For this paper, you will be revising and extending your Short Argument Essay.
Students will continue to research the same topics. Remember, topics should have been cleared by me, and certain topics may not be argued. For a list of topics, please revisit the Short Argument Essay assignment page.
Then, students will work to revise and extend the shorter argument into a longer argumentative research paper.
Please be sure to see the requirements for the 8-page Argument Essay below
Watch the video in this week’s module on how to revise and expand your paper.
Requirements:
Topic: Student choice/instructor approved (should be the same as The Short Argument Essay).
Length: 7 pages of research and a Works Cited page (typed in MLA format appearance and uses MLA documentation). Papers that do not meet the minimum page length may not receive a passing grade.
Sources: Students must incorporate summaries and quotes from at least six credible, academic sources found through the library’s databases. If students wish to use additional sources found outside of the databases, they must be sure to evaluate them for credibility. If you need to review how to use the databases, click here
Papers that are plagiarized in any form (such as no Works Cited page, failure to cite sources, failure to use quotation marks around directly quoted material, etc. ) will receive a failing grade or a grade of a zero (depending on the severity of the plagiarism).
Papers should be edited and proofread with care. If grammatical errors overwhelm the paper or interfere with the reading of the paper, the paper may not receive a passing grade.
Papers must be submitted via Canvas by the due date.
Papers that do not meet the above requirements will not receive a passing grade.
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THE PROCESS OF EXTENDING AND REVISING YOUR PAPER —-
1. REVIEW YOUR TOPIC AND CLAIM See LS W-8b
Be sure that your topic is one that is arguable and is worth arguing.
You may need to further narrow your topic or revise your thesis – check instructor feedback on the Short Argument Essay.
2. BRAINSTORM
Go back to your Short Argument Essay
Where could I add ideas/reasons?
Do I have any additional questions about my topic that can be researched and developed in my paper?
Did my instructor provide suggestions on expanding my ideas?
3. REVISIT THE CONVERSATION/RESEARCH
Use the library’s databases (Links to an external site.)to continue to research information about your topic.
What have others said, or what might others say, about your topic?
Identify significant quotes and passages that support the varying authors’ ideas and be sure to record them.
4. CHECK YOUR POSITION
Make sure your thesis is clear and arguable. Revise if necessary.
Also decide which additional opposing arguments you will want to refute.
Example thesis:
Because snowmobiles create both air and noise pollution and because their use in the park strains the already lean budget of the park service, recreational snowmobiles should be banned from Yellowstone National Park.
For more on argumentative thesis statements, see this page.
5. REVISIT PLAN AND OUTLINE – HOW WILL YOU EXPAND?
State your thesis.
You may need to provide additional background information, including what others say about the topic.
Provide additional reasons and additional evidence to support your claim.
Keep your audience (SAC students and teachers) in mind! Appeal to their values.
Maintain a credible and trustworthy tone.
Carefully refute multiple points of opposition and refute them.
Conclude with a call to action, a restatement of your thesis or answer the “so what question.”
You can also view LS W-8b for organization ideas.
6. DRAFT, GET FEEDBACK, AND REVISE
Draft your position.
Make sure that it includes the “Key Elements of an Argument” (see LS W-8a).
Use the Revising and Editing Handout Download Revising and Editing Handoutfor the rough draft and final draft.
Here are the link for Database:
https://web-p-ebscohost-com.sac.idm.oclc.org/ehost/resultsadvanced?vid=2&sid=1c21b296-6055-4a4e-9ea8-663e429fcfbf%40redis&bquery=cancel+culture&bdata=JmRiPWE5aCZjbGkwPUZUJmNsdjA9WSZ0eXBlPTEmc2VhcmNoTW9kZT1TdGFuZGFyZCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmU%3d
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