TOPIC THESIS: “Responsible gun laws can work for both sides in America”.
(Adjust sources and topic thesis as needed.)
Your essay must include the following:
-A clearly stated question on an important issue (thesis as a question with diverse answers/standpoints to be explored).
-a context paragraph that explains the controversy
paragraphs exploring & evaluating the values and reasons that support these diverse standpoints on the thesis question.
-a minimum of five scholarly, credible sources.
-a minimum of one counterargument and rebuttal (this may require more than one source to represent that counterargument).
-a visual that supports a key point.
-a combination of logical, values-based and ethical appeals.
-a persuasive, evidence- and values-based answer/outcome to the thesis question.