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Objective: For this assignment, you will write a six plus (6+) page argumentative essay about the issue related to the article. After making a claim (thesis), you will support that claim with scholarly sources following MLA style. Remember to incorporate correct grammar and rhetorical moves (examples, scholarly supports, restatement, cite, ethos, logos, pathos, and analysis) through an introduction, body, and conclusion. Process: Now that you have completed a Literature Review on the issue that relates to your article along with a Rhetorical Analysis of your article, begin your Argumentative Essay by developing your working introduction and thesis, body, and conclusion with information gathered from your Literature Review along with additional research. The additional research should have been compiled from at least three (3) scholarly databases. Introduction:

• Decide on an opening quote or statistic or anecdote or question • Organize background information • Choose your oppositional quotes (counter-arguments) • Develop a working thesis!

Body:

• Include definition(s) of terms (Use Oxford English Dictionary-OED) • (Suggestion) Develop background • (Suggestion) Develop counter-argument • Develop arguments from three (3) scholarly databases:

o http://research.ewu.edu/ located § “Databases by Name” (scroll down page) § For example, choose psychology, sociology, and economics § Now, choose (2) scholarly articles from each area § Within your essay, bring in two (2) scholarly articles per paragraph (psychology,

sociology, and economics, for example) with two (2) in-text quotes or paraphrases; cite

§ Add your analysis by “synthesizing” (compare and contrast) your argument with theirs; your argument should win by the end of the paragraph

Conclusion: Finally, develop a closing paragraph that:

• Pulls together the main claims of your argument. In addition, answer at least one (1) of the following:

• Answers the question “So what?” • Universalizes (compare to other situations). • Answers the question: What is new? • Echoes the introduction. • Challenges the reader. • Looks to the future.

• The last line of your essay might include: • A provocative question. • A quote.

Works Cited:

• This should contain a minimum of six (6) sources • Place in alphabetical order • See OWL at Purdue on how to cite entries ---Please note Inquiry chapter 9 for paragraph building helps.

By the end of your essay, your audience will understand your well-supported side of the argument, even though they may not agree with you. DUE: See Calendar