Description Directions: Compose an argument in response to the prompt. Be sure to select and define your terms, concepts, or principles with care. Lead your reader through a reasoning process that is instructive and persuasive. Defend your position against challenges and objections. Use the structure of the academic essay you have learned about in this course. Audience: Address an audience of your peers–people of your age and background. Assume that they are skeptical of your position. Anticipate their resistance and objections to your position, and use these to build your argument. Checklist: Argument related, detailed title Hook Argumentative Thesis (claim and rationale) At least 4 body paragraphs with topic and conclusion sentences Evidence, examples, and reasoning drawn from course materials Strong final paragraph that draws the big conclusion from the body Careful editing MLA formatted Work Cited



