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Evaluative Essay Planning Template
PART I
This image is only synonymous to science fiction movies, largely surreal. This site for most New Yorkers has been brought an extra heartache as the city was mentioned as one of the global hotspots and The United States epicenter of the Corona virus. New York was known as the city that never sleeps, but it did eventually not for weeks but for many months. As the city went on lockdown as from March, it saw a stillness that was never seen before. Empty streets, empty tunnels, nothing and no one. The city has an idiosyncratic character just as a river, always running with high energy and motion.
This sight doesn’t really make sense. The city will definitely bounce back, hopefully vibrant than ever. But what does this say about the inevitability of our lives, and our purpose in it. If everything were to stop suddenly, does it make sense. The potential reader to my seemingly insignificant piece is an individual searching for meaning, an identity or a purpose in his being. This comes at a cost of self-evaluation, Is it all worth it ? what’s my worth? what’s the worth of lifework? , is it meaningful? What if everything were to stop to right here right now? An empty New York? only in the movies.
Part II
An empty New York calls for close retrospection. Just like a river a roaring river (with sharks and other reptilian aquatic animals) how does it come to be so obsolete, so empty so dry. Just as the aquatic ecosystem of plenty organisms representing their way of life and a kind of culture, a tradition, what happens when this river dries up all of a sudden. Do we see the signs of impending drought? The reader must try to identify himself/herself with the uncertainties of life, that nothing can be too predictable, dependable, nothing is worth getting used to aside from one’s true source of happiness, joy or fulfilment.
Part III
The picture of an empty New York does not beg for further lighter evaluation. It is open and speaks by itself. In a long time there has not been one instance that this city has been seen this desolate, empty somewhat abandoned. The siting is in itself a mystery of every heathy orchard turning barren and with its trees bare and unproductive OR rather a roaring river (as explained above) losing its drive.
The reader must understand that the image is just but a symbol of deeper reflection of one’s life meaning. Looking at the picture, the reader should ask themselves, what if it were the end, what if New York were to be swept away by a vicious current, what if it were the end of the world, would it still make sense?
PART IV
In the wake of soaring rates of mental health cases, lots of individuals are seeking meaning to their lives. The meaning of life has changed immensely. Many people are stuck on crossroads, on what direction to choose in the pursuit of happiness. In this millee of activities we are caught up in a rat race of survival. This is the ethos of the image. The logos of this image is the empty streets of New York. Never seen empty. The pathos of the image is the emptiness of our lives and its meaning.
Question
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 10, 11, pp. 72-83
Lesson 1
Link (PDF): Week 7 Assignment SamplePreview the document
Link (Word doc): Evaluative Essay Planning TemplatePreview the document
Do not use sources; no research is allowed.
Optional Resources
Review the following writing resources:
Link (multimedia presentation): How to Avoid Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism (Links to an external site.)
Link (multimedia presentation): APA Basics (Links to an external site.) (Review this tutorial for formatting an APA paper and title page.)
Instructions
This week, you will be working on the evaluative essay by deliberating over topics, discovering a purpose, generating criteria for evaluation, and considering persuasive appeals in your subject and in your writing. The purpose of this assignment is to set you up with your blueprint while you prepare for the final evaluative essay that you will submit in Week 8.
After reading the lesson and the textbook reading for this week, complete the following:
Look over your discussion work for Week 7 to determine which of your ideas interests you the most and which you believe would engage a reader the most.
Think about your criteria for evaluation and put careful thought into choosing two or three.
Address persuasion in two ways. Look at your image and assess how the creator of the image uses logos, ethos, and pathos to influence the viewer. Also, as you think about your criteria and how you will support those, consider how you will also use logos, ethos, and pathos to assert your overall evaluation of your image.
Once you do this, you will be ready to begin the formal planning stage.
Access the Evaluative Essay Planning Template (in Required Resources). Use this template and follow the format provided to create your prewriting and planning work this week. You will need to do the following:
Identify your image and explain why you chose this image and why it will be important to your reader.
Describe your overall purpose for writing about this image. What will you attempt to prove?
List your 2-3 criteria for evaluation, and for each of those criteria, provide two specific pieces of support.
Note at least one use in the image of logos, one of pathos, and one of ethos.
Note at least one way in which you, in your writing, will appeal to your reader by using logos, pathos, and ethos.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 1-2 pages (using template)
Single spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Grading
This activity will be graded based on Planning Template Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Evaluative Essay Planning Template
Rubric
Planning Template Grading Rubric (W7)
Planning Template Grading Rubric (W7)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeImage Identification and Justification
15.0 pts
In at least 1-2 full paragraphs, the student accomplishes all of the following at an exemplary level: clearly and precisely identifies the single image chosen to evaluate, thoroughly explains the reasons behind choosing this image for the evaluative essay, and richly discusses how and why an evaluation of this image will be meaningful for a reader.
13.0 pts
In at least 1-2 full paragraphs, the student accomplishes most of the following: identifies the single image chosen to evaluate, explains the reasons behind choosing this image for the evaluative essay, and discusses how and why an evaluation of this image will be meaningful for a reader.
11.0 pts
In at least 1-2 full paragraphs, the student accomplishes some of the following at a proficient level: identifies the single image chosen to evaluate, explains the reasons behind choosing this image for the evaluative essay, and discusses how and why an evaluation of this image will be meaningful for a reader.
9.0 pts
The student accomplishes few of the following at a proficient level: identifies the single image chosen to evaluate, explains the reasons behind choosing this image for the evaluative essay, and discusses how and why an evaluation of this image will be meaningful for a reader.
0.0 pts
No effort
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurpose/Thesis
10.0 pts
Student accomplishes all of the following: in at least one full paragraph, the student accomplishes all of the following at an exemplary level: richly describes the student’s purpose for writing about the image and thoroughly addresses what the student intends to prove via this evaluation.
8.5 pts
Student accomplishes most of the following: in at least one full paragraph, the student accomplishes all of the following at an exemplary level: richly describes the student’s purpose for writing about the image and thoroughly addresses what the student intends to prove via this evaluation.
7.6 pts
Student accomplishes some of the following: in at least one full paragraph, the student accomplishes all of the following at an exemplary level: richly describes the student’s purpose for writing about the image and thoroughly addresses what the student intends to prove via this evaluation.
6.0 pts
The student accomplishes some of the following but has notable issues in multiple areas: describes the student’s purpose for writing about the image and addresses what the student intends to prove via this evaluation.
0.0 pts
No effort
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCriteria for Evaluation
15.0 pts
Student accomplishes all of the following: in 2-3 well-developed paragraphs, the student clearly identifies 2-3 viable, relevant criteria for evaluating the image and provides two specific and detailed pieces of support for each criterion that adhere to the conventions of the rhetorical mode.
13.0 pts
Student accomplishes most of the following: in 2-3 well-developed paragraphs, the student clearly identifies 2-3 viable, relevant criteria for evaluating the image and provides two specific and detailed pieces of support for each criterion that adhere to the conventions of the rhetorical mode.
11.0 pts
Student accomplishes some of the following: in 2-3 well-developed paragraphs, the student clearly identifies 2-3 viable, relevant criteria for evaluating the image and provides two specific and detailed pieces of support for each criterion that adhere to the conventions of the rhetorical mode.
9.0 pts
The student provides 2-3 criteria for evaluating the image and provides two pieces of support for each criterion. Few to some of the following are present and/or some may demonstrate significant issues: viability, relevance, depth, detail, adherence to rhetorical mode.
0.0 pts
No effort
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRhetorical Appeals/Persuasion
15.0 pts
Student accomplishes all of the following: in at least 1-2 full, rich paragraphs, the student explains all clearly and with detail: at least one element related to logos in the image, at least one element related to pathos in the image, and at least one element related to ethos in the image, and at least one way in which the student will appeal to audience via logos, ethos, or pathos.
13.0 pts
Student accomplishes most of the following: in at least 1-2 full, rich paragraphs, the student explains clearly and with detail: at least one element related to logos in the image, at least one element related to pathos in the image, and at least one element related to ethos in the image, and at least one way in which the student will appeal to audience via logos, ethos, or pathos.
11.0 pts
Student accomplishes some of the following: in at least 1-2 full, rich paragraphs, the student explains clearly and with detail: at least one element related to logos in the image, at least one element related to pathos in the image, and at least one element related to ethos in the image, and at least one way in which the student will appeal to audience via logos, ethos, or pathos.
9.0 pts
Student accomplishes few of the following or demonstrates significant issues in several areas: In at least 1-2 full, rich paragraphs, the student explains clearly and with detail: at least one element related to logos in the image, at least one element related to pathos in the image, and at least one element related to ethos in the image, and at least one way in which the student will appeal to audience via logos, ethos, or pathos.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting
5.0 pts
Throughout the whole work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
4.0 pts
Throughout most of the work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
3.0 pts
Throughout some of the work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
2.0 pts
Throughout little of the work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
0.0 pts
No effort
no sources allowed.
Evaluative Essay Planning Template