Essay Assignment 2: Documented Argument in MLAYour argumentative essay will be on a topic from the list of options below. Consider your audiencefor this paper to be your peers. The essay should be between 3 ½ and 4 pages (850 to 1,000 words)in length, not including the Works Cited page. It should be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria:• An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion• A clearly articulated thesis in the introduction of the paper; the thesis must state the claim,position, or stance that your essay will prove• 4 cited sources• At least 4 quotes, summaries, or paraphrases of information from your sources• Topic sentences that focus the discussion in each body paragraph• Examples, details, statistics, explanations, and other researched evidence in the bodyparagraphs that clearly support the claim of your thesis• Counterarguments (at least one but preferably more than one) and refutations that showyou understand the complexity of your argument and can accurately acknowledge the viewsof the opposition and refute them• Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs(transition words and phrases)• Proper MLA style format in the in-text citations, and in the Works Cited page (Review thetemplate and instructional video for creating the MLA format)• Works Cited page listing a minimum of 4 sources• Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics
Need a Rough Draft – TOPIC “PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS” rough draft of at least 2,000 words and at least 8 references
Need a Rough Draft – TOPIC “PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS” rough draft of at least 2,000 words and at least 8 references