Description

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 3 and pp. 94-107, 295-297, 306, 337-356
• Lesson
• Link (Word doc): Assignment Template (Links to an external site.)
• Minimum of 6 scholarly sources

Apply the following writing resources to your assignment:

• Link (website): APA Citation and Writing  (Links to an external site.)

Instructions
For this assignment, you will continue to pre-write and plan for your argument research essay by applying pre-writing to your thesis from Week1 (revised as necessary according to instructor feedback and your own further thought). You will also construct a first draft of your full introduction paragraph, utilizing what you have learned from your textbook readings, the Week 2 Lesson, and your Discussion participation. Finally, you will discuss your overall argument structure plan and provide a list of at least six scholarly sources in APA Style that represent an equal number of sources that support your stance and sources that oppose your stance.

Access the Week 2 Assignment Template and complete the five required sections:

• Your Current Thesis
• Pre-writing
• A Draft of Your Full Introduction Paragraph
• Argument Appeals Plan
• List of Sources in APA Style

For tips on examples of what to do and what to avoid when writing an introduction, refer to the lesson and assigned readings for the week.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 2 to 3 pages (not including title page & reference page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page & Reference Page
• Reference page (6 articles)

Week 2 Assignment: Pre-writing, Argumentative Essay Introduction and Thesis, an Argumentative Plan, and First Sources