Development  Requirements:

The essay should be an argument regarding one of the topic areas below. Make certain to obtain research on both sides of the issue. Pay attention to the full argument format, citations, logic, and structure.  The introduction should give an overview of the issue, definition of issue,  history of the issue, and the main arguments and thesis. The body paragraphs should examine one argument each according to the prescribed structure.  The conclusion should include a proposal for resolving the problem and a projection of the issue in the future.

Topic= Should euthanasia be legalized nationally in the U.S.? (Is it moral? Is it constitutional? Is it ethical?)

Requirements                                                   

Length: 3-5 pages , typed, double -space (excluding title page and works cited page)
Format: Follow MLA guidelines.
Source Usage: Six sources, at least two academic. The paper  must demonstrate effective summary, paraphrase, and quotation using signal phrases and parenthetical citations for attribution.  The paper must include a properly formatted works cited page.

Assignment Outcomes

Identify and explain a specific and compelling problem within the parameters of the rhetorical situation outlined on the assignment prompt.
Develop a solution to the problem and communicate this solution within a well-constructed thesis statement.
Organize a sustained policy argument that is sensitive to a particular rhetorical situation.
Use more than two rhetorical modes in developing the papers argument.
Use library databases to find appropriate source material.
Distinguish between academic and non-academic sources and use different types of sources in appropriate ways.
Integrate source references, including direct quotations, using signal phrases (attributive tags) and parenthetical in-text citations (MLA format).
Synthesize references from a minimum of six sources.
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    Argument Essay Format (Sample: Should capital punishment be banned in the US?)

Introduction (1/2-1p)
Definition; all terms capital punishment, death penalty,types
History- earliest date, all dates events/laws /data (min 2 sources)
Importance -This issue is important because the crime rate has been increasing throughout the nation. .
Organizational sentence- Major arguments are the following: Is ? Is? (capital punishment is  __, ___, and ___.
Thesis After careful examination, it will be proven that (capital punishment should be banned in the US. )

Argument #1: Is it constitutional?  One reason is  capital punishment is constitutional.
Definition- The term constitutional is defined as (Constitutional). The term constitution is defined as ..(Princeton University Law School).
Importance This point of argument is important because it is one of the most debated issues in the legalization of capital punishment.
Reason/ Evidence/Research
                                     

Argument #2: Is it effective? Another reason is

Definition- The term constitutional is defined as (Constitutional). The term constitution is defined as ..(Princeton University Law School).
Importance This point of argument is important because it is one of the most debated issues in the legalization of capital punishment.
Reason/ Evidence/Research
Argument #3: Is it moral? A final reason is [or- The most important reason is]
Definition
Importance
Reason/Evidence

Conclusion- In conclusion, restate thesis (capital punishment should be banned.)
Restate thesis
Proposal (details) – One major proposal to address the issue is..
Projection- If this proposal is implementedthe result.