My easy step for you:

1. essay topic is in the first file “ewrt2 ctc3”, follow this topic

2. you can use the second file “Youjia Zheng Source Log”, to get more information. (You must use 8 Sources from the Source Log in the Research Paper , quotes and PIE format). the works cited format in “Youjia Zheng Source Log” has a lot of mistakes, please do not just copy that. Make sure your Works Cited is correct. Thank you!

3. topic sentence should be” topic+comment”, thesis statement should be “Topic + Comment Argument”

3. be sure you read all of the following requirements and then do this essay. I do not want to ask you change anything that here has already asked for. That will spent you more time.

Goal

This is designed to test your argument, synthesis, and critical thinking skills by highlighting how well you can present your findings in an argumentative, persuasive research project.

Instructions

Task:

Write a 1500+ argumentative analysis research paper, written in response to a research question of your choice about monsters.

DUE Dates:

Essay Requirements:

1. An introduction that provides context on the topic, eases the reader into your essay and has a “hook” that grabs people’s attention.
2. A thesis statement or controlling idea that takes a strong stand and is narrow enough to cover within the page limit e.g. if your umbrella topic is “The nudism movement promotes a healthy body image” you would have to narrow that down into a more focused topic that fits into that larger topic.
3. Research is a secondary concern and personal voice is first.
4. Transitional topic sentences that are clear, provocative, develop your thesis, and provide unity in your essay.
5. Body paragraphs that have a transition, a topic sentence, multiple examples, and a concluding sentence.
6. You must use 8 Sources from the Source Log in the Research Paper
7. The Quote Sandwich model (lead-in, quote, and analysis of quote) must be used with each quote.
8. Some analysis of all your supporting examples.
9. A conclusion that offers some ideas about what can be done about the situation.
10. Strong sentences that are both grammatically correct and sophisticated.
11. MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page are required for this paper.

PAPER FORMAT:

o 1500+ words (about 8+ pages).THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE WORKS CITED PAGE!

o All drafts must be typed and double-spaced.

o Size 12 Times New Roman Font

o Have: Name, Class, Date, Assignment, and Topic in the upper left-hand corner.

o A title that is not GENERIC

o Paper MUST follow MLA format and MLA citation guidelines.

What A Successful Essay Will Have

Introduction:

• A title specific to the topic
• An attention getter
• Background on the topic (please make it clear which prompt you are answering)
• End with your thesis
• Include a clearly stated thesis (your opinion – your 1-2 sentence response to the essay prompt) which speaks to the “so what” of the issue and is not merely a list plan of development.

Body:

• Topic sentence that is related to the thesis
• Supporting evidence
• Quotes from the text (Remember to cite the quotes)
• Consideration of and rebuttal against the other side of the topic

Conclusion:

• DO NOT bring up a new topic
• A suggestion of the consequences of your position for society, individuals, what you want to happen in the future, etc.

Works Cited:

• Please include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper.
• Please make sure the Works Cited page follows MLA formatting rules.

Evaluation Criteria for Your Essay:

I will use the following criteria to evaluate your position paper:

1. Have you engaged the readers’ interest at the beginning and throughout the paper?
2. Have you chosen an arguable position and defined it carefully (e.g. placing the issue in its historical or cultural context, citing specific instances to make the issue seem less abstract, or establishing or redefining the terms of the debate)?
3. Have you organized your paper into an introduction, body (containing several paragraphs), and conclusion?
4. Have you included at the end of the introduction a thesis statement that asserts a clear, unequivocal position on the issue you have chosen and, possibly, forecasts the stages of the argument, identifying the main reason or reasons that you will develop and support in the essay?
5. Have you given reasons why readers should take your position seriously?
6. Have you organized your reasons into a logical order (e.g. placing the strongest reason last and the second-strongest reason first, with the other reasons in the middle)?
7. Have you supported each reason with examples, facts, analogies, statistics, anecdotes, or quotes from authorities?
8. Have you anticipated readers’ questions and their positions on an issue, counterarguing as needed?
9. Have you signaled explicitly the move from one topic to the next using forecasting statements, transitions, topic sentences, rhetorical questions, and/or summaries?
10. Have you cited at least 8 sources in your essay, using MLA in-text (parenthetical) citation strategies correctly?
11. Have you integrated the sources into your essay, using signal phrases to introduce long quotations or incorporating shorter quotations into the sentences smoothly?
12. Have you included an MLA Works Cited at the end of your essay?
13. Are the sentences clear and correct?