Reference no: EM133551405

Topic: Human Development and Family Studies

For your Portfolio Project (due in Module 8) you will write an argumentative essay based on a topic in your major field of study. You will submit the topic for approval in Module 2, and continue to write and revise until the due date. If you critically read the assigned readings and lecture content, enthusiastically participate in the module discussions, submit your best work for the Critical Thinking assignments, and thoughtfully reflect on your instructor feedback, you will find that the work for your final portfolio project is the natural progression of your work during the course. Based on this cumulative approach, it should represent your strongest work.

Questions: Your essay must:

• Be persuasive. You need to make a clear argument, articulated in your thesis statement, and supported throughout the body of the essay.
• Be directed at a specific audience.
• Have a thesis statement that includes your overall argument and maps out the points you make in the body of the paper.
• Support the thesis with research from credible sources.
• Demonstrate your ability to synthesize and analyze information from multiple sources in order to develop your own insights into the topic.
• Summarize and respond to counterarguments.
• Include proper in-text citations and references citations in APA format.