Argument for Education
39701English 100/101-Essay 3
Assignment:
For this assignment, you will work with your group members to choose an argumentative topic to research and learn about. You will each then write your own essay with your own opinion using communal research and the ability to discuss your essay, opinion, and issues with your group members.
PLEASE NOTE: Your topic cannot be one used previously in your group or by any other groups this semester.
You also may not write about the same topic for Essay 3 and the Research Paper.
Here is a list of the topics that have been used this semester and cannot be used again for Essay 3:
Abortion Impact of the Internet
Gun Control Driverless Cars
Forced Vaccination Free College
Legal Driving Age Arming Teachers
Women’s Rights Animal Rights
GMOs
Purpose: Argue about a topic.
Audience: Anyone in the course.
Voice: Mostly third person, although first person is appropriate for personal opinion and point of view.
Format:
The essay should include an introductory paragraph (or two) that hooks your reader’s interest; a clear thesis statement that states what your topic and central idea are; at least three central points identified with topic sentences that identify the main point for each paragraph; support in the form of personal experience, examples, hypothetical situations, and outside research that includes summaries, paraphrases, and quotations properly cited in MLA format; and a conclusion that brings the essay to a satisfactory close.
Requirements:
The essay should be 1300-1600 words (4-5 pages) in length, typed, double-spaced, in MLA format. You must have three (3)-six (6) outside sources (other than your own examples or observations), taken from books, periodicals, scholarly journals, interviews, surveys, and other forms of field research. One of these sources must be a scholarly/peer-reviwed article or from a scholarly book (a university press publisher, for example); this requirement is to encourage you to become aware of and make use of scholarly materials. Make sure to document any quotes, paraphrases, summaries or other research by including in-text citation of your sources and create a Works Cited page, listing all sources used, at the end of the document according to MLA format. The essay should also include a point of concession to the opposing point of view; it may also include a counterargument/refutation to the opposing point of view.
Grading Criteria
The essay will be graded on the inclusion of 1) a strong thesis that asserts your opinion; 2) clear organization (including the use of topic sentences); 3) effective support of your argument, especially using research including a scholarly/peer-reviewed article; 4) a point of concession; 5) clear and effective logic used to develop the argument; and 5) the successful use of MLA format for in-text and end-text citation (Works Cited page), as well as 6) grammar, punctuation, and successful editing and proofreading.
Prompt
Consider you topic and write an argument for or against the issue; be sure to give reasons and offer research as evidence to support your opinion.
Important Dates:
____ Essay 3 Group Work (Remember to bring two copies to class of your rough draft)
Note: Remember that the highest grade you can receive if you fail to bring your rough draft is a C)
____ Essay 3 Final *Be sure to attach the rubric and submit the final version to UnPlag (Eng 100) or SafeAssign (Eng 101).
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