Here you will find three different argumentative essay examples, ranging from low-scoring to high-scoring. You will read/analyze each essay and then give your opinion on each (strengths/weaknesses). Maybe even compare each essay’s strengths/weaknesses to your own strengths/weaknesses. Each response must be 3-5 sentences (small paragraph). NO GENERIC RESPONSES! (i.e.–“It was a good essay. They did a good job.” -That tells me nothing and requires very little thinking!) Use EXAMPLES from the essays to back up your critics. Hint—Look at each essay’s scoring to notice where it’s weaknesses are and pay specific attention to those areas while reading. How could they improve those areas that they scored low in?
Example:
Essay 1-
“This essay was really short and extremely generic in its statements. For example, ‘School is hard.’ should have been backed up with reasons why it’s hard. There were very few details. Much more evidence and explanation is needed for this essay to make sense…etc.”
Essay 2-
…and so on.