Why US should keep their borders open?

Purpose

This assignment requires you to use the outline building skills you learned in the Cause and Effect Essay unit..  In other words, you are required to organize your thesis and supporting evidence to write a paper.  Writing a thesis and outline enables you to clarify and organize your thoughts and strengthen the structure of your argument.  This assignment also requires you to organize your sources into a proper MLA formatted Works Cited page.

Directions  

1. Refine the thesis statement.  Make sure it has a clear key argument and at least three focused main ideas that prove the argument.  It is possible that you will include more main ideas in your final essay. 
2. Develop an introduction.  NOTE: You must include a complete introduction in your outline.
3. Create a topic sentence outline to support your thesis. Be sure your outline has clear topic sentences for each body paragraph.  
   1. Divide the main ideas into clear subpoints and develop these using the SEX formula of statement, evidence and explanation/analysis
   2. Remember the subpoints, the evidence, and the analysis you provide MUST support the main topic sentences.
   3. Also, remember to provide brief summaries--both for the evidence, and especially, for the analysis. In other words, explain briefly how you will show that the evidence proves the point and the key argument. 
   4. Develop a topic sentence for the counterargument, and using the SEX formula, provide evidence and analysis
   5. Also include a summary of your rebuttal for this counterargument.
4. Include evidence from at least FIVE sources to support the argument and ONE source as the counterargument. 
   (You may use more sources if you like.)
   NOTE: You should use the sources from the annotated bibliography you developed in the earlier assignment. 
5. Finally, create a Works Cited page based on the sources you researched and annotated.  These are the sources you will include in your essay.  Your Works Cited must have the SIX required sources. (Note: if you use more sources remember to include them in the Works Cited)
   
   • NOTE:  Do NOT include the annotations in the Works Cited. List ONLY the citations.
6. Your essay must include accurate in-text citations and a Works Cited. You must use MLA documentation properly so that you do not plagiarize.  Refer back to Chapter 57 in Rules for Writers as well as this short MLA guide from Austin Community College (http://library.austincc.edu/help/MLA/includesMLA/MLA_docguide.pdf) for a reminder of how to properly cite your sources.  For the citations, check punctuation marks, italics, and spacing in the MLA format.  Each error will impact your grade.  
7. Submit your topic sentence, outline and corresponding Works Cited to the Discussion Board forum of your topic: "Open Border Essay Outline" or "Prescription Drug Advertising Essay Outline". You can access this forum by clicking on the above assignment link or by clicking on Discussion Board in the main menu.
   
   NOTE: Please submit this as a Word document attachment.

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