18 Oct Pre-writing, Argumentative Essay Introduction and Thesis, an Argumentative Plan

Pre-writing, Argumentative Essay Introduction and Thesis, an Argumentative Plan, and First Sources

 

Required Resources

 

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

 

Textbook: Chapter 3 and pp. 94-107, 295-297, 306, 337-356

 

Lesson

 

Link (Word doc): Assignment Template (Links to an external site.)

 

Minimum of 4 scholarly sources

 

Apply the following writing resources to your assignment:

 

Link (website): APA Citation and Writing  (Links to an external site.)

 

Instructions

 

For this assignment, you will continue to pre-write and plan for your argument research essay by applying pre-writing to your thesis from Week 1 (revised as necessary according to instructor feedback and your own further thought). You will also construct a first draft of your full introduction paragraph, modeling what you have learned from your Week 2 lesson. Finally, you will provide a list of at least four scholarly sources in APA Style that represent an equal number of sources that support your stance and sources that oppose your stance. See the APA section in the Chamberlain Writing Center for correct referencing of scholarly sources.

 

Access the Week 2 Assignment Template and complete the four required sections:

 

Your Current Thesis

 

Pre-writing

 

A Draft of Your Full Introduction Paragraph

 

List of Sources in APA Style (see the APA section in the Chamberlain Writing Center for correct referencing of scholarly sources)

 

For tips on and an example of what to do and what to avoid when writing an introduction, refer to the Week 1 lesson.

 

Writing Requirements

 

APA format (see the APA section in the Chamberlain Writing Center for correct APA format)

 

Length: 2 to 3 pages (not including title page & reference page)

 

1-inch margins

 

Double spaced

 

12-point Times New Roman font

 

Title page & Reference Page (see the APA section of the Chamberlain Writing Center)

 

Reference page (4 articles)

 

Argument Essay Prewriting and Plan

 

Pre-writing, Argumentative Essay Introduction and Thesis, an Argumentative Plan, and First Sources

 

1. Your Thesis Statement: Please provide your thesis statement with a clear stance and situated within the debate you chose in Week 1.

 

2. Your Prewriting: With your thesis in mind, perform prewriting.

 

a. Brainstorm for a list of three reasons your stance is important and valid and write those three reasons below.

 

b. Brainstorm for a list of three reasonable opposing arguments others may make against your thesis/stance and write those three opposing arguments below.

 

3. Your Introduction Paragraph Draft: After carefully studying the techniques for writing good argument essay introduction paragraphs in the Week 2 lesson, please write the first draft of your full introduction paragraph for your argument research essay. Keep in mind: Overview of issue and existing debate, clearly stated thesis that asserts your particular stance and angle within the debate.

 

Please remember the sample introduction paragraph section from the Week 2 Lesson and model your introduction paragraph carefully on that example, also reading the explanation for each part of the introduction paragraph in the lesson.

 

4. Your Tentative Sources: Please create a list of at least four scholarly sources you are currently examining, including those you cited above. Two must be sources that in some way support your stance, and two must be sources that in some way oppose your stance. You must construct this list in full APA format and with each source employing full and correct APA standards. For proper individual APA source referencing and references page formatting, please see the APA section in the Chamberlain Writing Center.