draft a 6-8 page argumentative research essay on your chosen topic.
Argumentative Thesis Statement
- ❒ Have you included a thesis in your introduction includes a clear, arguable stance and supporting reasons?
2. Argument Development
- ❒ Are all of the details relevant to the purpose of your essay?
- ❒ Is the argument supported using persuasive rhetorical appeals and source material (i.e., direct quotations, paraphrasing, and summary)?
- ❒ Is your essay 6-8 pages (approximately 1500-2000 words, not including your references or reflection question responses)? If not, which details do you need to add or remove?
- ❒ Does the essay consist of at least seven paragraphs – an introduction, five body paragraphs (with at least one for the counterarguments and rebuttals), and a conclusion? Are the body paragraphs ordered logically to strengthen the argument?
- ❒ Do your topic sentences make original and supportable points? Do your topic sentences directly support your thesis statement?
3. Research
- ❒ Have you introduced, contextualized, and cited outside sources effectively using quotation, summary, and paraphrase techniques?
- ❒ Are the sources incorporated smoothly, providing the reader with signal phrases and context for the source information?
- ❒ Have you referenced a range of at least 7 credible sources, and does each source have at least one in-text citation in the essay?
- ❒ Have you properly cited your sources according to APA style guidelines?
- ❒ Have you included an APA style reference page below your essay?
- **Below you will find my research questions, thesis and outline.