Read these two short articles published on the Room for Debate platform on the New York Times website:
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2017/01/04/is-a-higher-standard-needed-for-campus-sexual-assault-cases
Identify the question the authors of the articles are debating, then write an argumentative essay on the question taking a position on the question, providing reasons and evidence to support your position, discussing counterarguments, and rebutting the counterarguments.
To earn a grade of C or higher, you should write at least six fully developed paragraphs and use both of the articles as sources. In addition, you should provide a Works Cited list for the two articles.
Your essay will be graded based on four criteria: (1) argumentative structure (argument, counterargument, rebuttal); (2) organization, paragraph development, and transitions; (3) sentence clarity and grammatical correctness; (4) in-text citations and Works Cited.
