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english_april_8_2016.docx___________________________________
(Your Name)
Professor Iwamizu
Essay #3
Submit this cover sheet along with your essay.
SLO’s assessed by this assignment: (all--see syllabus)
Goal: Write an argument essay of 750-1000 words.
Address one of the following topics as they relate to Compton and South Los Angeles, and place a check mark in the box next to the topic of your choice.
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Community policing in Compton/SoLA
https://www.policeone.com/community-policing/articles/1791086-L-A-County-Sheriffs-gang-crackdown-community-policing-efforts-paying-off/ |
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Gentrification in Compton/SoLA
http://isteve.blogspot.com/2014/04/white-gentrification-of-south-central.html?m=1 |
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Charter and/or private schools in Compton/SoLA
http://edsource.org/2015/l-a-charter-debate-offers-opportunity-to-devise-ways-to-ensure-all-schools-succeed/90504 |
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Economic restructuring in Compton
http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/13/news/economy/compton-mayor-aja-brown/ |
Begin with an introduction (1-2 paragraphs) that discusses the problem relative to the topic of your choice. Then introduce the article that pairs with your topic and provide a summary of the article’s key points. Quote the article directly at least twice. Then go on to present a thesis statement before you transition to your first body paragraph.
Present one argument per body paragraph (3-4 paragraphs total), and support your ideas by showing how real people (research people) have experienced or dealt with the challenges that relate to your topic. Please remember to use the body paragraph format:
1. Topic sentence
2. Explanation of topic sentence (say something about the topic sentence)
3. Example (REAL PERSON or SITUATION)
4. Analysis (how the example proves the thesis)
5. Transition (a sentence that lets your reader know what idea will come next)
In the conclusion (1-2 paragraphs), discuss solutions you have to the problem. Close with at least one quote from the reading, and provide a statement of your own after the quote.
You will have at least six paragraphs in total: an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Include an MLA Works Cited page at the end of your paper.
Your essay must adhere to Course/MLA formatting guidelines:
· Legible handwriting
· Double spaced
· Use page margins (red line)
· No skipped lines between paragraphs
· Indent the first line of each paragraph
· MLA Heading at the top of the first page w/ numbered pages thereafter
There should be no use of second person (“you”) in this paper. There should be no use of narrative/first person “I” in this essay.
This essay is due on Friday, April 15th, at the beginning of class.
