MAKE SURE IT IS ANNOTATED TO THE The Opinion or Editorial section of a credible print or digital news source (e.g. The Atlantic, Washington Post, New York Times, Vox).

write a 700-900 work paper based on your efforts to read, summarize, analyze, and evaluate an argumentative/opinion-based article on a social issue of your choosing, from one of the following sources:

The Opinion or Editorial section of a credible print or digital news source (e.g. The Atlantic, Washington Post, New York Times, Vox).

Arranged in alphanumeric format with headings for Introduction, Body, and Conclusion Paragraphs. Outlines that are not alphanumerically structured will lose five (5) points.

Plan at least four (4) lettered/numbered/bulleted sentences for each paragraph

Appropriate heading and headers for your chosen citation style

Your goal for this assignment is to use your analysis to decide if the argument in the article is presented effectively and would be convincing to its target audience.

To achieve this goal, aim to complete the following steps:

Select an argumentative/opinion-based article that presents a position on a current social issue from a credible print or digital newspaper, magazine, or research database.

Read the article multiple times to gain a clear understanding of the content, tone, presentation, and intended audience. Take notes on important terms, concepts, examples, and passages that may be useful in your analysis.

Develop an analysis that employs the following techniques:

Summary (Restatement) - Summarize the details of the article without plagiarizing:

Explain the context - origin, scope, and impact (where did the issue come from, who does it affect, and how does it affect them?) - of the topic.

Identify the intended audience and purpose of the writer's article using research and context clues

Describe the author's thesis/main claim and supporting claims in your own words, but paraphrase and quote where necessary.

Analyze (Illustration) - Identify and describe how the author presented and supported their claims with examples and other forms of illustration.

Identify at least two supporting claims and evidence; describe the quality of the evidence, the credibility of the information, and the persuasiveness of the presentation (diction, logic, etc.)

Evaluate - Explain why the author's argument is convincing or unconvincing by using concrete examples from their writing/debate to support your thesis.

Identify your evaluation in the thesis and expand on the evaluation after the analysis is complete

Engage or Challenge - Suggest how the author's position can be expanded or advanced through another perspective.

Consider presenting a different view on the argument that could demonstrate where you might take your exploration of the issue, this semester.

Employ unified introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs with clear topic sentences