages.

Print your sources.
Highlight/underline the central subject/thesis in green/blue.
Highlight/underline each major fact/argument in yellow/pink/red. Please also
number the facts/arguments.
Summarize your sources. Summaries should be 5-8 sentences.

COM101 Summary and Argument Assignment

Part B: Argument (7 marks)
Using our class readings as well as your two sources from Part A, please write a thesis statement and two academic, argumentative paragraphs. You should use the topic and argument, evidence, analysis, link, connection to thesis paragraph format, and formal language. All quotes and paraphrases should be accurately formatted and cited in APA. Each paragraph should be 9-12 sentences long.

Part C: References (3 marks)
Create an APA 6th Edition References page that includes ALL of your sources for this assignment.

There is a Sample Summary and Argument Assignment on Blackboard. When you have completed this assignment, your assignment should look a lot like the sample assignment. If it does not, you need to revise your work.

Please Note: Any evidence of students using summary tools or article spinning or working with others to develop their assignment in part or in whole will be considered plagiarism and will be submitted to the English and Liberal Studies Academic Honesty Committee for review. The work that you submit should be entirely your own.

Summary and Argument Assignment: COM101

COM101 Summary and Argument Assignment

Skill	Excellent	Good	Needs Improvement	Below Expectations
Summary (5)	-uses two reliable sources -prints sources -highlights correct subject/thesis -highlights all facts/arguments -summary is in own words (4.5-5)	-uses two reliable sources -prints sources -highlights correct subject/thesis -highlights most facts/arguments -summary is in own words with minor errors (3-4)	-uses two sources -prints sources -highlights correct subject/thesis -highlights some facts/arguments -summary is in own words with major errors (2-2.5)	-missing sources -missing thesis -missing arguments -major misunderstanding of text -any use of author’s own words without quotation marks (0-1.5)
Argument (7)	-content of paragraphs is a response to prompt question -uses a thesis -uses two argumentative points -argumentative points make a claim -argumentative points are backed with textual evidence -evidence is analyzed in detail -argumentative points are linked in detail to textual evidence -central argument is linked to thesis (6-7)	-content of paragraphs is a response to essay prompt question -uses a thesis -uses two argumentative points -argumentative points make a claim -argumentative points are backed with textual evidence -more analysis of evidence needed (minor) -more detailed link between evidence and argument needed (minor) -more detailed link between central argument and body paragraph needed (minor) (4.5-5.5) COM101 Summary and Argument Assignment	-content of paragraphs is a response to essay prompt question -uses a thesis; thesis is flawed -uses two argumentative points -argumentative points make a claim -argumentative points are backed with textual evidence -more analysis of evidence needed (major) -more detailed link between evidence and argument needed (major) -more detailed link between central argument and body paragraph needed (major) – retells story, uses broad or off-topic content (minor) -arguments show misunderstanding of text, ignore major events in text, draw simplistic conclusions about text (minor) (3.5-4)	-content of paragraphs is not a response to essay prompt question -no thesis -no argument/no evidence -limited or no explanation (analysis/link) – retells story, uses broad or off-topic content (major) -arguments show misunderstanding of text, ignore major events in text, draw simplistic conclusions about text, are illogical (major) -level of English makes argument hard to understand (0-3)
References (3)	Accurately formatted References page in APA 6th edition. (2.5-3)	Minor errors in formatting of References page in APA 6th edition. (1.5- 2)	Many errors in formatting of References page in APA 6th edition. (1)	Works cited page missing or not formatted using APA 6th edition. (0 – 0.5)
Spelling/Grammar (0) [NOTE: You can only lose marks in this section; you do not gain marks here.]	-few/no errors in spelling and grammar, including format of title, author’s name, character names, etc. -citation format correct (-1-0)	-minor spelling errors -minor grammar errors in plurals/possessives, colons, semi- colons, commas, sentence structure, vague pronoun -citation format correct (-1.5) COM101 Summary and Argument Assignment	-minor spelling errors -significant grammar errors in plurals/possessives, colons, semi-colons, commas, sentence structure, vague pronoun -many incomplete or run-on sentences -errors in noun-verb agreement or word choice -citation format has minor errors -quotes not integrated(- 3–2)	-significant spelling errors -significant grammar errors -level of error impedes understanding -any use of the author’s own words without quotation marks (-5–3.5)

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