Please I need help asap!!

Instructions

1. Before you proceed, please ensure that you are familiar with last week's topics: the writing process, essay structure, and writing arguments. Review A Writer's Reference sections C1-C4 and A4 if needed.

2.View Argument Essay Topics and Sources.

Available source texts:

• "Biden's Move to Fortify DACA an Unlawful Quasi-Amnesty" by Joseph Edlow (i recommend this one)
• "Why Deporting the 'Dreamers' Is Immoral" by Michael Blake
• "Extending DACA's Protection Creates Jobs and Tax Revenue for the U.S. Economy" by Ike Brannon
• "DACA Should Not be Replaced by an Amnesty Program" by Charles Stimson and Hans von Spakovsky"

1. While a growing number of states and municipalities have set a higher wage and/or passed legislation to increase the minimum over time, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since 2009. Should the federal minimum wage be raised to $15 per hour?

Choose ONE of the issues listed and read the prompt carefully.

Read as many of the source texts listed as needed in order to familiarize yourself with the issue and the different positions others have taken.

3. Determine your position on the issue. Argumentation is not pro-con, so while you may see the merits of both sides of a debate, you are only taking ONE of those sides. If you are uncertain which side to take, consider which position you can build a more convincing case for. Your position is your thesis. It should be a statement that answers the topic question. Argumentative thesis statements often contain "should" or "should not." Avoid using unnecessary first person (i.e. "In my opinion, I believe...").

Next, brainstorm potential reasons why someone should accept your position.

4. Once you have a list of reasons, select the two or three that you can best support with evidence. These reasons will become your topic sentences. Evidence includes facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions. For this essay, you may include relevant personal examples if you have any. However, they cannot be the only type of evidence given, nor should your experiences be the central focus of the essay. At least one piece of evidence must come from one of the sources assigned for your topic. You will be going into more detail once you draft the essay, but for the outline, a brief indication of how you will support your reasoning will suffice.

5. Consider an opposing viewpoint that you can successfully challenge in counterargument. Why might someone object to your position, and how can you answer that objection? Again, you may be more succinct here than you will be in the essay draft.

Finally, once you have gathered these ideas, you are ready to complete the outline. Download the following Word document Download Word document, read the directions and sample, enable editing (if needed), and fill in the outline template on p. 3. When you are finished, save the document, close it, and upload the file.

Your Outline

Topic Question:

Thesis:

Topic Sentence 1:

Evidence:

Evidence:

Topic Sentence 2:

Evidence:

Evidence:

Topic Sentence 3 (if needed)

Evidence:

Evidence:

Counterargument - Opposing View:

Response:

Your essay will also have a conclusion (not listed here).

After it you will Use your outline as a starting point to draft a 500 to 1,000-word

Build an introduction around your thesis statement. Use the introduction to establish the topic and its importance and to frame the debate before presenting your position (thesis) as the last sentence in this paragraph.

Include at least two body paragraphs that present reasoning and evidence in support of your position. Each body paragraph should begin with a reason as its topic sentence, and each topic sentence should be supported by convincing evidence (facts, statistics, examples, expert opinions, etc.). At least one piece of evidence MUST come from one of the sources assigned for your topic. You may use more than one piece of source evidence, and you may use more than one source. One is the minimum. You may use personal experience if you have any that is relevant, but the essay is not a personal narrative, and personal experiences/examples should not be the essay's central focus. Remember, you are writing to persuade/convince others.

Include one paragraph of counterargument. Begin by acknowledging an opposing view/objection to your argument and framing it as such (i.e. Some believe or Critics argue). A source text that you are in disagreement with can provide this objection. You must also respond to the objection raised. This can be a partial concession of the point, but it is more likely to be a refutation/rebuttal. What does this objection to your position mistake or overlook?

Use transitions when needed to move between ideas and show relationships between them.

Include a conclusion. This is NOT the same as your counterargument. It is a separate paragraph that will wrap up the essay by reinforcing your thesis, summarizing your reasoning, and reminding your audience of what is at stake.

Finally, apply MLA citation formatting.

Usesignal phrasesto attribute ideas taken from the articles. If the person you are attributing is not the person who wrote the article, include the author's last name(s) in parentheses after the information appears (parenthetical citation). As all of these articles are online articles without pagination, parenthetical citations are not otherwise required. If you include any borrowed language (exact phrasing), enclose it in quotation marks