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4 Internet sources with hyperlinks as well. This is a compare and contrast essay. 5 paragraphs.

This project requires you to approach the subject with an open mind. Your research is to neither prove nor disprove the subject area. It is to research why many people believe these ideas to be plausible. Where do they derive their information? What are the myths? What are the facts? Where did they start? Also, we often think of these as “ancient ideas” from a distant time.

Paragraph 1: Introduction with a “thesis” of three points you will compare and contrast.
Paragraph 2: Compare and contrast Point 1
Paragraph 3: Compare and contrast Point 2
Paragraph 4: Compare and contrast Point 3
Paragraph 5: Conclusion
APA Style Works Cited Page

Argumentative Persuasive Essay Grading Scale.
-1 point per typo/grammatical error after the first five
-1/4 point per word for papers under 1,000. (+/- 50)
-5 for improperly formatted APA Citations on works cited page
-20 for each missing APA Citations (4-minimum)
– 10% for not double spacing your lines
-5 for missing title
-1 Do not use the personal pronouns “I” or “we” or “us” or second person pronouns “you,” etc. -1 Do not refer to the reader as “you.”
-1 Do not refer to your own paper, e.g., “this paper, or this essay…”

200 points total
P1 Introduction: 20 pts (10 intro/10 thesis)
P2 support: 20 pts
P3 support: 20 pts
P4 support: 20 pts
P5 oppose: 20 pts
P6 conclusion: 20 pts
Reference page: 80 pts (20 pts each) (Four minimum citations) (Additional sources on reference page will not be penalized)

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