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Thesis Statement
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Rough Draft
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Write a 7–10-page essay that discusses your research topic. Begin
with a catchy first sentence and interesting first paragraph that explains why
this topic is important to your intended audience. The first paragraph is also
a good place to establish pathos. Tell a story that will pull on your readers’
heartstrings or include a shocking statistic that will inspire them to pay
attention to what you have to say.
o In the next
couple paragraphs, provide any historical information that the reader will need
to understand your argument. Also, define terms that may be unfamiliar to
people who have not done as much research as you have.
o Then discuss
what you have discovered about your topic and provide specific reasons and
evidence to support your thesis statement. Remember this is an essay so you
should have one main point (your thesis) that you are trying to communicate.
You may have found out many, many things that you cannot include.
o In the
academic essay, each paragraph is like a mini-essay. Each paragraph will
have one main point or idea that you are developing, most likely it is one of
the reasons that you have for your argument.
o The final
paragraph of your essay is the conclusion. It should summarize what you
discussed in the essay and restate your thesis statement (your main
claim). Also, it is nice to frame your essay by referring to something
that you mentioned in the introduction. If you told a story in the
introduction, come back to that story and show how the world would be a
different place if your ideas were adopted
o Please cite
at least FIVE sources that appeared in your literature review. At least
two of these have to be scholarly. If you use opinion pieces in your research
essay be sure to explain that they are opinion pieces and why you are using
them.
o Please type
the essay in MLA format. Include a works cited page and cite the sources
appropriately within the text. Don’t forget to double space.
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