Paper 2 assignment

Bryant & Stratton College

ENGL 099

Paper One

Rough draft due: Tuesday, November 30

Final draft due: Thursday, December 2

Format: 1.5-2 pages, typed, double spaced, with 12 in font and 1 inch margins. Be sure to proofread your papers well, because if you type too quickly, you can make needless errors.

Assignment: Write an argumentative essay about the topic of your choice, excluding the death penalty, gay marriage and abortion because they are overused, emotionally charged topics. You must have three reasons that support your argument and your thesis statement must use the word “because.”

p. 487-489 list potential topics, but I urge you to try and think of something on your own before consulting those pages.

p. 489-490 offers you tips on writing an argumentative essay.

Last but not least, review Ch. 16 and 17 for general tips on how to write your essay (p. 285).

Requirements:

____Introduction that grabs the readers’ attention

____Thesis statement that makes an argument using a “because clause.” Sample:
Football should be banned because it causes too many injuries to the players, the players often cheat on their wives while they are out of town and the large sums of money football players make could then be given to needy people across the country.

____One body paragraph for each reason you support, with a minimum of three body paragraphs

____A conclusion that sums up your main point and leaves your readers with something to think about (Don’t repeat the same language you use in the introduction or thesis).















Outline Form
How might I get the readers’ attention in the Introduction? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



My argumentative thesis using a because clause (what I’ll be arguing about): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Three main reasons that support my argument
1.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How will I set up the conclusion?
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