Classical Argument Essay English Composiiton II

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Format for your classical argument paper

Basic guidelines

Your paper must be in MLA 8 format.

It should be at least three pages long plus a Works Cited page.

The writing should be in Standard American English, well-structured, easy to follow, free from personal references and unnecessary wordiness.

You should choose a topic about which there is much debate. Make some claim and attempt to persuade your reader to accept your claim as true.

Your introduction should

· Include an attention grabber

· Set the context and give any necessary background information on your topic

· State the claim (thesis)

· Forecast the argument

Your audience

· Intelligent readers

Your purpose

· Persuade your readers that your claim is valid by using strong reasons and clear evidence. For help with this, see the STAR criteria for evaluating evidence: Sufficiency, Typicality, Accuracy, Relevance (Ramage et al. 320).

Your body paragraphs should

· Explain how the research and data support your claim

· Respectfully acknowledge opposing evidence/data and respond to it

Each reference to a source should

· Introduce the source using an attributive tag (Ramage et al. 555)

· Quote or summarize the important information from that source

· Explain the significance of the information from the source

· Include a correct MLA in-text citation which is also referenced in the final Works Cited page

· You must include at least three sources, all of which must be found through the library database

Your conclusion should

Wrap up your paper and drive home your claim—do not simply repeat your introduction. Note any issues which need further exploration or reflect on the significance of your argument. Why does you claim matter?

A final note

This paper is not about you. It is about the issue. Therefore, the following words and phrases do not belong in your essay: I me, myself, we, us, in my opinion, I think, I believe. Your paper is also not about your reader, and you do not know your reader personally; therefore, the following words do not belong in your essay either: you, your, you’re, yourself.

*Figure 13.1 which illustrates the framework for a classical argument is on page 331 of your text.