Use 14 point text. Double space between paragraphs and single space the paragraphs themselves. Make
sure that you include a title which has important words in capitals. No quotes are needed when the title is
on the work. Quotes are only necessary when a work is referred to elsewhere.
Be sure to indent your paragraphs. We are NOT using block style. That’s for business letters. Make sure
that you have (only) five paragraphs in all.
Begin your essay with an interest statement to capture the reader’s attention. This is followed by some
transitional device that brings the reader to the thesis and its key words. These key words are then made
specific with a three part preview that will drop into the essay as though it says: 1___,2____,3_____.
Begin the first body paragraph with a transitional device connected to the first topic sentence you
mentioned in the preview above. This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of support.
This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of support. This topic is then supported with
at least four more sentences of support. This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of
support.
gin the second body paragraph with a transitional device connected to the second topic sentence you
mentioned in the preview above. This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of support.
This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of support. This topic is then supported with
at least four more sentences of support. This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of
support.
Begin the third body paragraph with a transitional device connected to the third topic sentence you
mentioned in the preview above. This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of support.
This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of support. This topic is then supported with
at least four more sentences of support. This topic is then supported with at least four more sentences of
support.
Last, your clincher goes in the fifth paragraph. Here is where you restate all of the supporting details of the
body and refer back to your thesis statement. If you follow this format in all of your essays for this class,
you should do just fine!
First, you should choose a topic that is controversial in that it clearly has two opposing viewpoints like
abortion or capital punishment. You are to choose only ONE side and to support that side with
MANDATORY quoted facts, quoted expert testimony, and emotional appeals. Think of yourself as an
attorney or a debater. You will not include your personal views, hypothesis or conjecture; rather your task is
to present the objective evidence and experts and then add emotions to your cause. Evidence, experts and
emotions are the three e’s of argument. Include all three in your essay. Here are tips on writing your paper:
First, include a title like Three Reasons Why You Should (Not)____________________.
In your paragraph of introduction, you will assert your position and use the words “should” or “should not”
as the key words of the thesis statement. Please underline these key words for easy reference. For
example, you might assert: You should not smoke cigarettes because …” This identifies the issue and the
side that you are taking on that issue. (Be sure to assert a position not to ask a question.) Now, you should
complete the statement with a preview of the three reasons why you should not smoke cigarettes:
“because smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease.”
Each body paragraph must now begin like this example:”The first reason why you should not smoke
cigarettes is because it causes lung cancer.” The second paragraph will begin “The second reason why
you should not smoke cigarettes is because…..”; then “The third reason you should not smoke cigarettes is
because….” Please highlight these topic sentences in color and the thesis as well.
Each paragraph of the body can now be supported by one or more of the three e’s of argument: evidence,
experts and emotions. The paper should include all three. The evidence you include in the body
paragraphs will be the quoted source material including facts, statistics, and objective data from studies
that you will have researched for the essay. The experts will include quotes from knowledgeable sources
and known experts (not you) in the field. Finally, you can include emotional language such as “smoking is a
killer.”
Your MANDATORY researched and expert sources should be directly quoted and you should include an
informal bibliography at the end to give your sources credit. Failure to credit your sources is an academic
violation (see plagiarism).Do not include more than 25% research that is quoted or paraphrased from other
sources.
The best advice I can give on this assignment is to choose a topic that has a strong research base like:
“You should not drink and drive because…; You should buckle your children up in your car because…; You
should breastfeed your children because…;We should have Spring Break at MDC because…. “Avoid
religious or political topics because they tend to be too personal and subjective and are based on faith.
Avoid personal reference unless you are an expert working in the field. Make sure that your whole essaycan be reduced to: You should (not) _______because of these reasons: 1________2_______3________.
The research and experts statements can come from the MDC library databases like Academic Search
Premier (see MDC Library’s “Find Articles” link at http://www.mdc.edu/kendall/library). An especially good
source is a Gale database we purchase called Opposing Viewpoints. From the Gale box put in the
password kendallcampus (all one word lower case) and then find the database in the list. We also have
Issues and Controversies in the Linkweb database (use your MDC ID card’s number to login to Linkweb).
Alternatively, you can go to:http://www.google.com and use both the web search and the news search to
find articles and information. Finally, you can use any news service like: http://cnn.com or
http://www.msnbc.com to use as your research database.
Be sure to quote research and experts and to include your sources at the end of the paper. You should not
have more than 25% of your paper from external sources.
Remember to write at least 5 sentences per paragraph. Highlight your thesis statement, each topic
sentence and clincher
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