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WRIT111.A1 – Prof. Murphy – Summer 2015

Essay 5 Argumentation Essay LENGTH: 4-5 pages. POINTS: 38 (10 for Draft, 20 for Final/Revision, 4 for Peer Feedback, 4 for TWC Visit).

DESCRIPTION Write an essay on a controversial* topic of your choice. Take a well-reasoned position on the topic and present it to readers with an original thesis statement, appropriate references and APA citations, and a clear view that challenges, confirms, or denies readers’ opinions. Learning Outcomes: 1-5,7 *To be controversial, a topic must be arguable or debatable—something about which thoughtful people can disagree. You can pick a topic that is related to the one you wrote about for Essay 4. You can even use some of the same sources. But you CANNOT reuse any of the text you submitted as part of Essay 4.

DUE DATES

o Draft—7/12. o Peer Feedback—online, by 7/14. o TWC Visit—by 7/19. o Final/Revision—on Moodle, by 7/19.

REQUIREMENTS

o Typed, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font. o ½-inch margins at the top of the page, 1-inch margins on the side. o Put a single-spaced heading (your name, WRIT111, my name, essay #, date) in the upper left corner. o Put your last name and page number in the upper right corner of every page (not just the first page). o Include an ORIGINAL title and thesis statement. o Write in first-person narration (“I …”) and third-person narration (“[____] describes …”) as needed. o Use a first-person point of view (“I …” “me …”) and third-person (“According to [____] …”) as needed. o Write at least 4 but no more than 5 pages.

o Refer to Patterns for College Writing, pp. 525-550 for more information on argumentation essays.