Cuyamaca College Declaration of Independence Essay
Question Description
Short Essay #2
Declaration of Independence OR Communist Manifesto
(tutoring feedback and final, revised essay due: 7/14)
ROUGH DRAFT:
Purpose: This assignment will help reinforce the ideas that you’ve learned about in this week’s reading.
Assignment: Write a 2-3 page short essay, per the Instructions below.
*The essay must be at least 2 full pages, down to the bottom of the page – if in doubt, write more, onto that 3 rd page!*
Note: This is an academic essay, not a personal opinion essay – do not use 1 st person (I, me, my).
Instructions:
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Choose one of the readings from this week: either The Declaration of Independence or The Communist Manifesto.
Based on the reading you chose, and using what you’ve learned this week about evaluating arguments, write a 2-3 page short essay in which you discuss ALL of the following:
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What is the text’s main premise (claim) of the argument made in the document?
Are there any unstated premises in the document?
Is the argument made objectively or subjectively – and how do you know? (Back up your idea with support/examples from the document.)
Give examples of the type of reasoning was used: deductive, inductive, a bit of both”¦?
Where were pathos and/or, ethos, and/or logos used? Point out examples (there may be one, two, or all three, depending on which document you choose to analyze).
A number of rhetorical devices are discussed Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Discuss some of the particular rhetorical devices that you find in the document. Were they effective? Why or why not?
Were there any conclusion indicators in the document? If so, where?
Is the main premise and argument to be sound? Valid? Why or why not?
Include opposing view and refutation
Include a paragraph in which you present opposition and refute it – use opposition wording and refutation wording – for example:
Opposition wording: Some may argue that the Communist Manifesto is purely objective in its treatment of (etc.)”¦
Refutation wording: While this may be true concerning the XXX, the XXX shows that”¦ (OR) However, some overlook the (etc.)”¦
MLA formatting, Citations, and Works Cited
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Use proper MLA paper formatting.
Use proper MLA citation formatting.
Include a properly formatted Works Cited page.
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**IMPORTANT**
You must submit your rough draft to the online tutoring for feedback before you create your final, revised version of the essay!
An essential part of any Advanced Composition course is practice in creating clear, critical writing. Therefore, it is a requirement that you submit all essay rough drafts, as well as the rough draft of the final Course Paper to the online writing tutoring service. You will receive useful feedback from the online tutor; use this feedback to revise the rough draft of your essay:
Set up the online tutoring session.
Save the feedback document that you receive from the tutor – you will submit this in Canvas as proof of your tutoring session.
FINAL DRAFT:
Revise your rough draft per the tutoring feedback that you received.
Proofread the final version of your essay.
Submit the final, revised version of your essay in Canvas.
Submit the tutoring feedback document in Canvas.
**Essays without tutoring feedback document will not be graded**
*In order to receive points for the essay, you must submit the tutoring document.**
FOLLOW PROPER MLA PAPER FORMATTING
(example below) Page 3 of 3
PAPER FORMATTING EXAMPLE:

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