ESL 088WG Argument Essay: Assignment Information

Hi ESL 088WG students--welcome to the LibGuide for your class!

The video below explains how to use the LibGuide . Use this front page to find out about your assignment or get in contact with me. Use the other pages (indicated by the colored tabs at the top of the guide) to complete the steps of your assignment. 

Here's a link to the research worksheet for your assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JlvjlRESahivYKEOGL0x5hXoM_jPIv4d2pU7PF2eCjo/edit?usp=sharing

To be able to fill it out in Google Docs, go to "File" and then "Make a Copy" to make your own copy of the worksheet. 

Here's a link to your assignment as a reminder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ipjr3_pIcwsMqP5wQNYzu4jUVQLZyy25vaGgttN8yDE/edit?usp=sharing

For this assignment you will:

• Choose a controversial issue to write about

• Use Points of View Reference Center to research your topic 

For Monday:

• Compare notes from each box in pairs with instructor
• Introduce How to Write an Introduction from Assignment sheet (look at example of introduction)
• Write a hook
• Paraphrase from Background Information: introducing controversy
• Write thesis that introduces 3 arguments
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Here is the template you can use to format your argument paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16h49WYbkOq5CkyoLwypl3JpmQEiCHhuuhVNHb3oZKfU/edit?usp=sharing

To use the template, go to File then Make a Copy and make your own copy with your name on it. Share your copy with Christine Wagner-Jonsson.