Assignment 3 Evaluation Short-Eared Owl By Evelyn Mix

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Assignment 3 EVALUATION
Write an essay expressing your judgment about the worth or value of an item that the ship will choose, and then defend your judgment through the details you present.
The Genre: Evaluation involves making judgments. Evaluation essays present the writer’s opinion about his/her topic and support for that opinion, so that the reader sees something of the process the writer went through to reach a judgment about the topic. Because this judgment will be a value judgment, evaluation essays are essentially argumentative. You must present developed, well-supported arguments. Evaluations also require you to look critically at the standards underlying your own judgments as well as those of other people.  First, agree on what to evaluate. Second, determine the aspects of it you want to consider. Third, establish criteria for each aspect. Fourth, make a value judgment. • Fifth, offer specific support for your judgment. Include outside sources. Use the information you find in the library, on the internet, and your ship’s experience when viewing the item, as well as ideas from the artist, classmates, and teachers to support your argument.
How This Genre Functions in the University: College students write evaluations of various kinds in many courses. The English major writes evaluations of novels, poems and short stories. The art major writes evaluations of paintings and painters.  The business major writes personnel evaluations, and successful or failing business evaluations. The computer science major writes evaluations of computer programs and systems.
Assignment Options: Write an essay evaluating an item in one of the following categories: • an on-campus sculpture • a painting, perhaps from the Holton-Hooker Living and Learning collection• a collage, perhaps from the Holton-Hooker Living and Learning collection• an on-campus mural• an on-campus performance
There are many other types of art that you may select.  If your item is not on this list, however, the ship must secure the approval of the Admiral of the Fleet.
The Regatta: Your ship will hold a Blackboard discussion group meeting to decide and prioritize what you want to evaluate.  When you reach a consensus, email me your choices 1-2-3.  You will get them on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning tomorrow at noon.  (Timeliness does count!).  The ship will go immediately to the Discussion Board on Bb to determine the aspects you want to consider and the criteria you will use for evaluation.  These will be “reported-out” by the ship’s captain at the next class.
Paper Guidelines: All evaluations will require library research with MLA documentation. Your essay should be four to five double-spaced pages.