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ou should have already chosen a topic for your final essay.  Now, you need to explore the multiple viewpoints associated with that topic. Go to the discussion board and write a brief essay (450 words minimum) summarizing some of the multiple viewpoints associated with that topic (for and against, pro and con).  At the end of your essay, present your own opinion on the topic in the form of a thesis statement or arguable claim.  Refer to the previous video lesson on constructing an arguable thesis to help you.

 try to fill in any gaps you see in their understanding of the pros and cons of the issue.  In addition, evaluate the thesis statement.  Does it make a limited and arguable claim about the topic or issue?  If not, suggest ways to improve the thesis.

we have to use some of those words

Vocabulary for Unit FiveThese are the vocabulary words for Unit 5.  Remember to incorporate them into your Discussion Board in this unit.
Plausible       Objectivity       Substantiated
Integrity         Effusive          Superfluous
Sanction       Fabricated      Ambiguous
Ambivalent

please choose one topic from there

• Choosing a TopicAs you move through this unit you will need to have in mind a topic about which you want to research and argue.  You will choose your topics from the Opposing Viewpoints database available through the DCCCD libraries.  This link will take you there:  Opposing Viewpoints
  On the library database page you will see a link in the far right column titled "opposing viewpoints." 
  
  
  After clicking that, you will be asked to log in to the Library system.  
  
  
  When you get to the Opposing Viewpoints page click on "browse issues" from the top menu.
  We have selected for you a list of issues that you are to choose from for your final essay.  The topics are as follows:
  U.S. Borders (Emigration & Immigration)
  
  • Cuba & Immigration
  • Children of illegal immigrants
  •  Social Justice
    
  • Civil Rights
  • Popular Culture
    
  • Culture of Beauty
  • Celebrity Culture
  • Renewable Energy
    Animal Experimentation
    Technology & Education
    Vaccines
    Privacy
    Criminal Justice
    Millennial Generation
    Genetically Modified Foods
    Browse these topics and select one that you are interested in writing about.  This topic will be the focus of your individual assignments in this unit.
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