CORE 100: Multi-Paragraph Assignment Preparation (5%)
Instructions (Read all instructions carefully!)
After skimming and scanning all the articles, choose the article you would like to work with for this assignment.
Actively read the article you have chosen in order to become familiar with its content.
After actively reading article, answer the questions below. Use complete sentences where indicated. Type your assignment responses into this document, save your work, attach the saved document in the assignment submission area, and submit your assignment on Blackboard.
Questions (18 Marks Total)
(2 marks)
Bibliographical Data: Provide the title, author, source, and date of publication of the article you chose to work with on this assignment.
Title:
Author:
Source:
Date:
(4 marks)
Author’s thesis or main idea: Paraphrase the main idea of the argument in a complete sentence. i.e., What does the author want the audience to believe after reading the argument? What is their “should” statement? Be sure to explain the thesis in your own words.
Thesis:
(6 marks)
Use of Appeals: Identify an example of pathos in the article. Provide the quotation in the column on the left; identify what aspect of pathos is being used in the sample and how in the column in the center; and evaluate the use of pathos in the column on the right. Please write in complete sentences.
Passage:
Explanation of how the passage illustrates the pathos appeal:
Evaluation of the passage’s persuasiveness (i.e. is this example persuasive or not? Why/why not?)
*Copy and paste an example from the article. Include the paragraph number from which you found the example.*
EXAMPLE:
*Identify what kind of pathos is being used. Then, briefly explain how the example from the article shows the pathos appeal.*
*Briefly evaluate the passage – was the author’s example persuasive or not? Why/why not?*
(3 marks)
APA Reference: Create a full APA Reference for the article here.
Grammar/Spelling: / 3 marks
TOTAL: _____ / 18 marks