{"id":795,"date":"2023-03-20T15:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2023-04-20T19:23:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:23:12","slug":"argument-essay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/argument-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Argument Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topic: the immigrant experience <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Challenge: Present a convincing argument about this topic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, you will read and summarize the following articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source 1<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2020\/08\/20\/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants\/\">Key Findings About U.S. Immigration<\/a>, PEW Research Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source 2<\/strong>: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/theimmigrantstory.org\/competition-from-within\/\">Competition from Within<\/a>,&#8221; by Seth Eislund\/ The Immigrant Story <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, you will interview your classmates about their immigrant experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source 3<\/strong>: Your interviews with classmates and your own experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, you will find one source on this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source 4<\/strong>: select 1 article from The<a href=\"https:\/\/theimmigrantstory.org\/\"> Immigrant Story<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Your final essay should be about 3 pages in length and include the following:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-an introduction (hook, topic overview, thesis statement) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-summaries of the 4 sources, in your own words<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-analysis of the 4 sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-topic sentences for body paragraphs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-a conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Suggested structure: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Introduction: <\/strong>hook + background on topic + thesis statement (your opinion on the immigrant experience)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Body par 1<\/strong>: topic sentence about source 1 + summary of source 1 + your analysis of source 1, including at least 1 quote from source 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Body par 2<\/strong>: topic sentence about source 2 + summary of source 2 + your analysis of source 2, including at least 1 quote from source 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Body par 3<\/strong>: topic sentence about source 2 + summary of source 3 + your analysis of source 3, including at least 1 quote from source 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Body par 4<\/strong>: topic sentence about source 2 + summary of source 4 + your analysis of source 4, including at least 1 quote from source 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(Optional: <strong>body par 5<\/strong>: topic sentence about your own immigrant experience + a story, something you&#8217;ve experienced etc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> what you learned from the sources and what you are thinking in conclusion <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your essay should also follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_general_format.html\">MLA<\/a>&nbsp;guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>essays should be written in 12-point font, preferably Times New Roman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>essays should be double-spaced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>include a descriptive title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>include name and page numbers on every page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>include a works cited page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will have a&nbsp;<strong>peer review<\/strong>&nbsp;session during which classmates will comment on your essay and vice versa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic: the immigrant experience Challenge: Present a convincing argument about this topic First, you will read and summarize the following articles: Source 1: Key Findings About U.S. Immigration, PEW Research Center Source 2: &#8220;Competition from Within,&#8221; by Seth Eislund\/ The Immigrant Story Next, you will interview your classmates about their immigrant experience. 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