College Argument Essay

Getting Started  Decide your action plan is for post-secondary education

Background  Print ALL of the assignments with their Works Cited College Application Essay College Research Charts Annotated Bibliography Housing Options research Financial Plan

Prompt Write an argument in which you support your post-secondary educational choice. Include a claim, support that claim with reasons and evidence; acknowledge the counterargument; and provide a rebuttal that is supported by evidence.

Overview of the Argument Essay Paragraph 1 – Introduction Paragraph 2 - Argument to support claim Paragraph 3 - Argument to support claim Paragraph 4 - Counterargument/Rebuttal Paragraph 5 - Conclusion

Requirements for Evidence in the Essay  3 sources/evidence from at least 3 different assignments  1 visual representation of evidence (copy/paste a chart/graph into your document)

Paragraph 1 - Introduction  Attention Getter or Hook Get the attention of the audience  Background information Explain the purpose of the College/Career Research Project  Claim/Thesis statement

Format for Each Body Paragraph  Topic sentence – argument  Evidence Explanation of evidence (1-2 sentences)  Evidence Explanation of evidence (1-2 sentences)  Concluding Sentence

 Evidence / sources  From your research  From your charts/graphs  Transitions  First, second, primarily, most important, etc. Paragraphs 2 & 3 – Your arguments & evidence

Citing Evidence Author attribution  Chandler Gilbert Community College’s web site states, “The total tuition and fee payment is based on the number of credits a student is taking.” Embedded into sentence  At Chandler Gilbert Community College, “tuition and fee payment is based on the number of credits a student is taking.” Paraphrase or summary  Payment for each semester is established by considering the number of credits the student takes (Chandler Gilbert Community College).

 Counterargument  Rebuttal  How do you respond to your parent’s counterargument? How do you prove the counterargument wrong?  Evidence  From your research  From your charts/graphs Paragraph 4 – Counterargument & Rebuttal

Paragraph 5 -- Conclusion  Restate your claim / thesis statement  Provide a brief summary of your arguments  Meaningful final thought Describe what support might be needed from your audience (parents/guardian) for the plan to be successful Describe what support might be needed from your audience (parents/guardian) for the plan to be successful

Annotate  Using your printed assignments  Annotate each assignment Look for evidence to support each argument Look for evidence to support each argument  Complete the College Argument Brainstorm

Brainstorm Your Argument  Using your printed assignments  Complete the Brainstorm handout

Writing Process  Brainstorm  Prewrite  Rough draft Use transitions  First, second, primarily, most important, etc. Edit for grammar, spelling, and word choice errors Upload to TIIC by 11:59 on due date Bring hard copy to class  Peer Edit  Final draft Upload to TIIC by 11:59 on due date