Argumentative Essay #1

Topic: You are choosing your own topic based off of the free writing we did as a class.
Remember, you need to be able to build an argument for your topic and support it with evidence
in every paragraph.

Requirements: Below are the listed requirements for your essay. Be sure to also use the rubric,
as that is what you will be graded on.

6 FULL pages - Anything less than this will not be accepted
8 sources used
Proper MLA in-text citation
Typed, 12 point font, Times New Roman
Double spaced
Correct grammar & punctuation
Bibliography/ Works Cited
Title
Underlined thesis statement that follows the CRP model correctly
Use the following SoW rules CORRECTLY. Make these sentences RED in your paper:
SoW 2 - 2 times
SoW 3 - 2 times
SoW 4 - 2 times
SoW 5 - 2 times

Research: Use the following websites to find your research.
www.accessmyschool.com/cps/
1. login/username/password is 0500
www.eric.gov
http://scholar.google.com/
www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html


Do not use any websites that include peoples opinion. Things like debate.org, Wikipedia,
and Yahoo Answers are not quality sources. You should only be using the search
engines listed above.







Schedule: This is the schedule we will follow. Be sure you have your drafts prepared for class.
Submit all assignments on Google Classroom.

A Days B Days
10/21 Work time on paper proposal and
annotated bib. Due before next class on
Google Classroom
10/23 Begin work on outline. Due next class
10/28 Rough Draft work time in class
10/30 Rough Draft work time - Due next class
11/3 Peer editing & conferencing w/ Elsik
11/5 Draft time & conferencing w/ Elsik
11/7 Peer edit # 2
11/11 Work time & Elsik available
11/13 Final work time. Final due on Monday
10/22 Work time on paper proposal and
annotated bib. Due before next class on
Google Classroom
10/27 Begin work on outline. Due next class
10/29 Rough Draft work time in class
10/31 Rough Draft work time - Due next class
11/4 Peer editing & conferencing w/ Elsik
11/6 Draft time & conferencing w/ Elsik
11/10 Peer edit # 2
11/12 Work time & Elsik available
11/14 Final work time. Final due on Tuesday
Essay Due: Monday, November 17th Essay Due: Tuesday, November 18th