*** Not actually renaming the college
Purpose:
Task:
Naming Monroe Community College
Skills (Practical applications)
o Analyze and critique persuasive texts.
o Support a well-articulated thesis statement by integrating information from source
material.
o Locate and evaluate a variety of sources as potential support material in a written essay. o Use standard documentation style for source-based writing.
o Exhibit proficiency in practices of standard written English (such as grammar, mechanics,
and style).
Knowledge (What will you know that will impact how you work/live in five years)
o Informationliteracy–howtointeractwithtextstodiscoverwhethertheycanbe trusted to provide factual information in support of its own argument.
o The statement and support of an argument, using factual evidence to persuade.
Write a 3-5 page paper explaining the criteria that should be used to decide on naming MCC.
Every body paragraph must include synthesis that blends two or more sources that support the
argument.
o This means that there must be multiple research sources used to support the thesis.
Criteria:
Have a clearly stated thesis statement that makes the argument the paper will support.
Be sure to support the thesis throughout the body of the paper. Remember that the purpose of
the paper is to offer criteria that will guide how a name would be selected for our community college.
o Extolling the virtues or sins of James Monroe would not be helpful. The paper is not about him. It’s about the criteria by which a name should be chosen.
o The paper is not about selecting another name for the college; so, no suggestions for names. This is about what the criteria are for picking a name.
1st or 2nd person, misused or misspelled words will result in a reduced grade
The paper must follow MLA format
All citations must be given in MLA format, both in-text and in the works cited page.
