Please watch the above video for instructions on how to find information sources and cite them correctly for the argumentative essay assignment.
What, precisely, is your topic? Answering this question is part of the pre-writing phase of this assignment. I suggest that you watch the above video and write a topic triangle for your assignment. Once you have a topic triangle developed, write a research question. Actually write it down. The act of writing helps make vague ideas concrete. So take your time to develop your research topic.
Remember that you are not writing a report; you are advocating that the US government implement a specific policy solution for a problem.
The next video shows you how to search Issues & Controversies, which is the database in which you will find the articles that you need for your argumentative essays.
The next video shows you how to search Opposing Viewpoints, which is the database in which you will find the articles that you need for your argumentative essays.
Search the database US Major Dailies to find newspaper articles published within the past three years about your topic.
You must cite your sources according to the MLA style of documentation.
This is our video that introduces MLA documentation. I urge you to watch the entire video carefully before starting to write your paper. It is much easier to cite correctly as you go along, rather than try to fix your documentation after you have written your paper.
This is our sample paper. You can model the formatting of your paper after this one. If you are unsure how to set up the formatting in Microsoft Word so that it fits the requirements for MLA formatting, you could instead download this blank Word document that has the formatting already set up for you.
This is our 2-page handout that summarizes the MLA style. It includes most of the types of sources that students commonly use.
