The paper should be at least 950 words and should not exceed 1,250 words. (One double-spaced page of 12-point Times New Roman font is about 300 words.) It should be formatted according to MLA guidelines. College—the cost, the requirements, the question of whether it’s the right choice for everyone, etc. Paper Structure: The paper should be multi-modal, meaning it should utilize at least two rhetorical modes. Refer to pages 124-125 for an outline of what to include in each section of your paper. Use the following guidelines to structure your paper: I. Introduction: Your intro should identify an issue by describing it in detail, gain the readers’ interest and create common ground, establish the importance of the issue, establish credibility for you to speak on this topic, and set up the thesis statement. The thesis statement should give your readers a clear sense of what your position will be. II. Body: Your body paragraphs should effectively use logos, ethos, and pathos to appeal to readers, while also acknowledging and rebutting the opposition when appropriate. Your body paragraphs should use the various rhetorical modes to define and defend your position, such as narration, explanation, definition, compare/contrast, description, and cause/effect. The paragraphs should build off of each other to gradually develop a detailed and complex argument. III. Conclusion: Your conclusion should explain what the fully-developed argument of the paper is and reflect on the implications of that argument for the paper’s audience: sophisticated readers who are interested in or involved in public decisions involving your topic. Make sure it is clear what you want the audience to think or do. This is also a good place to reinforce your credibility and offer an emotional appeal to further move your audience. Style and Tone: This paper requires you to work closely with multiple sources, which means that you will need to use signal phrases and in-text citation consistently and properly (according to MLA guidelines) in order to effectively manage your source material without allowing it to overpower your own voice. In describing and responding critically to your source material, you must be sure to avoid unintentional plagiarism. Remember that you are addressing an audience of intelligent, sophisticated readers who come from a variety of backgrounds and hold a variety of positions on cultural issues. Your tone, therefore, should remain objective and respectful throughout the paper. .

1. The paper should be at least 950 words and should not exceed
1,250 words. (One double-spaced page of 12-point Times New
Roman font is about 300 words.) It should be formatted
according to MLA guidelines. College—the cost, the
requirements, the question of whether it’s the right choice for
everyone, etc. Paper Structure: The paper should be multi-
modal, meaning it should utilize at least two rhetorical modes.
Refer to pages 124-125 for an outline of what to include in each
section of your paper. Use the following guidelines to structure
your paper: I. Introduction: Your intro should identify an issue
by describing it in detail, gain the readers’ interest and create
common ground, establish the importance of the issue, establish
credibility for you to speak on this topic, and set up the thesis
statement. The thesis statement should give your readers a clear
sense of what your position will be. II. Body: Your body
paragraphs should effectively use logos, ethos, and pathos to
appeal to readers, while also acknowledging and rebutting the
opposition when appropriate. Your body paragraphs should use
the various rhetorical modes to define and defend your position,
such as narration, explanation, definition, compare/contrast,
description, and cause/effect. The paragraphs should build off
of each other to gradually develop a detailed and complex
argument. III. Conclusion: Your conclusion should explain what
the fully-developed argument of the paper is and reflect on the
implications of that argument for the paper’s audience:
sophisticated readers who are interested in or involved in public
decisions involving your topic. Make sure it is clear what you
want the audience to think or do. This is also a good place to
reinforce your credibility and offer an emotional appeal to
further move your audience. Style and Tone: This paper requires
you to work closely with multiple sources, which means that
you will need to use signal phrases and in-text citation
consistently and properly (according to MLA guidelines) in
order to effectively manage your source material without
allowing it to overpower your own voice. In describing and

2. responding critically to your source material, you must be sure
to avoid unintentional plagiarism. Remember that you are
addressing an audience of intelligent, sophisticated readers who
come from a variety of backgrounds and hold a variety of
positions on cultural issues. Your tone, therefore, should remain
objective and respectful throughout the paper.