Monday, October 11, 2010

Homework 10: Argumentative Essay Outline

Select one of the following topics.

medicinal marijuana, arranged marriage, euthanasia, death penalty, bilingual education, cell phones, and cigarettes

Generate ideas using one of the invention techniques.

listing, clustering, free-writing, or questions

Then write a debatable thesis statement so that you can begin filling in THIS OUTLINE. (Check that your thesis is debatable by trying to think of a possible opposing argument). You will need 3 Main Topics with 2 Supporting details each, and you should use at least 2 of the persuasive strategies that we have talked about in class to make your argument more convincing. You don’t need to do any research for this assignment, but if you decide to use any sources, you must list them on your outline.

Name the file Homework10_FirstName LastName

The file should be uploaded to your ESL114_FirstName LastName folder.

This assignment is worth 10 Homework Points.

This assignment is due Tuesday, October 12th at 11:59 PM