Respond to one of the prompts below in an essay outline with a complete counterargument paragraph. Your outline should include ONLY the follow elements:
-A unified thesis statement with a clear position, claim, and claim clarification
-Three precise topic sentences with a clear subject, controlling idea, and claim
-Two concise quotations for each topic sentence cited
-One fully developed counterargument paragraph that presents a reasonable counterclaim to one of the topic sentence claims and neutralizes that counterclaim with a refutation that supports the original topic sentence claim
Answer this Prompt: According to early Christianity and Islam, what role, if any, do good works play in one’s path to justification?
BOOKS ALLOWED: Use any or all of the following texts: Mark, Matthew 5-7, Galatians, The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Ibn Ishaq’s Life of Muhammad, Quran.
Assignment Checklist:
-Thesis takes a position: Do early Christian and Islamic texts agree on issue X (i.e., topic of prompt)?
-Thesis makes a precise claim: Why or how do the texts agree or disagree on issue X? Note: Make sure that you are making an argument in your claim and not just listing observations or facts of the text.
-Thesis includes a claim clarification that establishes the overall significance or aim of the claim: What does the difference or similarity that you identified between early Christian and Islamic texts on issue X suggest about these two religions? If you do not include a clear claim clarification about the significance of the similarity or the difference that you are arguing for, then you run the risk of writing a split thesis
-Each topic sentence makes a precise claim about a similarity or difference between early Christianity and Islam. Each topic sentence identifies a sub-topic of issue X and functions as a sub-claim of the thesis.
-The topic sentences have a logical relationship and work together to support the thesis.
-Each topic sentence is supported by two quotations—one from an early Christian text and one from an Islamic text.
-There is a clear logical connection between the topic sentences and the evidence provided.
-The counterargument paragraph presents a potential counter-claim to one of the topic sentence claims and refutes it. The counterargument paragraph thus functions as additional support for the claim that precedes it.
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