Guidelines:
Select a topic and argue your point for OR against and provide explanations of support. You must have at least three aspects of explanation, so think carefully about your chosen topic. Where do you stand? Why do you believe of disbelieve? What is the evidence? What does the research say?
The minimum requirement is six outside sources (three of which should be scholarly). The essay should six full pages in length, contain a developed thesis, proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. In making use of outside sources, you should demonstrate the ability to effectively use summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation in support of your thesis. Provide an outline and draft prior to the due date for review. You must use MLA format with a Works Cited page as the last page. All research must be your original work, and all sources need to be attributed back to their sources. Failure to do so could result in serious academic consequences.
Remember:
The argumentative research paper consists of an introduction in which the writer clearly introduces the topic and informs his audience exactly which stance he intends to take; this stance is often identified as the thesis statement.
An important goal of the argumentative research paper is persuasion, which means the topic chosen should be debatable or controversial. The student would support the thesis throughout the paper by means of both primary and secondary sources, with the intent to persuade the audience that the interpretation of the situation is viable.
Frame your issue in the form of an arguable thesis statement. Asking a question is not a thesis; providing an answer is. Stating a problem is not a thesis; offering a solution is. So, you must articulate a position on an issue. If you doubt your thesis, use the word “should” in the thesis to ensure that the thesis statement is arguing for or against something.
(six-page essay, double-spaced, with each paragraph one full page in length)
I. INTRODUCTION
1-2 paragraphs
PURPOSE: Lays the foundation for proving your argument. Will often include:
Background of issue being discussed
Definition of key terms
Explanation of key theories
OPTIONAL ELEMENTS
Make your introductory paragraph interesting. How can you draw your readers in?
What background information, if any, do we need to know in order to understand your claim?
If you do not follow this paragraph with a background information paragraph, please insert that info here.
REQUIRED ELEMENTS
If you are arguing about a literary workstate author + title. If youre arguing about an issue or theory provide a brief explanation of issue/theory. If you are arguing about a filmstate director, year + title
STATE your claim at the end
II. COUNTER-ARGUMENT
PURPOSE: To anticipate your readers objections; make yourself sound more objective and reasonable.
Optional; usually 1-2 paragraphs tops
What possible argument might your reader pose against your argument and/or some aspect of your reasoning? Insert one or more of those arguments here and refute them.
End paragraph with a concluding sentence that reasserts your papers claim.
III. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE PARAGRAPH #1
PURPOSE: To prove your argument. Usually is one paragraph but it can be longer.
Topic Sentence: What is one item, fact, detail, or example you can tell your readers that will help them better understand your claim/paper topic? Your answer should be the topic sentence for this paragraph.
Explain Topic Sentence: Do you need to explain your topic sentence? If so, do so here.
Introduce Evidence:
Introduce your evidence either in a few words (As Dr. Brown states ) or in a full sentence (To understand this issue we first need to look at statistics).
State Evidence: What supporting evidence (reasons, examples, facts, statistics, and/or quotations) can you include to prove/support/explain your topic sentence?
Explain Evidence: How should we read or interpret the evidence you are providing us? How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph? Can be opinion based and is often at least 1-3 sentences.
Concluding Sentence: End your paragraph with a concluding sentence that reasserts how the topic sentence of this paragraph helps up better understand and/or prove your papers overall claim.
IV – V SUPPORTING EVIDENCE PARAGRAPH #2-#3
Repeat above
VI CONCLUSION
PART 1: SUM UP
PURPOSE: Remind readers of your argument and supporting evidence
Restates your papers overall claim and supporting evidence
PART 2: YOUR SO WHAT
PURPOSE: To illustrate that you have thought critically and analytically about this issue.
Your conclusion should not simply restate your intro paragraph. If your conclusion says almost the exact same thing as your introduction, it may indicate that you have not done enough critical thinking during the course of your essay (since you ended up right where you
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