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Module 4 – Case

ARGUMENTATION, THE RESEARCH PROCESS, CITATION ANDDOCUMENTATION (APA STYLE)

Assignment Overview

Argumentative Essay

Length: no less than 1,300 words of text (not including the Reference List), double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-pt font size, one-inch margins

In addition to your own thoughts, words, and ideas, this essay is to include TWOcredible and reliable secondary sources.

The first person "I" is not used in a formal essay.

Case Assignment

For this assignment, you will write an organized and well-supported ArgumentativeEssay using one of the topics listed below. You will be most successful writing on atopic that is of interest to you. The best ideas are topical; they are what people aretalking about today. And remember that your thesis should be debatable; in otherwords, there has to be at least two sides to an issue for it to be consideredargumentative.

A well-organized essay has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The beginning, orintroduction, should include an opening sentence to grab your reader’s attention.Follow the opening sentence with a brief background on the topic or situation. Thelast sentence of the introduction is the thesis statement. The thesis states the mainpoint of the essay, which in this case, would be a statement affirming the main pointof view on the selected topic.

A well-supported essay includes supporting points, details, and examples. Eachbody paragraph must support (explain) your reasoning (rationale) using specificdetails. Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence that states the main pointof the paragraph.

The conclusion typically summarizes the main points of the essay and/or closes witha lasting impression that connects the reader to their world.

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Be sure to proofread your essay and edit for proper grammar, punctuation, diction(word choice), and spelling, as errors in sentence skills will lower a final grade. Agrade will be determined based on the Module 4 Case expectations and the TridentUniversity General Education rubric for English.

This essay must include a combination of no less than SIX in-text citations from twoor more credible and reliable sources. Citations are to be a combination of directquotations and paraphrased quotations with or without the author's name, and aReference List in APA Style must be included.

USA’s reliance on other countries for products, resources, etc.

paternity leave

school, workplace, and/or safety in public

wellness/mental health

the challenges facing children and youth today

Assignment Expectations

Write an Argumentative Essay (no less than 1,300 words in length) that states anoriginal thesis statement and includes no fewer than six citations in APA Stylefrom two credible and reliable sources.

Demonstrate the ability to write clearly and cohesively when expressing one’sideas and/or intended purpose.

Demonstrate the ability to clearly state and support a thesis in an organized andcohesive essay using secondary sources.