English Question

Sample Structure:

Your Perspective (2 pages)
- Explain your position on the issue and what points support your stance. Be sure to incorporate secondary sources from the MDC Database.
The Other Perspective (2 pages)
- Consider the other side of the issue and what are the counter-points. Also, be sure to incorporate secondary sources from the MDC Database.
Rebuttal (1-2 pages)
- This is where you directly address the counter-points from the other perspective.
Your Final Conclusion (1 page)
- Your final conclusion is the place where you make your final point. Be sure to revisit your introduction here and give a final, powerful thought.

Total: 6 to 7 pages plus 1 page for the MLA Works Cited

Evaluation Criteria:

The most important thing is that you fully use your analytical skills in using the appropriate rhetorical structure.
I will be looking to see how well you appeal to your audience and how well you stress the logical and emotional aspects of argument. Also, I will be looking for the use of opening and concluding strategies.
The style will be formal, and I want to see how well you can utilize the standards of American Edited English.
I will be looking to see how well you incorporate argumentation and persuasion into your essay.
I am not looking for grammatical perfection, but the essay must be readable and free of mechanical errors that distract your reader.
All these criteria will be considered in light of the

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