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The Argument Essay Components SCC

This document provides instructions for an argument essay assignment due on December 9, 2010. It outlines the components and structure of the paper, which should be 4-5 pages following MLA format. The paper must choose a topic of interest, state a clear thesis, and include an introduction, 3 body paragraphs with evidence to support the thesis, a proposed solution paragraph, consideration of alternative arguments, and a conclusion. The essay must cite at least 5 sources using MLA in-text and Works Cited page format.

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The Argument Essay Components SCC

This document provides instructions for an argument essay assignment due on December 9, 2010. It outlines the components and structure of the paper, which should be 4-5 pages following MLA format. The paper must choose a topic of interest, state a clear thesis, and include an introduction, 3 body paragraphs with evidence to support the thesis, a proposed solution paragraph, consideration of alternative arguments, and a conclusion. The essay must cite at least 5 sources using MLA in-text and Works Cited page format.

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The Argument Essay Components

Eng 1301 Final Essay


Rough Draft due for self review: Thursday December 2, 2010
Rough Draft II due for peer review: Thursday December 2, 2010
FINAL COPY + POWER POINT PRESENTATION due on exam date Thursday December 9, 2010 @
9-11am

1. Choose a topic that interests you


2. Give your topic an interesting title
3. Structure of the paper:

• Introduction - Provide the necessary background to introduce your reader to your topic.
State your position by making a claim (thesis).

• Paragraph 1: In this paragraph discuss one of the reasons cited in the first paragraph.
Specifically, your aim in this paragraph is to present evidence in support of your claim.

• Paragraph 2: Discuss another of the reasons cited in the first paragraph. Provide evidence.

• Paragraph 3: Discuss another of the reasons cited in the first paragraph. Provide evidence.

• Paragraph 4: Propose a solution to your topic issue and give evidence why your solution
would work.

• Paragraph 5: Discuss contradictory reasons relating to your claim (opposing arguments)


and refute them with your evidence/Discuss possible objections to your argument with the
aim of showing how they can be overcome.

• Conclusion: Restate your position/restate thesis. Discuss significance of your findings.


Call for action on the issue you have raised. Relate significance of issue to the audience.

4. Further instructions: Write a full 4 - 5 page paper on your chosen topic that lends itself to an
Argument paper. Follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) format by using Times New Roman
12-point font, 1” margins, all double spaced, and so on as discussed in class. Present facts in your paper.
Write as a third person narrator. Use third person plural “We” or “Our” when illustrating a point.
Use “I” only when illustrating a paragraph topic. DO NOT USE SECOND PERSON “YOU”.

6. Citations: You must have 5 sources cited on your paper. Follow MLA format for your Works Cited
page. Wikipedia is NOT acceptable. The paper must also have in-text (parenthetical) citation(s) as
well as a Works Cited page, which is a separate page, but a continuation of the paper EXAMPLE:

Works Cited

Purdue OWL. “MLA Formatting and Style Guide.” The Purdue OWL. Purdue U

Writing Lab, 10 May 2008. Web. 15 Nov. 2008

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