ENG 122 Writing Plan Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: The writing plan will guide you through the first steps of drafting the critical analysis essay that is the final project for this course.

Constructing Your Writing Plan: To complete this assignment, do an active reading of your selected article using the analysis techniques mentioned in Module Two. Be sure to take notes. Next, you will make a plan for writing your critical analysis essay.

As you work on the writing plan, remember to refer to the rubric to make sure you’re fulfilling each aspect of the assignment.

Prompt: For this writing plan, you will analyze your selected reading and state an opinion or evaluation about the author’s claim. You will then use evidence or key points from the selected reading to back up your evaluation.

Each response should be one fully developed paragraph in length (5–8 sentences). Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. What is the author’s claim in the selected reading? In other words, what do you believe the author wants their audience to learn or understand better once they’ve finished reading? 2. Have you identified new key points that the author uses to support their claim in the selected reading? If so, include them here. If not, restate the key points you uncovered in your Writing Notes assignment and explain why the key points from that assignment have remained the same, even after conducting an active reading of the article. 3. Describe the author’s target audience: What group (or groups) of people is the author trying to reach with their message? 4. What choices does the author make in their writing to connect with this target audience? 5. Explain your evaluation of the author’s claim: Is the claim strong or weak? What evidence or key points from the writing best support the author’s claim? If you found the claim to be weak, explain why the evidence or key points provided did not effectively support the author’s claim.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then, check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread your document, submit it via the Assignment: Writing Plan link in Brightspace.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Author’s Claim Determines the author’s claim to be addressed in the analysis essay Determines the author’s claim that will be addressed in the analysis essay, but determination is cursory or does not appear to be from one of the provided articles Does not determine the author’s claim to be addressed in the analysis essay 17

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Author’s Key Points Determines the author’s key points and reasoning that will be helpful in understanding author’s overall claim Identifies perceived key points and reasoning, but not all support understanding of author’s overall claim Does not determine the author’s key points and reasoning that would be helpful in supporting their claim 17 Target Audience Explains who the author’s intended target audience is and why the author’s message is relevant to that group of readers Explains who the author’s intended target audience is and why the author’s message is relevant to that group of readers, but explanation is cursory Does not explain who the author’s audience is 17 Connection With Target Audience Explains the choices the author makes in their writing to connect with this target audience Explains the choices the author makes in their writing to connect with this target audience, but explanation is cursory Does not explain the choices the author makes in their writing to connect with this target audience 17 Evaluation of Claim Explains the effectiveness of the author’s writing Explains the effectiveness of the author’s writing, but explanation is cursory Does not explain the effectiveness of the author’s writing 17 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 15 Total 100%