Source-Based Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay

In a few weeks, you will write an argumentative essay on the topic of your choice. Once you have your topic, you will search for related literature (at least 5 sources) online in the library to determine what other scholars have thought and contributed to solving the same (or related) problem.Criteria:

• You should use at least 5 sources in your essay. This means that you have to do extensive research on your topic. We will spend some class time to decide on your topics for the argumentative essays, but please begin to think now about what you would like to write about. You may change your topic but before doing this, please discuss your new topic with the instructor. I suggest that you choose a topic that relates directly to your current course work in your major field, but with a few constraints:
• You will be writing for a general, educated audience, not for professional peers.
• You may NOT revise a paper you have already written. It is vital that you go through the entire writing process in this class in order to practice what you are learning.
• You may NOT use a paper that you are writing for another class (see Student Code, §I-402(a))
• All papers should be double spaced, using Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1 inch margins.
• Grammar issues should be resolved before handing in any final draft.
• Proper citation throughout the paper is required along with a "Works Cited" page at the end of the paper. Any paper failing to properly cite will be considered plagiarized. 
  
  Additional assignments during the Argumentative lessons:
  Topic due: November 6th
  Thesis statement due: November 8th
  Source list due: November 13th
  First draft due: November 27th
  Final draft due: December 11th
  
  When you finish your first draft, upload it to your Dropbox folder.  Please name the file "Argumentative Essay First Draft_(firstname lastname)."  So, for example, my essay would be named:
  
  Argumentative Essay First Draft_Robert KallisterWhen you finish your final draft, please name it "Argumentative Essay Final Draft_(firstname lastname)"
   
  
• Click this link to go to the EBSCO database to search for credible sources:
  
  EBSCO
  
  This is the rubric I will use to grade your argumentative essay.
  
  Argumentative Rubric
  
  
  I got a request for a good example of an argumentative essay.  Here is one I found from the web:Good Example Argumentative Essay