2. CHY4U- Writing the Argumentative History Essay

3. Completed Tasks: Examine & Select Topic of Inquiry
Library Research – EBSCO
Developed Thesis
Supportive Evidence for Thesis (MLA)
Counter/Refutation/Antithesis Evidence (MLA)
Re-examine Thesis
1st Draft
2nd Draft (writing devices, citations, transitions, word count, etc.)
Final Draft (Title Page, MLA, Turnitin.com & Hard Copy Submission)

4. RESEARCH
To be valid, an opinion or point of view must be supported by facts and information.
Once you know what you will write about, you will need to do research on the topic.
Research through using sources posted on website. Ebsco and school library
Virtual Library - learnmark

5. THESIS STATEMENT The thesis statement
states your position on the topic
sets up the structure for the paper.

6. Building Argument to Support
Gather & RECORD Evidence (works cited)*
Determine if thesis is true.
Lack support – rewrite new thesis
Believe it *

7. SUPPORT THE THESIS Support your thesis with three reasons.
Write down each of the three main reasons that support your belief.
These are your arguments.

8. Antithesis What is it?

9. Counter Arguments - Rebuttals
Research what people opposed to your point of view believe. Write down three counter- arguments to your position.
Try to incorporate these counter-arguments into your paragraphs. Address them and explain why your position is a better argument. This will make your own argument stronger.

10. INTRODUCTION PARGRAPH
The first sentence is a general statement, designed to attract the reader’s attention.
Second and perhaps third sentences narrow the idea down to your specific idea.
The last sentence in the introduction must be your thesis.

11. General statement (hook)
INTRODUCTION
Think of the introduction as having a funnel shape:
General statement (hook)
Specific information
Thesis

12. Intro

14. Concluding Paragraph
Indicate in the conclusion that you have shown the thesis statement to be true.
Has a powerful ending often relating to the introduction.
Do not include any new information in a conclusion. If you have not mentioned something yet in the paper, it is now too late.

15. Conclusion

16. Reflecting on Your Paper
Have you shown that you understand the objections to your position?
Is it clear that your position still outweighs the possible objections?

17. Proofread 2x or more Never submit without review Read aloud – smooth?
Proofread mechanical errors (“I,” punctuation)
Questionable spelling
Review rubric and requirements

18. MLA (Modern Languages Association)
Citation Machine
method used in most humanities courses.
humanities place emphasis on authorship
most MLA citations include mentioning the authors name in the physical text.
authors’ name is also the first to appear in the “Works Cited.”
The 7th Edition is the most recently form.
Source: Purdue Online Writing Lab. OWL

19. APA (American Psychological Association)
method used in most social sciences courses.
humanities place emphasis on date work was created
most APA citations include mentioning the date in the physical text.
after the authors name, the date appears in the “References.”
The 6th Edition is the most recent form.
Citation Machine

20. MLA vs. APA (Book) MLA APA Author name Author Name Work Title
Publication Year
Publication City
Publisher
Year published
Publication Medium
Single Author: Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma. New York: Penguin Group, Print.
Single Author: Pollan, M. (2006). The Omnivore’s Dilemma. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Two or More Authors: Bell, James K., and Adrian A. Cohn
Kernis, Michael et al.
Two or More Authors: Bell, J., and Cohn, A. (1968).
Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993).

21. MLA vs. APA (Online)
refer to online sources such as Purdue’s Writing Lab (OWL) for specifics
For MLA assumption is basically that content (sources) can be found online as long as author and title are included, thus no URL is required.

22. Embedding Citations

23. MLA In-text Citations and Works Cited Websites
Purdue University Owl Online Writing Lab – MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Free Bibliographic and Citation Generator
Microsoft Word?

24. Submission Time! On Time On www.turnitin.com Title Page Works Cited
Congratulations!