Discuss why the Vulnerable member of society should be granted asylum.

Discuss why the Vulnerable member of society should be granted asylum.
To further develop your expertise and confidence as a writer.
To demonstrate your understanding of MLA formatting, including the accurate use of in-text citations and a properly formatted Works Cited page.
This assignment supports two student learning outcomes:
Write well organized, well developed, effective, well edited, logically sound, and clear essays.
Write effective, well edited, well organized research papers of 3,000-5,000 words which apply appropriate and clear organizational strategies.
Requirements
Use Times New Roman 12-point font.
Double-space your essay.
Submit 5-7 pages (do not count the Works Cited page).
Your essay must have at least 4 Works Cited page entries and cite each of those sources at least once in the essay.
Your essay must have an alphabetized Works Cited page.
The essay must argue (thesis) and explain why (topic sentences) you think what you think about a controversial topic of your choosing, which can be the topic you based your Team Newscast Proposal on.
Grading
An equal percentage of your grade will be based on each of these 10 rubric categories:
Thesis
This rubric category assesses the strength of your thesis statement and overall argument. Your thesis statement is a one sentence description of your main point–the one thing your essay is trying to prove to readers. A strong thesis will have a concession (“although” or “even though” or “though” or “while”) in it. Make sure your thesis statement actually fits the evidence you provide in your paper–that it actually fits what your essay is really trying to prove.
Organization
This rubric category assesses the accuracy of your essay’s organization: from broad components, like the introductory paragraph, body paragraphs and the conclusion paragraph, to the narrow components, like the hook, thesis statement, transitions, and topic sentences. In general, this category assesses whether or not all the “parts” of an essay are in the right places and if any part is missing.
Development/illustration
This rubric category assesses the sufficiency and accessibility of the evidence you provide. Is the evidence you supply sufficient to prove your points? For instance, if you are trying to prove a controversial point, then you will need more evidence and stronger evidence to prove this point, not just one quote from one expert. Additionally, this category assesses if you are enabling readers to understand your evidence–can readers “get it”? Abstract statistics and ideas are explained in a way that readers can quickly grasp their significance. Writing uses personal anecdotes or everyday analogies to succinctly express complex evidence.
Use of textual evidence
This rubric category assesses the appropriateness and relevance of the evidence (“proof”) you give to support your argument. Are you giving enough relevant evidence to support your topic sentences? Are you introducing the evidence in a way readers can understand it? Is your evidence credible?
Analysis
This rubric category assesses how well the evidence (“proof”) you give is explained and analyzed. Do you explain how the evidence supports your topic sentences? Is it clear how the evidence works with respect to the point you’re trying to make?
Multiple perspectives
This rubric category assesses the complexity of your argumentation. Are you thoughtfully engaging multiple “sides” of the issue? Strong essays will not ignore challenging counter-arguments; rather, they will recognize multiple oppositional perspectives and ways of looking at the issue and the evidence, and strong essays will thoughtfully (without bias) engage these alternative perspectives throughout the essay.
Clarity/style
This rubric category assesses how well you use varying sentence structures and precise diction to express your ideas. Are you using diverse sentence combining techniques (semicolons, concessions, FANBOYS) and concise language when you write?
Mechanics/grammar
This rubric category assesses whether your sentence-level grammar is accurate. You will need to avoid sentence fragments, run-together sentences, comma splices, tense errors, etc.
MLA formatting
This rubric category assesses the accuracy of your MLA formatting. It not only looks for the “easy” things like double-spacing, and use of the correct font and font size, but it also looks for proper use of in-text/parenthetical citations and properly formatted Works Cited page entries that correspond to the in-text citations.
Quality of sources
This rubric category assesses the credibility and sufficiency of your sources. Are they sufficient to proving the type of argument you’re making? Are they coming from reputable authors and/or institutions (see doc below for a quick reference guide on reputable sources)?

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