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English 2 Essays
English 2 Argumentative Essay Due: __3/7/17__

Objective:Write an essay in which you try to convince a reader that your opinion is correct.

Essential Question: How could you defend a claim about something that you believe to be true regarding our class text?

Possible Essay Topics (pick ONE): > > >
 * Should (and will) Mari repair her fractured relationship with her sister, Eri?
 * Should (and will) Takahashi pursue Mari, his music, or something else?
 * Should (and will) Shirakawa be punished for his crime(s)?

Text:After Dark, Haruki Murakami PDF: [|__http://switch2011.upa.edu.mx/biblioteca/Quincenas%20Literarias%20(DIGITALES)/After%20Dark%20-%20Haruki%20Murakami%20EN%20INGLES.pdf__] Novel Citation (from EasyBib): Murakami, Haruki, and Jay Rubin. After Dark. Toronto, Ontario, Anchor Canada, 2013.

Sample Claims: > > >
 * Ideally, Mari should and will repair her imperfect relationship with her older sibling because…
 * In all likelihood, Takahashi should and will look to furthering his connection with Mari because…
 * If things work as they should, Shirakawa should and will suffer consequences for what he’s done because...

Sample Rebuttals: > > >
 * However, some might argue that Mari has no need for repairing the relationship and won’t because...
 * On the other hand, a reader could believe that Takahashi shouldn’t and won’t strengthen his bond with Mari because…
 * Contrarily, a person could think that Shirakawa has no obligation to suffer the consequences and won’t because…

Thesis =Claim + Rebuttal The combination of the claim and the rebuttal serves as the complete thesis in an argumentative essay.

Format (you will complete this same outline for HW on page 3): > >> >> >> >> 2. Evidence 1 > > > > 3. Evidence 2 > > > > 4. Counterclaim > > > > 5. Conclusion > > >
 * 1)  Intro
 * 1)  Hook to grab the reader’s attention
 * 1)  General information, short summary, or overall insights about the novel
 * 1)  Thesis (Claim + Rebuttal)
 * 1)  Accentuation of claim
 * 1)  Main Idea (claim, re-statement of claim, or lead-in to quote)
 * 1)  Evidence (quote, with a page number, from the text to support the claim)
 * 1)  Analysis (explanation of how and why the quote supports the claim)
 * 1)  Link/Summary/Last Thought (wrap-up or transition)
 * 1)  Main Idea (claim, re-statement of claim, or lead-in to quote)
 * 1)  Evidence (quote, with a page number, from the text to support the claim)
 * 1)  Analysis (explanation of how and why the quote supports the claim)
 * 1)  Link/Summary/Last Thought (wrap-up or transition)
 * 1)  Main Idea (counterclaim)
 * 1)  Evidence (quote, with a page number, from the text to refute the claim)
 * 1)  Analysis (explanation of how and why the quote refutes the counterclaim)
 * 1)  Link/Summary/Last Thought (wrap-up or transition)
 * 1)  Thesis Restatement
 * 1)  Summarize and Expand Argument (into all of human experience)
 * 1)  So What? Why should anyone care about what you’ve discussed in your essay?

Product: This document, once __downloaded__, is your essay. It even already has your name on it. To turn it in (on 3/3), simply delete this instruction page, the example outline, and example essay on pages 4 & 5. Leave the HW Outline (page 2), your essay (starting on page 3), and the rubric (on the last page) for me to fill in. You don’t need a rough draft since your revision history can be checked for all progress. Then, simply press “TURN IN” on Google Classroom.

Grading: > > > >
 * Final Product (using Englewood High School Writing Rubric): 20 points / 2 = 10 points
 * Homework (Format Outline) = 2 points
 * In-class planning, drafting, revising, editing = 12 points
 * Total = 24 points

English 2 Essay on Life of Pi - Midterm Assessment Due: __10/28/16__ Value: __10 Points__

Choose one of the options below to address in a well-written essay of at least five paragraphs. Your body paragraphs should be written in the MEAL format: M ain Idea (intro or thesis), E vidence (quote from book), A nalysis (quote explanation), L ast Thought (conclusion). Write your essay on this document and submit it in Google Classroom.

__Essay Option 1__: Why does Life of Pi involve two versions of the Indian protagonist’s survival journey? Write and share a well-written essay addressing Pi’s two different stories about his lifeboat trip. Each paragraph could cover the information detailed below. Possible Paragraph Breakdown: 1. (Intro) What sort of question and/or statement would summarize Pi’s journey and grab a reader’s attention? What sort of ordeal does Pi go through on his journey? How could his first story of his journey be summarized briefly? How could his second story of his journey be summarized briefly? Which story is more believable or is closest to the truth about what really happens on his journey? Which story would you rather believe? 2. (Body 1) What does Pi’s first story involve? Who are his fellow passengers in the lifeboat? Which passengers kill which other passengers? Why do these passengers kill the other passengers? How does Pi feel about these deaths? What is his role in these deaths? How does this version of his journey impact Pi? 3. (Body 2) What does Pi’s second story involve? Who are his fellow passengers in the lifeboat? Which passengers kill which other passengers? Why do these passengers kill the other passengers? How does Pi feel about these deaths? What is his role in these deaths? How does this version of his journey impact Pi? 4. (Body 3) Which story seems closer to the actual truth? What elements make it seem true? What elements in the other story make the other story seem less true? Why does Pi have two different stories about what happened? Which story do the Japanese Maritime Department investigators believe? Why do they seem to believe this story over the other? 5. (Conclusion) Which story would would you rather believe? Why would you rather believe this story? What does your belief say about you as a person? How does your belief relate to your outlook on life? How could you apply anything that you learned from Pi’s stories or his journey to your own life? __Essay Option 2__: Religion is of utmost importance to Pi. Discuss the role of religion in his life and how it helps him survive his ordeal. What does Yann Martel want to convey to readers about religion?

__Essay Option 3__: The two Japanese officials who interview Pi don’t believe that he really landed on a man-eating island. When they say that carnivorous trees and fish-eating algae do not exist, Pi responds, “Only because you’ve never seen them.” What does this exchange, and other elements of the novel’s narrative, say about human understanding of what is real and possible?

__**Autobiographical Essay**__ five paragraphs, three sentences per paragraph **minimum** Instructions //Step 1// Think about your life. What do you want to tell people? What are your goals and future plans? Conversely, if you died tomorrow, what are the things you would want people to know about your life and the way you lived it? How would you like to be remembered? Jot down on a piece of scratch paper all of the answers to these questions that come into your mind. Don't self-edit; just write down everything you think of. You will have the opportunity to edit later. //Step 2// Try to think of one broad statement that you can make about yourself, and that encompasses much of what is in your notes. It need not incorporate everything, but it should generally reflect the most important things that you wrote about yourself. This statement is your topic sentence. The topic sentence appears at the end of the introductory paragraph. At this point, do not worry about writing the entire introduction; it is enough right now that you have a topic sentence. //Step 3// Look at your notes and pick out three of the most important things about your life. These three specific things should relate to the topic sentence--your general statement about you. Write three paragraphs, and begin each one with a sentence about a specific aspect of your life. Use the rest of the paragraph to explain in detail what the concept expressed in that first sentence means to you, and why it is so important in your life. These three paragraphs are the body of your autobiographical essay. //Step 4// Bear in mind that introductory paragraphs start discussing a subject in general terms, and become more specific as they lead up to the topic sentence. Write just such an introductory paragraph. You may begin by speaking about anything you believe to be relevant; you do not need to start the introductory paragraph talking about yourself. By the end of this paragraph, you should be discussing your own life, culminating in the topic sentence. //Step 5// Pull it all together in your head. What conclusion can you state about your life and everything you've just written in your autobiographical essay? A concluding paragraph starts on a specific level and becomes more general toward the end. Write such a conclusion. One effective way to tie up everything in an autobiographical essay is to end the concluding paragraph discussing whatever you started talking about at the beginning of the introductory paragraph. //Step 6// Survey this first draft of your autobiographical essay. Read through it a few times. Correct any grammar and spelling mistakes, and make your words flow as smoothly as possible. Just as important, make sure you have said what you wanted to say about yourself and your life. Don't be afraid to change things in your autobiographical essay, but keep a record of everything you write. Give yourself the chance to experiment and decide what sounds best. When you are finished editing, congratulate yourself. You have just written your autobiography in essay form.

**__ English 2 Compare & Contrast Essay __** **__ Directions __**** : ** In a well-written, five-paragraph essay, compare and contrast the short story, “House Taken Over,” (by Julio Cortazar, pgs. 322-327 in //Language of Literature//) with the movie //The Others.// The following elements can be compared or contrasted in your essay: · character traits (characteristics) and development · narrative (story or plot) elements · setting (time and place) · tone/mood (emotional feeling of story) · primary conflict (person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. nature, person vs. society, or person vs. fate) · writing style (believability, difficulty, voice) · point-of-view (first person, second person, or third person) · symbolism/imagery · foreshadowing/flashbacks · theme · Similar to   · Both · Also · too · as well · Like || __ Differences __ · On the other hand · However · but · Although · Unlike · While || Try to integrate the cue words above into your essay. You will be given time to write your essay during class using school computers and to submit it electronically. **__ Paragraph Structure __** (each should be a __minimum__ of **three sentences** long) ** First Paragraph – ** introduction of works, brief listing of similarities and differences (**3 total**) ** Second Paragraph ** – greater detail about a single similarity __or__ a single difference ** Third Paragraph – ** greater detail about a single similarity __or__ a single difference ** Fourth Paragraph – ** greater detail about a single similarity __or__ a single difference ** Fifth Paragraph – ** judgment of which work you’ve enjoyed more based upon similarities and differences. ** Remember **, you need **at least** one similarity, **at least** one difference, and a total of **__three__**. **__ Outline __** I. ** Paragraph 1 ** - Introduction A. Works compared/contrasted 1. 2. B. Similarities (briefly) 1. 2. C. Differences (briefly) 1. 2. _
 * Cue Words ||
 * __ Similarities __

II. ** Paragraph 2 ** – Body A. Detail about similarity/difference: B. Detail about similarity/difference: III. ** Paragraph 3 ** – Body <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 31.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt; text-indent: 0in;">A. Detail about similarity/difference: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 31.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt .75in; text-indent: 0in;">B. Detail about similarity/difference: IV. ** Paragraph 4 ** – Body <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 31.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt .75in 58.5pt; text-indent: 0in;">A. Detail about similarity/difference: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 31.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt; text-indent: 0in;">B. Detail about similarity/difference: V. ** Paragraph 5 ** – Conclusion <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 31.5pt; tab-stops: 49.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt;">A. Preferred work: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 31.5pt; tab-stops: 49.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt;">B. Reasons for preference <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 63pt; tab-stops: 49.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt;">1. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 63pt; tab-stops: 49.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in -38pt 10pt 63pt; tab-stops: 49.5pt; tabstops: 49.5pt;">3.

<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">English 2 Persuasive Research Paper **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Length **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Two to four pages (400-750 words; at least six paragraphs) plus a works cited page **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Sources **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">– Three to five (book, magazine, newspaper, or Internet) **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Format – **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Created and submitted (shared) as a GoogleDoc **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">– Debatable topic with thesis statement **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Good Thesis **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">: Marijuana should be fully legalized in the U.S.   · <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">People might agree or disagree with the thesis. · <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">The thesis is an opinion, not a fact. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Bad Thesis **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">: Marijuana is legal in some U.S. jurisdictions. · <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Everyone could agree with the statement. · <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">The thesis is a fact, not an opinion. __ **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Possible Topics with Thesis Statements **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">( __ not all the possibilities) **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Abortion **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Abortion should/shouldn’t be legal. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Animal Testing **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Testing should/shouldn’t be allowed on animals. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Cyber-bullying **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Cyber-bullying is/isn’t a serious issue. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Child Abuse **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Child abuse can/can’t be prevented. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Cloning **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Cloning should/shouldn’t be performed with human cells. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Downloading **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Listeners should/shouldn’t be able to download music for free. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Draft **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Military service should/shouldn’t be mandatory. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Emancipation **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Teens should/shouldn’t be able to divorce themselves from their parents. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Global Warming – **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Global warming is/isn’t caused by humans. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Immigration **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – U.S. citizenship should/shouldn’t be restricted. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Legal Age **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">– The voting/drinking/driving/movie viewing age should/shouldn’t be lowered. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Military **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – The U.S. military should/shouldn’t be used to police the world. <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">**Paranormal Phenomena** – Ghosts/aliens/crypto-zoological entities are/aren’t real. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Privacy **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – The U.S. government should/shouldn’t be able to monitor its citizens. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Pollution **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Human polluters are/aren’t ruining our planet. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Religion **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Religion should/shouldn’t be kept out of the government and public schools. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">School Attendance **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – School attendance should/shouldn’t be mandatory. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Sports **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">? – Marching band/cheerleading/gaming should/shouldn’t be considered a sport. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Terrorism **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – The war against terror should/shouldn’t be restricted by laws/conventions. **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Uniforms **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> – Public school uniforms should/shouldn’t be mandatory.

<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">English 2 Persuasive Research Paper Outline **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I. ****<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Introduction ** <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">A. Attention-getting remarks (two or more sentences) <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">B. Statement of Purpose (Thesis) <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Main Point #1 <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Main Point #2 <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Main Point #3 <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Opponent’s Argument <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">C. Transitional Sentence **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">II. ****<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Body ** <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">A. Main Point #1 <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. support for main point <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. support for main point <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. transitional sentence <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">B. Main Point #2 <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. support for main point <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. support for main point <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. transitional sentence <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">C. Main Point #3 <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. support for the main point <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. support for main point <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. transitional sentence <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">D. Opponent’s Argument <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. your answer to his/her concern <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. another response to your opponent’s arguments <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. transitional sentence **<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">III. Conclusion ** <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">A. summarize three main points/topics <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0.5in 10pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">B. clincher statement that is tied to opening remarks

<span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Outline: submitted electronically with essay <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Essay: at least **six** paragraphs of at least three sentences each <span style="font-family: 'Euphemia','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Works Cited: included as a last separate page of the essay