Description: For this essay you are required to make an argument for why a specific book,
film, video game, or album is your favourite. The basic requirements for this assignment are
that you need to make an argument and logically support it with adequate, appropriate evidence in a well-organized essay (aim for one with a standard 5-paragraph spread: an intro, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion). The objective of this essay is to make an argument based on your own perceptions and opinions, so no secondary sources may be used for this assignment; all arguments must therefore be based on the content and form of the text (i.e. the book/film/video game/album) you are discussing, and no specific knowledge gained from other sources may be used.
This essay will be graded using the following rubric:
• Organization (20pts): this metric reflects how well the essay is structured, but also
encompasses length and formatting. For an essay to get an 90% or higher in
organization (18/20 or more), it needs to have a clearly articulated thesis statement,
and be well-structured, appropriately spatialized (no long blocks of text or too many
choppy paragraphs), correctly formatted (MLA), and not too long or too short.
• Mechanics (15pts): Mechanics refers to the quality of the writing in terms of grammar
and punctuation. For an essay to get an 90% or higher in mechanics (14/15 or more),
there must be minimal/no obvious mistakes at the sentence and word levels. This most
notably includes spelling, word choice, comma issues (too many, too few,
inappropriately placed – this falls under punctuation, but it’s so common that it
deserves special mention), awkward phrasing, run-on sentences, improper punctuation
(colons, semicolons, apostrophes, etc).
• Evidence and Analysis (15pts): Evidence and Analysis (Ev/An) refers to the
sophistication of the examples and reasoning provided to make the ca se and prove the
thesis. For an Essay to receive an 90% or higher in Ev/An (14/15), it must use
effective and relevant examples to support its points, and must demonstrate sound
logic in its analyses.
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