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MLA FORMAT

This essay should be between 900 and 1000 words, excluding the required annotated bibliography.

Topic: Are scores in school enough to evaluate a child's progress? 

First, you will choose a topic of interest that has at least two opposing sides then, you need to research that topic in order to specify the topic’s scope, so it can be easily discussed in 1000 word essay.

Note: Consider your audience as laymen in the field who have only general knowledge of your topic. 

This essay must include a minimum of five sources.  Three should be peer-reviewed sources,

Make sure to include the following sections in your essay:

an introduction and claim,
background,
body,
and a conclusion.

Within the body of your essay, make sure to include the following in any order:

The background for your chosen topic,
the opposition - use an academic tone, and do not show bias,
the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents' claims,
scholarly research,
your claim -- use an academic tone, and do not show bias,
discuss the warrants for your claim and the opposition in order to find the common ground,
and show the common ground between your opponents' claim and your claim.

The Annotated Bibliography

An annotated Bibliography (AB) is due with your Rogerian essay. Using the MLA guide, list each source as it will appear on the Works Cited page of your essay. Summarize each source in two or three grammatically-correct  sentences. These short summaries are the "annotations." 

The following is a sample of an "annotated bibliography."

Annotated Bibliography (Centered)