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Argument 1: Proposal (10% -- 100 points)
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| Due
dates |
Rough Draft:
Weds. 9.10.03 |
Final Draft:
Weds. 9.17.03 |
| Topic |
Choose something related
to one of the following:
eating, drinking, exercising, sleeping, studying, dating |
REQUIRED
Sources |
2-3 articles available in
PDF form from Academic Search Premier. Taken together, the 2-3
articles should total at least six pages. |
Directions
Compose an argument essay
that presents and supports a proposal related to one of the topic areas
listed above. The essay should include each of the following:
[items 1-3 come directly from page 198 of ea]
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a claim that proposes a
practice or policy to address a problem or need and that is oriented
toward action, directed at the future, and appropriate to your
audience
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statements that clearly
relate the claim to the problem or need
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evidence that the
proposal will effectively address the need or solve the problem, and
that it is feasible
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effective incorporation
of your 2-3 required sources
Rough draft
requirements
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at least 350-400 words
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sources list (APA or MLA format)
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use of 2 sources, with at least 2 quotations
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a clearly stated proposal claim in the opening
paragraph
Final draft
requirements
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600-800 words
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MLA or APA format for opening page, header, in-text
citation, and sources list
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use of 2-3 sources, with at least 3 well-integrated
quotations
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organization of the essay into paragraphs
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careful editing and proofreading
Folder
requirements
| Left Side (top
to bottom)
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Right Side (top to
bottom)
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Useful links
and resources
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Chapter 12, "Proposals," in ea, pp.
190-204
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Using Academic Search Premier
(page from this web site)
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Making
an MLA Header (page
from this web site)
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MLA guidelines in LBCH, 4th ed. (pp. 348-389):
specifically
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350-354 (in-text citation format; see 1-4, 9, 11
on 351-54) [5th ed., see #1-4, 9, 11 on pp. 356-360]
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355-357 (placement of in-text citations; model
for WC list) [5th ed., 361-364]
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364-366 (how to cite periodical articles in a WC
list; see #22-26) [5th ed., see # 22-27 on 371-73]
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379 (model of an MLA first page) [5th ed.,
388]
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APA guidelines in LBCH, 4th ed. (pp. 392-409):
specifically
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394-397 (in-text citation) [5th ed., 402-405]
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397-399 (model for References list) [5th ed.,
405-07]
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401-402 (how to cite periodical articles in a
References list) [5th ed., 410-11]
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407 (model of APA title page) [5th ed., 418] [ for an
online model see the Purdue
OWL's APA page.]
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NOTE: for this assignment you can ignore the APA
requirement for an Abstract. Note also that the 4th ed. of LBCH
uses the (now out of date) 4th edition of the APA Manual for its info.
The 5th ed. of LBCH uses the newer 5th edition APA
Manual (as does Purdue and other
APA links on this web site).
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