Due this week: introduction, thesis, outline, and conclusion
Argument Synthesis Essay
Due: 11:50 PM EST Saturday 07/26/2014
The Argument Synthesis will require you to research and choose readings to incorporate into the essay to formulate your argument. After reading through the pieces on Argument Synthesis and Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, choose one of the following topics for your essay. The essay will be two to three pages in length and employ APA format.
Follow these guidelines to write your Argument Synthesis:
The Argument Synthesis should be two to three pages in length and include at least three scholarly sources. Choose one of the following topics and choose one position on the topic:
o Advertising
o Standardized testing
o Gap year (students taking off one year between high school and college)
o No Child Left Behind Act
o Green energy (solar, wind, water, or another source of your choice)
o Education and rehabilitation in jail
o Technologies impact on children’s social skills
o Unhealthy food banned from high schools
o Obesity
o Holistic medicine
Include an APA title page
Include APA in-text citations wherever you reference the text.
Include a reference page in APA format.
Be objective and avoid using “I”, “you”, and “we”.
Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
| Argument Synthesis Assignment | |
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Argument Essays and Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Deciphering an Argument You’re Reading Differentiating Your Argument From Others’ How to Write an Argument Outline and Essay The Purdue OWL’s site dedicated to writing a strong argument essay can be found here. |
Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson
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