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ENGL147N Advanced English Composition

Week 2 Assignment

Pre-writing, Argumentative Essay Introduction and Thesis, an Argumentative Plan, and First Sources

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3 and pp. 94-107, 295-297, 306, 337-356

Lesson

Link (Word doc): Assignment Template (Links to an external site.)Preview the document

Minimum of 6 scholarly sources

Apply the following writing resources to your assignment:

Link (website): APA Citation and Writing  (Links to an external site.)

Instructions

For this assignment, you will continue to pre-write and plan for your argument research essay by applying pre-writing to your thesis from Week1 (revised as necessary according to instructor feedback and your own further thought). You will also construct a first draft of your full introduction paragraph, utilizing what you have learned from your textbook readings, the Week 2 Lesson, and your Discussion participation. Finally, you will discuss your overall argument structure plan and provide a list of at least six scholarly sources in APA Style that represent an equal number of sources that support your stance and sources that oppose your stance.

Access the Week 2 Assignment Template and complete the five required sections:

Your Current Thesis

Pre-writing

A Draft of Your Full Introduction Paragraph

Argument Appeals Plan

List of Sources in APA Style

For tips on examples of what to do and what to avoid when writing an introduction, refer to the lesson and assigned readings for the week.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2 to 3 pages (not including title page & reference page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page & Reference Page

Reference page (6 articles)

Argument Essay Prewriting and Plan

Sally Student

English 147

Professor McAmazing

December 25, 2020

Argument Essay Prewriting and Plan

Pre-writing, Argumentative Essay Introduction and Thesis, an Argumentative Plan, and First Sources

1. Your Revised Thesis Statement: Please provide, from your Week 1 Assignment and revise according to your instructor’s feedback if applicable, your tentative thesis statement, with a clear stance and situated within a debate.

2. Your Prewriting: With your thesis in mind, perform prewriting.

a. Brainstorm for a list of five reasons your stance is important and valid and write those five reasons below.

b. Brainstorm for a list of five reasonable opposing arguments others may make against your thesis/stance and write those five opposing arguments below.

3. Your Introduction Paragraph Draft: After carefully studying the techniques for writing good argument essay introduction paragraphs in your book, in the lesson, and via your Discussion participation, please write the first draft of your full introduction paragraph for your argument research essay. Keep in mind: Overview of issue and existing debate, clearly stated thesis that asserts your particular stance and angle within the debate.

Please remember the sample introduction paragraph section from the Week 2 Lesson and model your introduction paragraph carefully on that example, also reading the explanation for each part of the introduction paragraph in the lesson.

4. Your Argument Plan

Claim: Please note your thesis here: Write your thesis here in at least one full sentence.

Grounds, Warrant, and Backing: Below, provide two pieces of evidence and explain how each supports your claim.

First quotation or paraphrase from a source with full APA in-text citation:

Example: According to Macie Lopez, Ph.D., “Parents are never equipped to handle the grief that comes with losing a child” (2020, p. 34).

Now, use logic to explain in at least two sentences how this evidence supports your claim:

Insert your explanation here in at least two full sentences.

Second quotation or paraphrase from a source with full APA in-text citation:

Example: Parents who lose a child are often isolated because of the stigma and therefore are less likely to seek their own help and support system (Ngari, 2019).

Now, use logic to explain in at least two sentences how this evidence supports your claim:

Insert your explanation here in at least two full sentences.

Counterclaim: Note at least one strong counter-argument that others might reasonably make. This may be a logical reason that you have thought about, or it may be an opposing viewpoint you discovered via research.

In at least two sentences, provide the opposing viewpoint here. If you use a source, please apply proper conventions for introducing, integrating, and citing the source.

Rebuttal: What can you say, using logic and/or evidence, that will effectively refute the above counterclaim?

In at least three sentences, refute the above opposing viewpoint with sound logic. This may be just your own sound logic without a source. Or, it may be a combination of a source and your logical explanation of how the source truly refutes the above opposition. Do not re-use a source from your work in any section above.

5. Your Tentative Sources: Please create a list of at least six scholarly sources you are currently examining, including those you cited above. Three must be sources that in some way support your stance, and three must be sources that in some way oppose your stance. You must construct this list in full APA format and with each source employing full and correct APA standards.