Assignment Prompt: Researched Argument
Overview
The researched argument is the final step in the writing process. For this assignment, you will pull on all of the course work you have completed thus far, bringing the pieces together into a final, polished project: a well-analyzed, well-supported,
claim
-driven essay. Also, you will need to locate and read at least one more source to help you build your argument.
Thus, this argument will be supported by 6 sources. (Note: previous assignments needed only 5 sources.)
Expectations
The researched argument is your chance to showcase all of your hard work, as you demonstrate:
· The ability to take a position in a persuasive,
logic
-driven manner.
· The art of crafting a debatable
claim
and supporting it with
logic
-driven
evidence
· The skill of building a solid structure and foundation in support of the debatable
claim
· Consideration of the counterclaim, and a well-informed rebuttal
· The skill of source support via valid points and credible
evidence
Requirements
Length: a minimum of 1500 words are required for this assignment. *If the minimum word count is not met, your assignment will be returned with no grade and a resubmission will be required.
Sources: An
MLA
formatted
Works Cited
page and in-text (parenthetical) citations are required for this assignment. The
Works Cited
page should include at least
6 cited sources. As a reminder, sources cited on your “
Works Cited
” page must also be cited within your essay as in-text citations. You may use all, some or none of the sources you originally read to prepare for all of the other assignments in this course; however you must include
evidence
from 6 read and reviewed
scholarly sources
for this assignment.
*If the minimum source count (6) is not met, your assignment will be returned with no grade and a resubmission will be required.
The researched argument should include the following four components: Topic
Introduction
, Body,
Conclusion
, and
Works Cited
Page with at least 6 sources.
Check out the table below for more information about the required content and conditions of each component:
|
Component |
Content |
Conditions |
|
Topic |
In Start with an attention grabber or Your main |
Top Tip: Aim for at least six to eight sentences here, to allow for full forecasting of the rest of the essay. |
|
Body |
Clearly present the reasons in the order as listed with the main Provide warrants to connect each reason; then, explore the reason with You will want to bring up a |
Top Tip: Make sure to use strong |
|
Restate your Briefly End with a strong clincher statement: an appropriate, meaningful final sentence that ties the whole point of the essay together (you may want to refer back to the attention grabber or |
Top Tip: You should plan to really grab the readers’ attention one last time here–to leave them with some final food for thought. |
|
|
Plan to include 6 sources here (and each source should also be cited directly in the essay, as in-text citations). |
Top Tip: As a reminder, sources cited on your “ Note: 6 sources minimum. |
Document Format:
MLA
formatting: Heading (name, assignment name, course name, date), original title, header (page numbers), line-spacing (double-spaced), 1” margins, 12-point font size, and Times New Roman or other sans-serif font. Includes properly formatting in-text citations and the
Works Cited
page. (6 sources minimum.) The
thesis
should be underlined.
Genre
/
Style
: Formal,
academic essay
. Underline the
thesis
/main
claim
.
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