Include a counter argument as well somewhere in the paper but make sure it goes back to the main focus of why we should protect the wild horses
AGRI 482 – TERM PAPER FA2021
[30 points total, see below for breakdown]
Objective
You are writing a 7-10 page persuasive, evidence-based, academic essay to an audience of your peers. That essay must support a specific and arguable thesis on an agricultural issue of your choice.
Expectations
- This kind of essay will include an introduction that provides both context for the thesis statement[s], and the thesis statement[s]
- It will include multiple body paragraphs, each of which is guided by a topic sentence that both serves as that paragraph’s claim and connects that claim back to the thesis statement[s].
- Using evidence derived from your sources, each body paragraph will support its topic sentence’s
- Body paragraphs are also the place to engage in rhetorical devices such as counter-arguments. Such devices are designed to further convince your audience to accept your thesis statement[s].
- Your essay will also include a conclusion that both recapitulates your argument and provokes your audience to do something with their new knowledge via a call to action, or provocative questions, or suggested lines for further
- Students are encouraged to schedule an instructor conference for 1 point of extra credit, plus crucial guidance and feedback on the direction of their
Your Topic
[1 point – credit/no credit]
Submit a one- to two-sentence description of your term paper topic. You must 1] describe the scope of your topic [i.e. the who, what, when, and where], and 2] explain why it is an important topic. Submit to Blackboard Learn [BBL] by Thursday, September 16. You may change your topic at a later date, if you choose. Issues must affect the public sphere.
Week 5 Activity:
In small breakout groups, share your working topics with each other. Discuss the topics with an aim to revise them toward arguability [debatability] and specificity. If applicable, what position are you going to defend for your topic?
