Me : don’t make to complicated either please
Files for articles are attached
You do not need to use any outside material for the essay. I am only interested in your argument and how well you support it using these articles from the textbook.
Your paper must be at least 1,500 words, typed and double-spaced. It must include a creative title to grab the reader’s attention and a Work Cited Page. It must follow the MLA format. Do NOT use first-person (“I” or “we”) or second-person (“you”). Follow the Essay Checklist, located below this assignment.
Introduction
___ Opening statements to attract the reader to the argument.
___ A one-sentence summary of the main text.
___ A strong, well-focused Thesis Statement that reveals everything about the essay.
Body Paragraphs (including the Rebuttal and the Response-to-the-Rebuttal)
___ Transitions between each paragraph (“First,…”; “Second,…”; “On the other hand,…” etc.).
___ A strong, well-focused topic sentence related to the thesis.
___ Support, presented as a direct or indirect quotation taken from researched source or assigned text(s). It must be introduced by a lead-in (such as, who stated the quote) and/or followed by the correct in-text citation. Note: For most lead-ins, use the present tense.
___ Explanations, showing the relationship between support and topic sentence/thesis.
Conclusion
___ Restatement (not a repeat) of the thesis.
___ Final thoughts for the readers.
Other notes
___ Follows the directions of the assignment.
___ A creative title included.
___ Correct usage of MLA in Works Cited Page.
___ Correct usage of MLA in-text citations.
___ Avoidance of plagiarism.
___ Usage of a variety of sentence structures (complex/compound, parallelism, etc.) Usage of specific, detailed and concise sentences and active voice.
___ Avoidance of wordiness. Avoidance of vague, confusing, awkward sentence structures.
___ Avoidance of redundancies and repetitive phrases.
___ Avoidance of sentences or phrases that are irrelevant to the thesis, the topic sentence and/or the text.
___ Usage of formal, academic language. Avoidance of contractions (“don’t”, “haven’t”, etc.).
___ Avoidance of spelling errors.
___ Avoidance of grammatical errors (run-ons, fragments, dangling/misplaced modifiers, inconsistency of verbs, inconsistency of pronouns, etc.).
___ Avoidance of punctuation errors.
___ Avoidance of first person and second person.
___ If a direct quotation is longer than four lines, it is set off from the text and the quotation marks are omitted (MLA regulation).
___ Titles of books, magazines, newspapers, long poems, plays, works of visual art, websites, and other long works are italicized.
___ Titles of short stories, articles, songs, and short poems are enclosed in quotation marks.
