THIS IS AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON WHY GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGAL IN COUNTRIES AND THAT COUNTRIES NEED TO STOP KILLING AND LOCKING PEOPLE UP FOR BEING GAY
Assessment Specifics

Your Purpose Statement

Minimum 200 words (successful statements are often longer)
NOTE: Your audience will NOT consist of your classmate or instructor
Answer some of the following questions to determine your audience: Who has a stake in this issue? Who would care about your position on this issue? Who do you think can benefit from hearing your arguments about the issue? Who do you think needs to be made aware of the issue and your viewpoint on it? Who do you think is impacted by the problem or issue that would like to hear that someone is on their side? Who you do you want to persuade or convince of the view or course of action you are advocating?
Following Step 2 in CHAPTER 3, also analyze and specifically describe your Audience, Time, Place, and Purpose of your draft.
Place your Purpose Statement on a page just before the first page of your Analysis draft (If following MLA style, this will be the first page of your draft document; if following APA style, this will be the second page of your draft document, just after the title page).
Your Half Draft

An essay taking a stand and making arguments in support of a view or course of action on the issue, problem, or controversy developed in Writing Project 3.
Clearly focused, debatable, and supportable thesis statement advocating your view on the problem or controversy
Use of evidence from sources, objectively and accurately interpreted, to support your arguments
Effective reasoning that demonstrates how the evidence supports the thesis and the specific arguments being made
A logical organizational structure that clearly and effectively guides readers through the arguments being made
Introductory paragraph and body paragraphs that present and support your arguments, with topic sentences and transitions. (For this half draft, include as many of your arguments as you can develop within the word count restrictions)
Use of evidence from sources; at least 5 quotations and/or paraphrases, clearly discernible from each other and from the writers voice and cited using correct in-text citations
Use of at least 3 relevant and highly credible sources, at least 2 of which come from the Ivy Tech Library databases. (No Print Sources.)
APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a References or Works Cited list including ALL sources used. (References or Works Cited list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)
Observation of the conventions of Standard English
700-900 words (no more, no less) for half draft (the minimum 200 words for your purpose statement is not included in this count)
700-900 words (no more, no less) for the half draft (the minimum 200 words for your purpose statement is not included in this count)

Rubric
Writing Project 4 Argument Half Draft
Writing Project 4 Argument Half Draft
Criteria    Ratings    Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEffective purpose statement, minimum 200 words
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeComplete draft
Half draft with introduction including clear thesis statement, and two or more developed body paragraphs700-900 words, no more, no less.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormatting (APA or MLA, as assigned by instructor), minimum 3 sources, and minimum 5 quotes/paraphrases
Correct document format in APA or MLA style, as specified by your instructor, including a References page (APA style) or Works Cited page (MLA style) listing at least 3 sources, at least 2 found using the Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases. No print sources. Use of at least 5 paraphrases and/or quotations, cited using correct APA or MLA in-text citations.
5.0 pts
Total Points: 25.0