Evaluating Sources

For this assignment I want you to evaluate two articles, I am going to upload the two essays in Docx document.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1- Read the articles closely. Think in terms of a topic on which you would like to do further study,
and/or have an opinion.
You may use this same article in upcoming assignments if it
works for you. This article should make a claim, if not an argument.
2- Then, write an essay in which you compare the persuasive techniques, perspectives, and
credibility of the two essays.
3- Your thesis should address if one essay is more or less persuasive or credible or your thesis
should explain why the two essays are persuasive or credible in different ways.
4- Justify your evaluation by narrowing your subjects’ target audience and applying an appropriate
set of criteria. Your criteria should justify your evaluation and address the chosen articles’
persuasive strategies, perspectives, and /or rhetorical appeals.
5- To support your evaluation, you should critically interpret at least three direct quotes from each
article for a total of at least 6 quotes,

6- Choose quotes that express ideas or thoughts, not just facts. It will help you in analyzing
the strategies that the writer might be using to focus on ideas and thinking from
sources.
The purpose of this essay is to examine the purposes behind an article, the
strategies the writer is using to fulfill that purpose, and the language or form they’ve
chosen in the writing as a part of that strategy.

Planning and Drafting Your Evaluating Sources Paper:

In the introduction of the paper, you must provide adequate context about the article, including the full
title, brief information about the authors including names and affiliations, the name of the publications
in which the articles appears, and the general purpose of each publication. Summarize the articles
briefly.

In your body paragraphs, you will support your evaluation by critically interpreting quotes from the
articles. For each paragraph:

1) begin with a topic sentence that identifies your evaluative criterion (for example, a specific
persuasive strategy)

2) provide context for the quote before you incorporate it. Tell your reader what role the quote is
playing in the article’s overall purpose. Explain any reference that is made to people, places or
things that aren’t named in the quote itself. Make sure we know the full name of people who
are mentioned, and that we know what any “this” or “that” or “these” refers to in the quote.

3) put the full statement in quotation marks and introduce it with a writing verb, such as “states”
or “argues” or “explains,” then cite the quote in-text in MLA style (quote marks, parentheses
with author last name and page number).

4) interpret the quote by thoroughly deciphering its language. Define any terms used that might
have vague or multiple meanings. Words like “addiction” and “communication” mean different
things to different readers, so you must provide your definition!

5) analyze it by saying what perspective (or point of view) you think the quote represents, and/or
what strategy the writer is using to argue their point.

6) compare/contrast the persuasiveness or credibility of the chosen articles based on your criteria.

The full 5 pages should be on the essay and page for the citation.

For page Number 6 you need to reflect on your writing:
reflect on your writing
experience. Respond to two of the following
questions. Write one paragraph for each
response.
1. What are the strengths of your Evaluating
Sources paper?

2. Consider these elements of your paper:
Title,
Thesis, Introduction, Support and Elaboration
in
the Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Audience,
Mechanics, Documentation? Which of these
elements are already strong? Which of these
elements would you like to improve for the next
essay?

3. What problems did you face while writing
this
essay, and how did you solve them?

4. How well do you understand evaluating
sources?
What questions do you have about the
assignment?

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