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TOPIC:   Do you support a tax on single-use plastic shopping bags, such as the 5-cent tax that Fairfax Country just approved? Why or why not?

Need background information for your "they say"?  You can use the article from the TSIS Chapter 1 tutorial that we went over in class on this topic, or you can use the short article from today's warm up on the Discussion Board. Remember to make sources clear in your paper.   https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2021/09/proposed-plastic-bag-tax-is-focus-of-fairfax-co-public-hearing-tuesday/

GUIDELINES:

This is a 5-paragraph academic essay with an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a brief concluding paragraph.  When you format correctly in MLA style, the length should be about 2 pages double spaced.

Intro:  hook + background information about the topic (summary - the "they say") + your thesis statement (the "I say"). 

Body: each body paragraph should have a clear and complete topic sentence at the beginning (hooks first are okay but optional, and if used should be short). Explain your point; illustrate with examples and details; conclude by restating your point in different words and connecting to your thesis. The kind of "return sentences" we discussed in Ch. 1 of TSIS may be useful here.

Conclusion:  DON'T simply repeat your body points here.  Restate your thesis (using different words) and leave your reader something to think about. What's your message? Why is this important? Is there a call to action?