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Argumentative/ persuasive paper. English 1302 Version #1. Crucial!. KEEP ALL DRAFTS OF THIS ESSAY ASSIGNMENT AND BRING THEM TO CLASS EACH DAY You will receive grades for each draft. requirements. Research your topic. You must use at least three credible, reasonably unbiased sources.
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Argumentative/persuasive paper English 1302 Version #1
Crucial! • KEEP ALL DRAFTS OF THIS ESSAY ASSIGNMENT AND BRING THEM TO CLASS EACH DAY • You will receive grades for each draft
requirements • Research your topic. • You must use at least three credible, reasonably unbiased sources. • You must add appeals to logic to this version of your essay. • You must submit a copy of your source material with your paper. • Photocopy or print the pages you take your information from • Highlight the passages you take your information from • Put these in order as they are referenced in your paper and staple them to the back of your paper
requirements • You must use parenthetical citations to document your information. • You must create a Works Cited page for the essay. • Your Works Cited page is always the last page of your paper and must be numbered as such • Your citations and Works Cited page must be completed using MLA style (7th edition). • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
requirements • Write a well-organized paper on your topic; create a three-part thesis. • Underline and label the following: • Lead • Identification of the controversy surrounding your topic • Thesis statement • Topic sentences • Appeals to logic (research!)
requirements • Be sure your essay: • is revelatory; you should discuss a topic that is a bit off the beaten track • appeals to a wavering audience (check to see if you need to change your tone or focus to fit this audience) • identifies the controversy surrounding the issue • includes a strong, clearly stated thesis that states your position on the topic and includes three items that will be discussed in your paper • utilizes information from at least three credible, reasonably neutral sources
paragraph #1 • Introduction • Must have a fabulous lead (first sentence) • Must identify the controversy surrounding the issue • Last sentence is the three-part thesis statement. The thesis must state your position on the topic and include three items that will be discussed in your paper. It may also give a solution to the problem or direct the audience to do something specific to ameliorate the problem.
Paragraph #2 • First body paragraph • Discusses the first item in your three-part thesis • Be sure this paragraph has a strong topic sentence and includes outstanding evidence
Paragraph #3 • Second body paragraph • Discusses the second item in your three-part thesis • Be sure this paragraph has a strong topic sentence and includes outstanding evidence
Paragraph #4 • Third body paragraph • Discusses the third item in your three-part thesis • Be sure this paragraph has a strong topic sentence and includes outstanding evidence
Paragraph #5 • Conclusion • Do not introduce new topics or evidence • Tie the conclusion to the introduction • Create an interesting, thoughtful, satisfactory ending for the reader
example The following slides show an example of a three-part thesis with topic sentences that could be used to support this thesis.
Thesis / paragraph #1 • Air pollution in Dallas must be reduced because the current poor air quality causes asthma, contributes to lung disease, and stunts plant growth. • This statement gives the author’s position and includes three items of discussion
Topic sentence / paragraph #2 • Studies from the past ten years show that asthma cases in the Dallas area have risen as air quality has worsened. • Evidence • Significance (answers the question, “So what?”)
Topic sentence / paragraph #3 • Not only does poor air quality cause asthma, it contributes to lung disease as well. • Evidence • Significance (answers the question, “So what?”)
Topic sentence / paragraph #4 • Beyond its direct effects on people, air pollution also inhibits the growth of vegetation in the area. • Evidence • Significance (answers the question, “So what?”)