Argumentive essay on legalization of marijuana

Argument Essay

1st Draft Due: April 30

2nd Draft Due: May 7

Final Due: May 14

Argument:

a. A reasoned, logical way of asserting the soundness of a position, belief, or conclusion.

Paper Proposal

You must propose to me what you believe your essay topic will be, and what you plan on discussing. Additionally, you should be including five possible sources you could/will use in this paper.

Assignment Description

Your assignment is to create an argument about a topic. This may be something unique, and important to you, or it may be an issue that has been publicized in the news. Remember, you are not persuading your audience, officially. Instead, you are sharing a point of view and backing it up with much support. You will need to mention the opposing view at some point in your essay. You do not need to use pages to write about the antithesis to your idea, but you do need to share something about it (whether it is a long refutation, or a short snippet that explains you will not discuss “X” or “Y” because you are talking only about “Z.”)

This is officially an argument paper, which is researchable, and, therefore, must be researched. There must be a VALID and CONSICE thesis that explains the topic of where you are going in your paper, and at least SEVEN sources to support that thesis’s argument.

Draft requirements:

An essay draft is required on Wednesday, April 30. The first draft must be at least 25% of what you hope to turn in for your final draft. Outlines are not acceptable. This will be worth 15 points.

Another essay draft is required on Wednesday the 7th of May. The draft need not be the full length required of the final, but must be at least 75% of what you hope to turn in for your final draft. Outlines are not acceptable. This will be worth 25 points.

Paper requirements:

This paper must

· Include a minimum of eight (8) pages, double-spaced and written in point 12 TNR font.

· Include a main topic, complete with thesis which states what you are discussing, and supporting details that you are bringing up in the essay.

· Include at least two methods of writing that we’ve covered in class.

· Ensure that a topic sentence in each paragraph that coincides with the main idea

· Utilizes quotes to support your main idea.

· Has at least seven sources, a minimum of which three are book sources.

· Bring the paper to a close with an apt conclusion.

· Be as free as possible from grammatical and punctuation errors (no comma splices or run-on sentences)

The drafts and peer review sheets will be turned in no later than May 14.

Argument Essay

1st Draft Due: April 30

2nd Draft Due: May 7

Final Due: May 14

Argument:

b. A reasoned, logical way of asserting the soundness of a position, belief, or conclusion.

Paper Proposal

You must propose to me what you believe your essay topic will be, and what you plan on discussing. Additionally, you should be including five possible sources you could/will use in this paper.

Assignment Description

Your assignment is to create an argument about a topic. This may be something unique, and important to you, or it may be an issue that has been publicized in the news. Remember, you are not persuading your audience, officially. Instead, you are sharing a point of view and backing it up with much support. You will need to mention the opposing view at some point in your essay. You do not need to use pages to write about the antithesis to your idea, but you do need to share something about it (whether it is a long refutation, or a short snippet that explains you will not discuss “X” or “Y” because you are talking only about “Z.”)

This is officially an argument paper, which is researchable, and, therefore, must be researched. There must be a VALID and CONSICE thesis that explains the topic of where you are going in your paper, and at least SEVEN sources to support that thesis’s argument.

Draft requirements:

An essay draft is required on Wednesday, April 30. The first draft must be at least 25% of what you hope to turn in for your final draft. Outlines are not acceptable. This will be worth 15 points.

Another essay draft is required on Wednesday the 7th of May. The draft need not be the full length required of the final, but must be at least 75% of what you hope to turn in for your final draft. Outlines are not acceptable. This will be worth 25 points.

Paper requirements:

This paper must

· Include a minimum of eight (8) pages, double-spaced and written in point 12 TNR font.

· Include a main topic, complete with thesis which states what you are discussing, and supporting details that you are bringing up in the essay.

· Include at least two methods of writing that we’ve covered in class.

· Ensure that a topic sentence in each paragraph that coincides with the main idea

· Utilizes quotes to support your main idea.

· Has at least seven sources, a minimum of which three are book sources.

· Bring the paper to a close with an apt conclusion.

· Be as free as possible from grammatical and punctuation errors (no comma splices or run-on sentences)

The drafts and peer review sheets will be turned in no later than May 14.