Writing an Evaluation/Argumentative Essay

Write an evaluation/argumentative essay on a topic of your choice. Several possible topics are listed below, but you are free to come up with your own. Develop your evaluation/argument in an essay of about 500 - 700 words. If you wish, use statistics, examples, or quotations from sources you find helpful and supportive.

Possible topics:

 A review of a book you have read or a movie or television show you have seen.

 An evaluation of a work process with an argument for how to do it more efficiently.

 An evaluation of a course you have taken that includes either an argument for why other students should take it or for how it could be made better.

 An exploration of any controversial issue of interest to you.

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