Due date: December 19. No late submission.
Part 1: Argumentative Paper 20 points
Work from the outline you created in Task 5 to produce a short (2-3 pages plus a Works Cited page) argumentative paper in MLA format. Please make sure to review my grading comments for Task 5. Follow the step-by-step formatting instructions provided in Works Cited page with Word. Save the paper as Task7
You can look at a sample paper from an earlier semester (slightly corrected).
| Grading Rubric | |
| Points | Feature |
| 1 | 1" margins left, right, top and bottom |
| 1 | 12 point Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri font |
| 1 | Right-aligned header with your last name and the page number |
| 1 | Student name, my name, class name and date at top left. Double-spaced each on a separate line |
| 1 | Centered title (not bolded or in quotes or in a larger font) |
| 1 | Text of your paper double-spaced and word wrapped. It should be at least 2 pages. The Works Cited page does not count as one of the 2. |
| 1 | First line of each paragraph indented (NOT with spaces) |
| 1 | Hard page break after text of paper. Centered Works Cited title on new page. |
| 6 | At least 3 references from the Internet in MLA format. NOT all from Wikipedia. You can copy and paste the Works Cited page from your Task 5 Assignment to this paper. Correct any errors you made in Assignment 5. |
| 6 | Spell and grammar check your paper. Proofread it too as there are errors that Word can't catch. Make sure you have not plagiarized from your sources. Your paper will be run through a plagiarism checking service. For more information about plagiarism see: "Understanding Plagiarism" at http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/ and "What is Plagiarism" at http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/honor/system/53377.html |
If you would like to get feedback on your paper before turning it in, you can email me the Word document by December 5.
Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation (10 points)
Create a presentation about your research paper. Save the presentation as Task7
| Points | Feature |
| 5 | A minimum of 4 slides (first one is title slide with title of presentation, your name and class section). The rest of the slides should describe the main points of your paper and the conclusion. |
| 1 | Apply a design template |
| 2 | Use at least 2 graphics that are appropriate for the text. This can be clipart or graphics downloaded from the Internet |
| 1 | A slide transition applied to all slides |
| 1 | An animation effect applied to text or a graphic. |
Submit both BOTH the Word document and PowerPoint presentation as attachment files to Tasks, Tests and Surveys..