ENG124 Grossmont College Watchmen Graphic Novel by Alan Moore Paper In order to receive full points for this assignment, you will need to make sure you hav

ENG124 Grossmont College Watchmen Graphic Novel by Alan Moore Paper In order to receive full points for this assignment, you will need to make sure you have followed the directions for the Essay #3 Guidelines. Your document must be MLA-formatted and include a word count as a 5th line in the heading. You must include, at minimum:

An introduction paragraph with your thesis highlighted yellow. Be sure that your introduction paragraph starts generally by introducing the topic and any background information you want to include. It should end with an argumentative sentence that makes a claim about Watchmen using one of the five critical approaches.
Then, you must include an outline of what your 4-8 body paragraphs will be about. Please use numbering or bullet points, and be specific by indicating a clear topic or even a complete topic sentence that makes a claim about your topic. Remember that this will be an argumentative paper, so do not simply summarize the sources you have read.

Please understand that the grading rubric for this assignment is not the same for the rough draft or final draft for this essay. Regardless of what score you get on this homework assignment, you will receive feedback on how to improve for the rough draft, so be sure to check back in the submission comments once you have received your score.

Rubric

Intro & Outline for Essay #3

Intro & Outline for Essay #3

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Formatting

1.0 pts

Full Marks

Document is properly formatted.

0.0 pts

No Marks

1.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction

2.0 pts

Full Marks

The introduction paragraph begins generally and ends specifically. Background information about the topic is included.

0.0 pts

No Marks

2.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesis

3.0 pts

Full Marks

An argumentative thesis which clearly indicates which critical approach is being taken is included as the last sentence of the introduction, and this sentence is highlighted in yellow.

0.0 pts

No Marks

3.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBody Paragraph Topics

4.0 pts

Full Marks

A total of 4-6 body paragraph topics, topic sentences, or entire body paragraphs are included.

0.0 pts

No Marks

4.0 pts

Total Points: 10.0 English 124
Instructor: Sarah Martin
Watchmen Research Paper
150 points
Overview
Provide an in-depth exploration of the graphic novel Watchmen. You will apply one of the five critical
approaches we discussed (historical, psychological, gender, eco-critical, or Marxist) while emphasizing
the graphic (visual) elements in your evidence. Your essay must be 2000-3000 words, not including the
Works Cited page. Further, you must cite 5-10 credible sources— peer-reviewed scholarly journal
articles or professionally published books— and document them using MLA format and the Grossmont
College Library databases.
Audience, Evidence, and Structure
Assume that while your readers have already read Watchmen, they have not read the outside sources you
will be providing to back up your claims.
 Begin each body paragraph with a claim that relates clearly back to your thesis statement. In
other words, do not let your outside sources drive the structure of your essay by simply
summarizing what others have to say. Be sure your thesis statement and claims all clearly reflect
one of the critical approaches.
 Find sources that are credible and appropriate. Refer back to “Researching Credible Sources” for
help on how to navigate the article databases on the Grossmont College Library’s web site.
 Quote, paraphrase, and summarize amply, including chapter and page numbers. In addition, you
need to effectively integrate your 5-10 outside sources. Use standard MLA format to cite these,
and follow the 5-step process laid out for you in “Quoting Sources Using MLA.”
 Incorporate evidence from both the graphic novel and an outside source in each body
paragraph—this includes both quotes and images. When referencing any examples from
Watchmen, cite the chapter, page, and panel number.
 Include at least one countering move. This will be highlighted blue.
How to Use both Forwarding & Countering Moves with Outside Sources
 Support your own ideas with the prestige of established critics’ names, essentially augmenting
your authority via academic name-dropping.
 Disagree with a known critic, challenging his or her ideas. Do not be intimidated by big names:
Your challenge more than likely will be welcome to many readers who share your disagreement.
 Accept a critic’s general statement and apply it specifically—perhaps in ways not originally
intended by the critic.
 Conversely you can accept a critic’s specific statement and apply it generally.
 You do not need to find critics who write expressly about your topic. In fact, the stronger, the
more original your thinking, the less likely it will be that you will find such specific support.
Instead find critics who develop related ideas.

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