Write an Argument

THE TOPIC:

You must write an argument in response to Klein’s book THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

I have posted two examples of essays written by previous students. These essays were written directly in response to Klein’s book.

Your final essay must meet all of these standards to pass:

1. 1,800 to 2,000 words;

2. the introduction must state a clear thesis?which is a conclusion of your argument in that it states your position on your issue/topic?in the introduction

3. must use a variety of types of reasons for supporting your conclusion/thesis, including statistics, research findings, case examples, and authoritative sources; you may also use personal experience and testimony, but those cannot be your only evidence;

4. contain an MLA formatted bibliography at the end of the essay, which contains at least ten sources, none of them wikipedia entries;

5. all quotes and paraphrasing and the bibliography must be in strictly MLA format;

6. must quote from a minimum of four different research sources; these quotes must be relevant and used as evidence to support your argument;

7. must quote from the book AND the documentary This Changes Everything, including that you MUST quote at least two times from PART 3 of the book; and

8. must conclude with a prescriptive assumption?that is, a closing statement about how the world MUST be in the future.