Essay 3 Directions
Visit the Opposing Viewpoints section from our library’s website (centralgatech.edu Academics Academic Resources Library Library Resources Opposing Viewpoints), and look through the list of issues under the “Browse Issues” section. Then choose one of the issues that interests you.
Write a 750-1250 word argumentative/persuasive essay about that issue. Make sure that your thesis is a clear, specific, arguable statement and that your supporting points are valid.
This essay must include researched information from three to five outside sources. Use only library sources (books, magazines, newspapers, journals, e-books, GALILEO, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Films On Demand, etc.). Other outside sources must be approved by your instructor. Each issue on the Opposing Viewpoints site has links to many preapproved sources; you may find all sources for your essay through the Opposing Viewpoints page. You CANNOT use Wikipedia as a source.
You may find sources that support your side of the issue, that argue the opposing side of your issue, or that simply provide some interesting facts, statistics, details, figures, or other type of information concerning your topic. Then use those sources in your paper, documenting and citing them correctly according to MLA guidelines.
Your sources MUST be correctly documented with both IN-TEXT CITATIONS and a WORKS CITED PAGE.
Follow MLA guidelines to format and document your essay correctly. (An example of correct MLA formatting is available in the Essay 3 Supplemental Material folder.)
Submit the final draft of this assignment to the Submit Essay 3 Final Draft dropbox.