An argument essay aims to convince a reader to think or act in a particular way. Here are the main features of an argument essay:
Features of a Researched Argument Essay
Has a thesis that includes a topic (the debatable issue) and an assertion (the writer’s position on the issue)
Supports the thesis with reasons (claims) and includes evidence (grounds) to support those reasons
Explains the connection between reasons and evidence (warrants)
Discusses reasons against the assertion and makes those reasons less compelling
May mention what would happen if the assertion were adopted or were not adopted
May conclude with a call to action
Does not argue matters of taste or statements of fact, does not engage in name-calling, and does not include generalizations such as
“everyone believes”
Details are usually arranged in emphatic order
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:
Write a four-to-six-page argument essay. Take a stand on an issue raised in a New York Times editorial from the past year. Include a source
providing background information about the issue. Use two additional, reliable sources on the issue. At least two of your four sources need to be
from a library database.
Construct a solid argument for your stand on the issue and support the argument with good reasons, facts, statistics, logic, and counterarguments
using evidence from the editorial and the additional sources you have found.
Your essay should have the following qualities:
• Include an interesting introduction
• Unify your essay around this thesis, taking a stand on a debatable issue
• Write strong topic sentences for each paragraph
• Use a mix of summary, paraphrase and quotation from your sources for support
• Use strategies to summarize, agree, disagree, refute, and otherwise interact with sources
• Connect your ideas using transitions
• Correct grammar and word choice
• MLA Format
• MLA Documentation
o In-text citation
o Works Cited page
Informal Proposal Instructions
Write two paragraphs describing your project and include a Work Cited page of the sources you plan to use to write the Capstone.
In paragraph one, describe your topic, the varying perspectives on the topic and conclude with your stand on the issue, which is your working thesis
statement.
In paragraph two, discuss each of your sources. Include a statement of the source’s main point as well as an explanation of the way you plan to use
the source in your essay.
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