Assignment Details

Argument of Evaluation       

Activity

We all have movies that we think “are the best” or “good” or “classics,” but what do those even mean? For this assignment, you will argue that a movie (of your choice) is or is not one of these things. This is an argument of evaluation.

Role: You are a movie review blogger

Situation: You have decided to defend a movie of your choice against its critics or argue that all your readers need to watch this movie because it is so good.

Audience: Movie-watchers, blog-readers (your peers)

Goal: To convince the reader that the movie is “the best,” “good,” or a “classic”; or, on the other side, that a movie is “the worst,” “bad,” or unworthy of the title “classic” that it may have.

Suggestion: Watch a new movie! Here’s an excuse to watch a movie for homework!Google the top 100 films according to the American Film Institute (AFI) for a suggestion.

*Do not choose any movies that are seriously inappropriate—should you need a definition of that, speak to me.

Scoring Guide:

Exemplary: (90-100 pts)

ÿ        All items for proficient plus:

ÿ        Student made insightful comments evaluating the use of logos, ethos, pathos, and organization by 2 other students’ arguments as comments to those posts

 Proficient: 8-10 of the following: (80-89 pts)

ÿ       Claim is a controversial statement

ÿ       Claim clearly has an issue of evaluation

ÿ       States criteria for evaluated concept

ÿ       Criteria is clear and provides enough explanation

ÿ       Uses enough evidence (usually 3 examples) to explain or support evaluation

ÿ       Analysis of evidence (explanation of what it shows) to clarify how it supports claim

ÿ       All criteria are addressed with evidence

ÿ       Incorporates sources (must be clear to your audience when you are citing something)

ÿ        Effective transitions between parts of argument and pieces of evidence

ÿ       Diction, syntax, and style reflect passion about position on subject and are appropriate to a blog

Developing: (60-79 pts)

ÿ        5-7 of the items for proficient

Beginning: (0-59 pts)

ÿ        4 or less of the items for proficient