Essay title - Should students work while going to college

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Assignment - Argumentative essay

Essay title: Should students work while going to college?

Requirements of Essay:

Have at least three reasons to justify your position (but not more than five).
Have a separate paragraph (between the intro and body) to give some additional context/background of the issue.
Body - explain & defend reasons with evidence
In each reason, you must indicate one strategy you have used in that reason (indicated with ** and name of the strategy at the beginning of the first paragraph for each reason)
Don't indicate the same strategy in more than one reason
Have a separate paragraph between body and conclusion that contains two counterarguments
Concluding paragraph will be just the solution (no summary!)
You must also have at least 4 online sources in the essay.
These must be DCCCD academic database sources.(North lake College Database)
Once you have these, you may add additional sources apart from the database, as long as they are reliable.
At least 2 of your 4 online database sources must be used in the body of your essay (the others can also be used in the body or in the introduction, background para, counterarguments para or conclusion)
Personal experience - can be used in only one reason, up to ½ page (10 lines)
How much documented evidence - one documented evidence for every 10 lines in your paragraph.
Any numerical data must be from 2014 onwards
For the 6 required sources (2 print and 4 online), you must quote something from them, not simply paraphrase.
After you have at least one quote from each of the required sources, if you want to paraphrase, you can.
You should have no more than two paraphrases in the essay.

Outline of Essay:

Intro (1 para, ¼ - ½ page or 5-10 lines): Any intro technique(s) and thesis
Background (1 para, ¼ - ½ page or 5-10 lines): Any two history/background techniques
Body (multiple paras, ¼ - ¾ page each or 5-18 lines): Explain reasons with evidence
Counterarguments (1 para, no more12 lines): Two counterarguments and their responses
Conclusion (1 para, ½ - ¾ page or 10-18 lines): Solution (no summary)

Introduction - First Impression:

Should be a preview/guide to your essay
Must include your thesis statement
Must include one introductory strategy
No apologies in introduction!

Thesis Statement - (The Main Idea of Your Paper):

One thesis per paper
Only one sentence
Combination of fact and opinion
Avoid phrases such as - in my opinion, I think, I believe, it seems to me, I feel

A Thesis Should Contain...:

Your topic
Your position on the topic
At least 3 reasons to support your position (but no more than 5)

Introductory Techniques

Tell a relevant story
State why your topic is important
Relevant quotation(s)
Relevant example(s)
Relevant question(s) [not more than 3]

Background Paragraph:

Purpose: To provide some additional context to your issue

Should include only 2 of the following techniques...
How long the issue has been in existence (origins of the issue)
What parts of the world/country are most affected by the issue (need specific data)
Any significant rulings/laws related to the issue (e.g. Roe v.Wade)
Any significant event(s) related to the issue (e.g. 9/11)
Dictionary/official definitions of any key concepts/terms
Any significant person/people/groups involved with the issue

Body Paragraphs:

Write paras that are focused, developed and organized
Length of paras: ¼ - ¾ (5-18 lines) of a page. Have balance among reasons!
How many paras per reason - you decide
Ask yourself - would my paper be any different if I took this paragraph out?

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len2368920

9/10/2019 3:24:54 AM

Argumentative essay on should student work while going to college (pro). Other requirement - Length: 6-8 pages (not counting Works Cited) Length starts with first word of intro para (NOT top of first page) Make sure on each full page you have 23 lines total; otherwise, you will have to make up those lines on the last page to meet the minimum length requirement.

9/10/2019 3:24:49 AM

You must have at least 2 print sources in the essay (book, magazine, newspaper, journal, catalog, etc) They must be accessed in the original printed form (e-book, PDF, or anything else accessed electronically does not count as a print source) At least 1of your 2 print sources must be used in the body of your essay (the other can also be used in the body or in the introduction, background para, counterarguments para or conclusion) Must attach photocopy or picture of each print source used (no credit for print sources otherwise) Photocopy/picture must show the cover along with the page/ information you actually used and the lines/sentences you quoted must be underlined. If the source is from a library, the picture must also show the library barcode/sticker.

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