The Visual Argument Essay ENGL 1301: Law & Justice Length & Format: At least 750 words (not including Works Cited) in MLA format, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced. You must include a “Works Cited” page and use correct MLA format for in-text (parenthetical) citations. Image to Analyze: You may choose any image so long as it specifically relates to law, society, &/or justice. Two Sources: 1. The image; 2. An outside academic source (from RLC online library database or an RLC library book, chapter, section, etc.) Description: This essay analyzes an image. You must provide the image’s overall argument and explain how the visual evidence in the image supports the argument. Reading & Pre-Writing Strategy: First, carefully review the image you chose. Take notes and brainstorm in your Writer’s Notebook. Outline your ideas. Writing Strategy: Building upon your short preliminary outline, you should incorporate the components of a visual argument essay. These components correspond with the grading criteria: 1. Introduction Paragraph should include:a. Hook/Attention grabber-(question/rhetorical question, anecdote, surprising statement, or a declarative); b. Significance-explains how the hook relates to the thesis; and c. Thesis statement-A one-sentence, overall argument that you believe the image makes or its take-away message. 2, 3, & 4. Reason Paragraphs: These are argumentative paragraphs that link to and break down your thesis statement. These paragraphs should include: a. A “reason” topic sentence. A reason provides a “why” or “because” the thesis statement is true. This sentence states the overall meaning or concept covered in the paragraph. b. Visual evidence from the image (ie. main image, smaller images that surround it, colors, objects in foreground or background, text, placement of objects or text, etc.) You must provide an in-text citation at the end of EVERY sentence where you summarize, paraphrase, or quote information from the image. You may quote only up toone line on your page. Otherwise, paraphrase. For images, an in-text citation should include the creator’s last name: (Thomas). If no creator is listed, then you should include the title in quotes: (“Just Say No”) c. Analysis of the evidence. This information explains how the evidence you used relates to the reason. Analysis answers the following questions: So what? Why does it matter? Who cares? Why is it important? What is the big point (what it is)? What is the big picture (what it means?). d. A conclusion sentence that summarizes the paragraph. 5. Cultural Assumption Paragraph that explains how a different issue in our society relates the “issue” in the image. This paragraph should include: a. A topic sentence. This sentence states the overall meaning or concept covered in the paragraph. b. Outside academic source material. You must provide an in-text citation at the end of EVERY sentence where you summarize, paraphrase, or quote information ...

1. The Visual Argument Essay
ENGL 1301: Law & Justice
Length & Format: At least 750 words (not including Works
Cited) in MLA format, Times New Roman 12-point font,
double-spaced. You must include a “Works Cited” page and use
correct MLA format for in-text (parenthetical) citations.
Image to Analyze: You may choose any image so long as it
specifically relates to law, society, &/or justice.
Two Sources: 1. The image; 2. An outside academic source
(from RLC online library database or an RLC library book,
chapter, section, etc.)
Description: This essay analyzes an image. You must provide
the image’s overall argument and explain how the visual
evidence in the image supports the argument.
Reading & Pre-Writing Strategy:
First, carefully review the image you chose. Take notes and
brainstorm in your Writer’s Notebook. Outline your ideas.
Writing Strategy:
Building upon your short preliminary outline, you should
incorporate the components of a visual argument essay. These
components correspond with the grading criteria:
1. Introduction Paragraph should include:a. Hook/Attention
grabber-(question/rhetorical question, anecdote, surprising
statement, or a declarative); b. Significance-explains how the
hook relates to the thesis; and c. Thesis statement-A one-
sentence, overall argument that you believe the image makes or
its take-away message.
2, 3, & 4. Reason Paragraphs: These are argumentative
paragraphs that link to and break down your thesis statement.
These paragraphs should include:
a. A “reason” topic sentence. A reason provides a “why” or
“because” the thesis statement is true. This sentence states the

2. overall meaning or concept covered in the paragraph.
b. Visual evidence from the image (ie. main image, smaller
images that surround it, colors, objects in foreground or
background, text, placement of objects or text, etc.)
You must provide an in-text citation at the end of EVERY
sentence where you summarize, paraphrase, or quote
information from the image. You may quote only up toone line
on your page. Otherwise, paraphrase. For images, an in-text
citation should include the creator’s last name: (Thomas). If no
creator is listed, then you should include the title in quotes:
(“Just Say No”)
c. Analysis of the evidence. This information explains how the
evidence you used relates to the reason. Analysis answers the
following questions: So what? Why does it matter? Who cares?
Why is it important? What is the big point (what it is)? What is
the big picture (what it means?).
d. A conclusion sentence that summarizes the paragraph.
5.
Cultural Assumption Paragraph that explains how a different
issue in our society relates the “issue” in the image. This
paragraph should include:
a. A topic sentence. This sentence states the overall meaning or
concept covered in the paragraph.
b. Outside academic source material. You must provide an in-
text citation at the end of EVERY sentence where you
summarize, paraphrase, or quote information from the source.
You may quote only up toone line on your page. Otherwise,
paraphrase. Typically, an in-text citation should include the
author’s last name and page number: (Baker 185). If no author
is listed, then you should include the title of the article in
quotes: (“Crime in America”). If page numbers are not listed,
provide either the author’s last name or the article’s title in
quotes: (Baker) or (“Crime in America”).

3. c. Analysis of the evidence. This information explains how the
evidence you used relates to the reason. Analysis answers the
following questions: So what? Why does it matter? Who cares?
Why is it important? What is the big point (what it is)? What is
the big picture (what it means?).
d. A conclusion sentence that summarizes the paragraph.
6. Conclusion paragraph should include: a. Summary of
your reasons; 2. Significance-So what? Why does it matter?
Who cares?; and c. Clincher/Conclusion Technique: question,
quote, vivid image, warning, call to action, suggestion of results
or consequences, universalization (compare to other
situations)), or coming full circle.
7. Works Cited for the image & for the outside academic
source. Here is an example for a Works Cited of an image:
Creator’s Last name, First name. “Title of the digital image.”
Title of the website, First name Last name of any contributors,
Version (if applicable), Number (if applicable), Publisher,
Publication date, URL.
Erin L. Kelley, PhD, JD
Q. 1. Explain with the help of suitable examples / graph the
following;
(a) ‘Production Possibility Curve’.
(a) The concept of ‘Opportunity Cost’.
(c) The concept of ‘Margin’ in Economics.
Q. 2.
(a) Distinguish between ‘Quantity Demanded’ and ‘Demand
Schedule’.
(b) Distinguish between ‘movement along demand curve’ and

4. ‘shift in demand curve’.
(c) By drawing a graph for the market demand and supply (of
commodity X) show the conditions of ‘equilibrium’, ‘excess
demand’, and ‘excess supply’.
Akova 1
Akova 2
Kadyr Akova
Dr. Kelley
ENGL 1301
10/11/2017Visual argument essay outline
Part 1
Part 2
I. I believe that overworking employees is the primary source of
stress.
II. Most of the workers face too much work, challenging tasks
at work, and pressure from the management which results in a
lousy relationship leading to low efficiency.
III. The modern working patterns like boring working life, low
wages, low positions, and economic hardships are significant
sources of stress.
IV. To cope up with the high living standards, you find people
doing more than three jobs a day thus overworking and a bad
healthy which eventually causes stress.
V. Our society relates to the issue of overworking employees as
the norm of working places which advocates for all work day
thus damaging family life and increasing the level of stress.
Visual Argument Essay
Levels of Achievement
Criteria
Outstanding A-10/9 pts.

5. Strong B-8 pts.
Adequate C-7 pts.
Limited D-6 pts.
Unacceptable F-5-0 pts.
Comments
General-successfully develops an overall visual analysis based
on thesis, supporting main points, and evidence; engaging title
included.
Introduction & thesis-hook, significance, and athesis statement.
Reasons-at least 3 clearly-established main points that distinctly
support the thesis statement.
Evidence-at least 3 specific pieces of visual evidence that
further support your main points.

6. Overall Analysis & Paragraph Development –each paragraph
developed fully and completely with reason, evidence, analysis,
and concluding sentence.
Cultural Assumption & Analysis-full paragraph with respect to
historical, cultural, and/or social contexts and assumptions
connecting to the visual representation.
Conclusion-full conclusion without repetition; successfully
implement conclusion technique (s).
Transitions-Smoothly connects each idea from one paragraph to
the next.
Source Integration & Citations-1 scholarly academic online

7. library database source required; proper usage of parenthetical
and Works Cited citations.
Grammar, Mechanics, MLA Heading; 750 words; Times New
Roman 12 pt. Font
Score Average