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Assignment Prompt & Instructions

The purpose of this paragraph is to evaluate the effectiveness of the author’s presentation, not whether you personally agree or disagree with the argument.

Your focus should be on how well the author presents the argument.

Purpose of the Assessment Paragraph

In this paragraph, you must:

Assess the author’s presentation.

Evaluate the validity of the author’s argument.

Determine whether the author successfully achieves his or her purpose.

Review three or four specific criteria listed below.

This paragraph should move beyond summary and into critical evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria

Choose at least three (3) of the following criteria to structure your paragraph:

Is the information accurate?

Is the information significant?

Has the author clearly defined key terms?

Has the author used and interpreted information fairly?

Has the author argued logically?

Are sources credible and relevant?

You may use more than three, but you must thoroughly explain at least three.

What This Paragraph Is NOT

It is NOT a summary.

It is NOT your personal opinion about the topic.

It is NOT a statement of agreement or disagreement.

Instead, it is a critical evaluation of how well the author builds and presents the argument.

Structure Expectations

Your paragraph should:

Begin with a clear topic sentence stating your overall assessment.

Address three or four specific evaluation criteria.

Provide examples from the text to support your evaluation.

Maintain academic tone.

Be approximately 8–12 well-developed sentences.

Please view sample models in this week's module.