Touchstone 3: Draft a Persuasive Proposal
ASSIGNMENT: Using your outline and annotated bibliography from Touchstones 1.2 and 2.2, draft a 6-8 page (1500-2000 word) argumentative research essay on your chosen persuasive topic.
As this assignment builds on Touchstone 2.2: Create an Annotated Bibliography, that Touchstone must be graded before you can submit your persuasive proposal draft.Sample Touchstone 3
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A. Directions
Step 1: Draft Persuasive Proposal
Your persuasive proposal should include your persuasive thesis statement, involve argument development, and incorporate research. Remember that this topic addresses a problem or issue in your community or workplace. Refer to your feedback from the previous Touchstones to aid you in composing this assignment.
Your draft persuasive proposal should include the following components:
| Persuasive Components | Description |
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| Persuasive Thesis Statement |
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| Argument Development and Support |
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| Research |
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Step 2: Reflection Questions
Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.
- Provide one example of a place where you have used rhetorical appeals or source material to support your argument. How does this enhance your essay? (2-3 sentences)
- Touchstone 4 is a revision of this draft. What kind of feedback would be helpful for you as you revise? Are there parts of your draft that you’re uncertain of? (3-4 sentences)
Refer to the checklist below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.
Argument Development and Support
❒ Is your argument focused on the arguable community or workplace issue presented in your Touchstone 1.2 outline?
❒ Is your argument thoroughly developed with highly relevant details to support it, including the use of rhetorical appeals and source material?
Research
❒ Did you cite all outside sources appropriately in APA format?
❒ Did you incorporate credible sources smoothly and effectively through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary?
Organization
❒ Did you include an introduction with relevant and engaging background information and an argumentative thesis statement?
❒ Did you include an adequate number of body paragraphs with effective topic sentences?
❒ Did you include a body paragraph addressing counterargument(s)?
❒ Did you include a conclusion with an effective closing thought?
Conventions
❒ Have you double-checked for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting, and capitalization?
❒ Have you proofread to find and correct typos?
Reflection
❒ Have you answered all reflection questions thoughtfully and included insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses?
❒ Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?
Before You Submit
❒ Have you included your name, date, and course in the top left corner of the page?
❒ Is your essay between 1500 and 2000 words in length (6-8 pages)?
B. Rubric
| Advanced (100%) | Proficient (85%) | Acceptable (75%) | Needs Improvement (50%) | Non-Performance (0%) | |
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Argument Development and Support Provide a clear argument with sufficient support. (40%) |
The argument is focused on an arguable community or workplace issue and is thoroughly developed with highly relevant details to support it, including the use of rhetorical appeals and source material. | The argument is focused on an arguable community or workplace issue and is well-developed with relevant details to support it, including the use of rhetorical appeals and source material. | The argument is not focused on an arguable community or workplace issue and; or it is not fully developed while it is supported by some relevant details, including rhetorical appeals and source material, some aspects of the argument are neglected. | The argument is poorly developed with irrelevant details that frequently distract from the argument; there is little evidence of the use of rhetorical appeals and/or source material. | The argument is not developed and/or the composition is not argumentative; details are irrelevant and distract from the argument. |
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Research Incorporate sources through effective quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. (30%) |
Cites all outside sources appropriately in APA format; incorporates credible sources smoothly and effectively through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. | Primarily cites outside sources appropriately in APA format; incorporates credible sources
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Generally cites outside sources appropriately in APA format; incorporates credible sources adequately through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. | Cites outside sources, but most are cited improperly and not in APA format; incorporates sources through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary, but the integration is not smooth and/or the credibility of the sources is unclear. | Does not cite sources, or citation is consistently inappropriate; does not reference sources and/or sources are not credible or appropriate. |
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Organization Exhibit competent organizational writing techniques. (15%) |
Includes all of the required components of an argumentative research paper, including an introduction with relevant and engaging background information and an argumentative thesis statement, an adequate number of body paragraphs with effective topic sentences, a body paragraph addressing counterargument(s), and a conclusion with an effective closing thought. | Includes all of the required components of an argumentative research paper, including an introduction with background information, an argumentative thesis statement, an adequate number of body paragraphs with effective topic sentences, a body paragraph addressing counterargument(s), and a conclusion with an effective closing thought. | Includes nearly all of the required components of an argumentative research paper; however, one component is missing. | Includes most of the required components of an argumentative research paper, but is lacking two components; sequences ideas and paragraphs such that the connections between ideas (within and between paragraphs) are sometimes unclear and the reader may have difficulty following the progression of the argument. | Lacks several or all of the components of an argumentative research paper; sequences ideas and paragraphs such that the connections between ideas (within and between paragraphs) are often unclear and the reader has difficulty following the progression of the argument. |
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Style Establish a consistent, informative tone and make thoughtful stylistic choices. (5%) |
Demonstrates thoughtful and effective word choices, avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a wide variety of sentence structures. | Demonstrates effective word choices, primarily avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a variety of sentence structures. | Demonstrates generally effective style choices, but may include occasional redundancies, imprecise language, poor word choice, and/or repetitive sentence structures. | Frequently includes poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures. | Consistently demonstrates poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures. |
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Conventions Follow conventions for standard written English. (5%) |
There are only a few, if any, negligible errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. | There are occasional minor errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. | There are some significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. | There are frequent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. | There are consistent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage. |
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Reflection Answer reflection questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. (5%) |
Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; consistently includes insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses, following or exceeding response length guidelines. | Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; includes multiple insights, observations, and/or examples, following response length guidelines. | Primarily demonstrates thoughtful reflection, but some responses are lacking in detail or insight; primarily follows response length guidelines. | Shows limited reflection; the majority of responses are lacking in detail or insight, with some questions left unanswered or falling short of response length guidelines. | No reflection responses are present. |
C. Requirements
The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:
- Composition must be 6-8 pages (approximately 1500-2000 words).
- Double-space the composition and use one-inch margins.
- Indent the first line of each paragraph by ½ inch.
- Use a readable 12-point font.
- All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
- Composition must be original and written for this assignment.
- Use of generative chatbot artificial intelligence tools (ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard) in place of original writing is strictly prohibited for this assignment.
- Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
- Sources must be cited following APA guidelines. Refer to the Unit 3 Applying Evidence and Citing and Reference Techniques tutorials for instructions and examples of proper citations.
- Submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.
- Include all of the assignment components in a single file.
- Acceptable file formats include .doc and .docx.
- Your annotated bibliography must be graded before your research essay draft will be accepted.
D. Additional Resources
The following resources will be helpful to you as you work on this assignment:
- Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style Guide
- This site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
- Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
- This page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
- APA Style: Quick Answers—References
- This page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source types.
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