Touchstone 3.2: Draft an Argumentative Research EssayASSIGNMENT: Using your outline and annotated bibliography from Touchstones 1.2 and 2.2, draft a 6-8 page argumentative research essay on your chosen topic. In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back […]

3.1: Construct a Rogerian ArgumentASSIGNMENT: As you learned in this unit, a Rogerian argument is one that presents two sides of a debate and argues for a solution that will satisfy both sides. Given two articles presenting opposing sides of an issue (mandatory uniforms in schools), construct your own 2-3 page Rogerian argument essay in […]

For each letter of the 26 alphabet, think of a word that goes with the story. This may include character, setting, ideas, important events or adjectives that describe those elements. Each word must also be accompanied by a description of how it is important to the story.

Choose your course & MajorDetermine your interest (stage 1): here you present information about your values,  personality, interests and skills in one paragraph.Discover your career (Stage 2): here you will present the information you have collected about the career you are pursuing or your dream job in the second paragraph.Plan your career goals (stage 3): […]

2.2: Create an Annotated BibliographyASSIGNMENT: Using your research question, working thesis, and outline from Touchstone 1.2, create an annotated bibliography that provides a synopsis of your sources and an explanation of how you will use them. In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. […]

2.1: Evaluate a SourceASSIGNMENT: For this essay, you will select one of the sources you have found through your preliminary research about your research topic. Which source you choose is up to you; however, it should be substantial enough that you will be able to talk about it at length, and intricate enough that it […]

Write a Research Question, Thesis, and OutlineTopic:Is religion the cause of WarASSIGNMENT: Following the Topic Selection Guidelines below, choose an argumentative topic to research. This will be your topic throughout the entire course, so the activities required for this assignment will provide the foundation for your future Touchstones. The topic for an argumentative research paper […]

Engage with a Work of ResearchASSIGNMENT: For this essay, you will select one of the articles provided below and engage in a 2-3 page summary and response dialogue with the source. This will involve providing a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided […]