Argumentative Essay (Phase 1)Overview of the argumentative essay

Argumentative Essay (Phase 1)Overview of the argumentative essay: Throughout the course, you will build a 4-5-page argumentative essay. An argumentative essay requires writers to explore a topic (issue), collect and consider evidence, and establish an opinion on the topic in a brief way. The complete essay must incorporate research (quotes, summarization, and paraphrasing), and you must cite the research using APA in-text citations and a corresponding References page. The final product, written in five phases, requires the following:

• Choose a topic.(see bottom of post)
• Research the issue, and analyze evidence to form an opinion.
• Write a claim (thesis statement) that is supported with reasons from credible sources.
• Write an introduction that announces your purpose and hooks readers.
• Write 3 body paragraphs (including at least 1 quotation, 1 summarization, and 1 paraphrase with corresponding in-text citations and Reference page).
• Write a counter-argument paragraph that addresses an opposing opinion.
• Write a conclusion that restates your claim and summarizes the evidence.
• Write the Title Page and Abstract

In this unit, you will work on the first phase of your essay. For this Unit 2 Submission, submit only the opening paragraph (double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, with in-text citations) and the APA-style References page for grading (please do not submit the entire worksheet).