+1 862 207 3288 Standard MLA formatting with a four-line heading, a centered title, and a header
Times New Roman
Size 12
Consistently double spaced
Point of View
You must write using third person, objective point of view.
You may not use first person (I, me, we, our) or second person (you) in this paper, unless it is within a quote.
Audience
Your audience are people in your anticipated career path. (Use appropriate pronouns.)
Word Count
Remain within the 1200-1500 word count.
Thesis
Content
Your essay must have a clearly defined and established argument.
A good argument will acknowledge (concede or refute) counterarguments.
Sources
This assignment does require research; therefore, you must have in-text citations and a works cited page in your essay.
You must utilize and correctly cite information from an email source.
You must utilize and correctly cite information from one of the two articles posted in this unit online.
^ “Employer Falls Prey to Social Media” by Gavin Souter (html found in the library’s database)
^ “Social Media in the Workplace” by George H. Pike (print periodical)
You must utilize and correctly cite information from one other source of your choice
Since you must use at least three sources, you should have at least three sources listed alphabetically on your works cited page and you should have at least three different in-text citations in your essay.
Remember
Review the “Proofreading” video. Proof read your essay.
You may not use contractions.
You may not use “there” as a subject.
You must abide by formal, academic writing standards.
Be sure to submit your essay in the class.
Be sure to submit your essay to Turnitin.com.
See the posted grading rubric for explanation of grading expectations.
Rubric
Argument (social media) First Draft Rubric
Argument (social media) First Draft Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Word Count
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1200-1500
15.0 pts
1199-500
8.0 pts
less than 500
0.0 pts
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Works Cited Citations
correctly formatted 3 sources
10.0 pts
correctly formatted 2 sources
7.0 pts
1 correctly formatted source
5.0 pts
no correctly formatted sources
0.0 pts
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
In-Text Citations
3 correctly formatted in-text citations
10.0 pts
2 correctly formatted in-text citations
7.0 pts
1 correctly formatted in-text citation
5.0 pts
no correctly formatted in-text citations
0.0 pts
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Thesis
Effective thesis in the proper location
5.0 pts
Missing effective thesis statement and/or essay lacks organization
3.0 pts
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Well-written/Critically constructed
exceeds expectations
10.0 pts
meets expectations
8.0 pts
needs improvement
5.0 pts
unacceptable
3.0 pts
10.0 pts
Total Points: 50.0
