English#8a

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to complete your academic argumentative research paper.

Description: In this assignment, you will first write your conclusion; then, you will write your abstract. The following components are requirements of the assignment:

 Conclusion (150-200     words):

     Revisit the      controversy.

     Emphasize the      seriousness of the controversy.

     Answer the “So what?”      question.

     Suggest a general      solution (optional).

     Call for      awareness/action.

     Leave the reader with a      final thought.

 Abstract (200 words or     less): For this assignment, you may not exceed 200 words.

     Restatement of the      controversy (one to two sentences)

     Your thesis (one      sentence)

     Reasons (three to four      sentences)

     Conclusion sentence      (one sentence)

 Add the conclusion and     abstract to the rest of your paper so that you are turning in a complete     research paper. The paper should include all of the following components     (in order):

     Title page

     Abstract

     Introduction

     Literature review

     Body paragraphs

     Conclusion

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