Lebofsky-Downs English 711 Essay Assignment #1 Due: Tuesday, September 22 nd . You must bring TWO typed copies of your essay to class for peer review. You will have the opportunity to revise the essay to hand in Thursday, September 24 th ’; you must also upload this revised essay to the SafeAssignments link on our Blackboard page. Please write a typed, double-spaced essay. Include MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page. Length: three to four pages (not including Works Cited) Evaluation of an Argument through Analysis – In this assignment, you are required to show your abilities to summarize and evaluate the effectiveness of an argument, based on your analysis of it. Thus far in the course, we have explored the ways in which we read and analyze an argumentative text critically. Critical analysis of a text requires us to look for what the author claims (the main idea/thesis) and to closely examine how the author presents and supports the claim and evidence and how he or she addresses his or her opposing views. Write an essay in which you evaluate the effectiveness of Janet Holmes’s essay “Women Talk Too Much” based on your analysis of its claims, evidence, and the presentation of the claims and evidence. Is the essay persuasive? Why or why not? Which elements of the argument make it persuasive and which do not? In order to complete this assignment successfully, you need first to analyze and evaluate Holmes's essay thoroughly by asking the following questions: A. Claims (1) What is the author’s main claim (thesis)? Is it clearly stated? Does it reflect the purpose of the essay? (2) What are her subsidiary claims? That is, what are the claims that she uses to support her main claim? Are they clear and valid? Are they related to the main claim? (3) Does the author address opposing views fairly and counter them successfully? B. Evidence (1) What kind of evidence does the author use? (e.g., facts, statistics, examples, personal experience, expert testimony, analogy) (2) Is the evidence sufficient, specific, relevant, and convincing? C. Presentation (1) What is the author’s tone? Is it neutral, sincere, respectful, humorous, sarcastic, pessimistic, etc.? How do you know? How does it contribute to the argument? (2) How is the text organized? Is the organization effective? Once you have analyzed the essay and made the evaluation, decide on several areas (points) about which you can write substantially in this assignment. These are called your “points of evaluation.” These points of evaluation need to be included in your thesis statement, and each needs to be supported in your body paragraph(s). In your introduction, introduce Holmes’s essay by summarizing it accurately, beginning with its thesis. After the summary, end the introduction with your own thesis statement that is focused and r ...

1. Lebofsky-Downs English
711
Essay Assignment #1
Due: Tuesday, September 22
nd
. You must bring TWO typed copies of your essay to class for
peer review.
You will have the opportunity to revise the essay to hand in
Thursday, September 24
th
’; you must also upload
this revised essay to the SafeAssignments link on our
Blackboard page.
Please write a typed, double-spaced essay. Include MLA in-text
citations and a Works Cited page.
Length: three to four pages (not including Works Cited)
Evaluation of an Argument through Analysis – In this
assignment, you are required to show your abilities to
summarize and evaluate the effectiveness of an argument, based

2. on your analysis of it.
Thus far in the course, we have explored the ways in which we
read and analyze an argumentative text critically.
Critical analysis of a text requires us to look for what the author
claims (the main idea/thesis) and to closely examine
how the author presents and supports the claim and evidence
and how he or she addresses his or her opposing views.
Write an essay in which you evaluate the effectiveness of Janet
Holmes’s essay “Women Talk Too Much”
based on your analysis of its claims, evidence, and the
presentation of the claims and evidence. Is the essay
persuasive? Why or why not? Which elements of the argument
make it persuasive and which do not?
In order to complete this assignment successfully, you need first
to analyze and evaluate Holmes's essay thoroughly
by asking the following questions:
A. Claims
(1) What is the author’s main claim (thesis)? Is it clearly
stated? Does it reflect the purpose of the essay?
(2) What are her subsidiary claims? That is, what are the claims
that she uses to support her main claim?

3. Are they clear and valid? Are they related to the main claim?
(3) Does the author address opposing views fairly and counter
them successfully?
B. Evidence
(1) What kind of evidence does the author use? (e.g., facts,
statistics, examples, personal experience, expert
testimony, analogy)
(2) Is the evidence sufficient, specific, relevant, and
convincing?
C. Presentation
(1) What is the author’s tone? Is it neutral, sincere, respectful,
humorous, sarcastic, pessimistic, etc.?
How do you know? How does it contribute to the argument?
(2) How is the text organized? Is the organization effective?
Once you have analyzed the essay and made the evaluation,
decide on several areas (points) about which you can
write substantially in this assignment. These are called your
“points of evaluation.” These points of evaluation
need to be included in your thesis statement, and each needs to
be supported in your body paragraph(s).
In your introduction, introduce Holmes’s essay by summarizing

4. it accurately, beginning with its thesis. After the
summary, end the introduction with your own thesis statement
that is focused and reflects the evaluative purpose of
your essay.
In your body paragraphs, support each point of evaluation in
each body paragraph by providing several pieces of
specific evidence from Holmes’s essay and by explaining how
such evidence proves your point. While writing
your body paragraphs, try to use, whenever relevant, such
terminology as audience, purpose, claims, evidence,
reasoning, credibility, opposing views, counterargument,
language, tone, and organization.
In your conclusion, restate your focused thesis and write other
insightful concluding remarks.
For all essay assignments, try to meet the Grading Criteria for
Portfolios.
LASA 2 - Conflict Management Report
The workplace can be an especially stressful environment.
Personal conflicts between coworkers, fear of layoffs, and
heavy workloads can be causes of negative stress. This stress
can be carried to our homes and after-work activities, impacting
personal health. Allowing these stressors to build and intensify

5. will only further impair the work environment. For this
assignment, you are required to review a scenario regarding a
woman (Kate) who has experienced negative stress stemming
from her work environment. Then, you will compare your own
conflict management skills and experiences against Kate’s
experiences. Follow the directions below to write an 8 page
report on conflict management.
Review the following scenario:
Kate has been employed by a well-known manufacturing
company for 12 years. She is the only female on her line and the
fastest worker. She has been promoted several times through
mergers and acquisitions, but has always been looked over for a
senior management position. Kate believes she is qualified for
advancement but thinks her manager has a problem with her
personally. To top it off, Kate did not receive a semiannual or
annual review, which would have resulted in a raise. Her
coworkers (all males) have urged her to go to management and
report what she believes to be discriminatory behavior from her
immediate manager.
Now, complete the following tasks:
1. Discuss a situation you have been in where you felt you were
passed over for a promotion, made to feel indifferent, or were
discriminated against. Compare and contrast your story with
Kate’s.
2. Compare the possible ethical breaches of Kate’s manager
against your own manager’s behavior. Utilize scholarly research
on leadership theory as justification.
3. Compare the possible legal breaches of Kate’s manager
against your own manager’s behavior. Utilize scholarly research
on leadership theory as justification.
4. Recommend an approach Kate could have used to manage the
negative risk both personally and professionally.

6. 5. Evaluate the advice Kate received from her coworkers.
6. Referring to the conflict resolution strategies taught in this
course, determine which one is best suited to resolve Kate’s
conflict. Justify your position.
7. In the chart below, evaluate your conflict resolution skills
from the past five years. Rate yourself on a scale from 1–5,
where 1 represents low performing and 5 represents high
performing.
Conflict Resolution Approach
Rate Yourself (1–5)
o Preventing the conflict
o Suppressing the conflict
o Avoiding the conflict
o Using false emotions for distracting the conflict
o Eliminating the conflict
o Accepting the conflict
o Recognizing the value of the conflict
o Encouraging interpersonal criticism
o Managing the conflict
8. Select one conflict resolution approach in which you ranked
the lowest and develop an individual improvement plan for that

7. approach.
9. Explain how the mediation process could strengthen your
conflict resolution and management skills.
10. Discuss how the arbitration process could strengthen your
conflict resolution and management skills.
11. Implement some portion of your plan. Provide a detailed
summary of the changes that occurred in your development as it
relates to your ability to handle conflict.
Write an 8–10-page report in Word format. Utilize at least four
scholarly sources (in addition to your textbook) to complete
your research, referencing them within the text and at the end in
a reference list. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner;
demonstrate ethical scholarship through accurate representation
and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.
LASA 2 Grading Criteria
Assignment Components
Proficient
Discuss a situation you have been in where you felt you were
passed over for a promotion, made to feel indifferent, or were
discriminated against. Compare and contrast your story with
Kate’s.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
The discrimination example described is clear, logical, and
relevant. A logical comparison is provided that contrasts one’s
story with Kate’s. Multiple relevant examples are included.

8. Compare the possible ethical breaches of Kate’s manager
against your own manager’s behavior. Utilize scholarly research
on leadership theory as justification.
[CO:3, 5
PO: 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
An accurate comparison is given between the ethical breaches
of Kate’s manager against one’s own past experiences. Multiple
relevant examples, leadership theories, and additional scholarly
resources are utilized.
Compare the possible legal breaches of Kate’s manager against
your own manager’s behavior. Utilize scholarly research on
leadership theory as justification.
[CO:3, 5
PO: 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
An accurate comparison is given between the legal breaches of
Kate’s manager against one’s own past experiences. Multiple
relevant examples, leadership theories, and additional scholarly
resources are utilized.
Recommend an approach Kate could have used to manage the
negative risk both personally and professionally.

9. [CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
A logical recommendation regarding an approach Kate could
have used to manage the negative risk both personally and
professionally is given. Multiple relevant examples and
scholarly resources are utilized.
Evaluate the advice Kate received from her coworkers.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
A clear and logical evaluation is provided regarding the advice
Kate received from her coworkers. Multiple relevant examples
and scholarly resources are utilized.
Determine which conflict resolution strategy in your readings is
best suited to resolve Kate’s conflict. Justify your position.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
The conflict resolution strategy best suited to resolve Kate’s
conflict is logically determined. Multiple relevant examples and
scholarly resources are utilized as justification.
Rate your conflict resolution skills over the past five years and

10. develop a plan to improve one of your conflict resolution
approaches.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
A completed rating is provided regarding one’s conflict
resolution approaches. A logical and effective individual
development plan to improve one’s selected conflict resolution
approach is provided. Multiple useful suggestions are included.
Scholarly resources are used.
Explain how the mediation process could strengthen your
conflict resolution and management skills.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
A clear and accurate explanation is given of how the mediation
process could strengthen one’s conflict resolution and
management skills. Scholarly resources are utilized in support.
Discuss how the arbitration process could strengthen your
conflict resolution and management skills.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
A clear and accurate discussion is provided of how the
arbitration process could strengthen one’s conflict resolution

11. and management skills. Useful examples are given. Scholarly
resources are utilized.
Summarize the changes that occurred in your development in
relation to your ability to handle conflict.
[CO:1, 5
PO: 1.1, 4.2, 5.1
ILO: 1, 2, 3, 5]
The summary of changes that occurred in one’s development in
relation to handling conflict is clear and logical. Relevant
examples are provided. Scholarly resources are utilized.
Academic Writing
Organization (16)
Usage and Mechanics (16)
APA Elements (24)
Style (8)
[CO_W
PO: 3.a
ILO: 2]
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship through accurate representation and
attribution of sources (i.e. APA); and displayed accurate
spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources

12. aligned with specified assignment requirements.
2015 September 20
Evaluation of ‘women talk too much’
Do women talk too much? Janet Holmes is an academic
author who has publishing many articles about social
guidelines. In this article Janet Holmes try to prove that women
talk actually less than men and belief that women always talk
more than men can be stereotype. Because People usually
approve that women talk more than men in general. That’s
special a female author wrote an essay which named is ‘women
talk too much’. Even though she used some strong evidence for
her article and her point, bur her claim is not effective enough.
In this article, Janet Holmes use claim inefficiently. In
‘women talk too much’ Holmes wrote that ‘despite the
widespread belief that women talk more than man, most of the
available evidence suggests just the opposite (300).’She
believes that women actually talk less than men. She also
showing many evidence to prove that ‘widespread’ is not true.
Also in her conclusion, Holmes claim that ‘it all depends on
different factors, including the social contract in which the talk
is talking place, the kind of talk in involved and the relative
social confidence of the speakers. Which is affected by such
things as their social rules and their familiarity with the topic’
(304). She wants to say that women talk much then men only in
some special and certain situation. But there is no certain
answer for this argument who talk more women or men. This
claim that Janet Holmes give in the end is controversial with the
one that the author give in the beginning of her essay. Since
readers who read this article will have a hard time to understand
Janet Holmes position of the article, the main claim that Janet
Holmes gave readers is not strong enough.
Janet Holmes also use some facts to improve her opinion.

13. She use evidence to support that men talk more when men
participate many participate many public activities. But women
talk more when women in some private conversations. In
general, the truths that Janet Holmes provide can be really
supportive. For example, author wrote that ‘Miriam Meyerhoff
asked a group of ten young people clear to the interviewees that
the more speech they produced the better.’(302). Miriam
Meyerhoff is a sociolinguist who comes from New Zealand
.Janet Holmes use the expert truths to support the fact women
were much more likely than men to be willing to talk to people
at length .It is convincing .In this ‘women talk too much’.
Holmes explained that ‘Evidence collected by American, British
and New Zealand researchers shows that men dominate the
talking time in committee meetings. Staff meetings, seminars
and task- oriented decision- makings groups ’(301) This facts
makes a lot of sense, because of this fact that people know it
from their own life. Therefore. Janet Holmes’s evidence can be
very useful.
But Janet Holmes also has a weak claim, but the best part
of this is article is her ton, and she also did a well present since
I did not read anything that extremely good or bad in her article.
I believe that she use some natural tone to try to explain her
claim. In Janet Holmes article ‘women talk too much’, she
believes that ‘we have now reached the conclusion that the
question ‘do women talk more than men?’ cannot be answered
‘yes or no’ the answer is rather’, ‘it all depends’. (304) I think
that Holms use a very natural tone .People usually use very
directly way to speak when they have a conversation with other
peoples. However, instead of saying ‘no’ Janet Holmes says
‘it’s depends’. (304) Author choose tone in a general and
effective way. People who has different opinion about man and
women who talks more will getting easily to accept the
statement that Holmes use. Thus, the tone that Holmes use is
well, and it can help her audience to understand better.
For the conclusion. The author Janet Holmes’s article’
women talk too much’ is generally persuasive. Janet Holmes

14. uses a very good tone, and she also provides some strong
evidence for her article. I suggest author as a reader. Holmes
focus on her claim, maybe she should talk these claim to readers
directly. That will be more helpful for reader to understand this
article, to make reader more agree with her point. Talk her
claim directly is better.