For this Individual Project, you should either choose one of the topics below or devise one of your own (with your instructor’s approval) and write a short argument or persuasive essay. As you discovered in your reading, you will assert a position on the topic and then defend that position so well that others might agree with you. Remember, the argument or persuasive essay is not a personal rant. Your goal is to appear unbiased. One of the ways of achieving a level of objectivity is to consider counterarguments against your position. Therefore, at least one of your paragraphs should include some discussion of a counterargument. For example, if you write in favor of abolishing the death penalty, you might devote some discussion to the loved ones of a murder victim, the need for these survivors to gain closure, or even their demands that the perpetrator meet a similar fate as the loved one taken from them. You are welcome to rely on the five-paragraph essay structure of English 106. Click here for a sample outline for an argument or persuasive essay . Topics Click here for the suggested topics list for the argument or persuasive outline. Note: You may choose one of the topics provided. If you wish to devise your own topic, please seek your instructor’s approval of the topic before you begin writing.  As you choose your topic, keep in mind that your goal in English 107 is to create, week-by-week, a college-level research paper. You will submit a final draft of this paper at the end of Week 5. Although you will be allowed to change topics if needed, you should choose a topic this week that you will be comfortable researching and writing about throughout the course. Regardless of the topic that you choose, be sure to complete the following: Format your essay in APA manuscript style. Watch this video for step-by-step instructions: APA style at AIU . Include an introduction paragraph (place your thesis statement at or near the end of this paragraph). Develop at least 3 main points in 3 body paragraphs, and include at least 1 counterargument. End the essay with a wrap-up or conclusion paragraph. Checklist Format the pages of your project in APA manuscript style in the following order: Title page Abstract Essay Note: Do not research this essay or include any citations. Click here if you need to watch a tutorial on submitting Individual Project files. Repurposed Submissions If you are planning to submit a repurposed or reused assignment, please let your instructor know. If an instructor is not made aware of work being repurposed or reused, an instructor will treat the assignment as a plagiarized task and may post an F grade until proof of originality is provided. Click here for more information. Grading Rubric: Content & Organization Demonstrates understanding of rhetorical mode and uses it to deliver appropriate, detailed and pertinent content structured in a logical pattern. Uses transitional devices to achieve coherence throughout the .

1. For this Individual Project, you should either choose one of the
topics below or devise one of your own (with your instructor’s
approval) and write a short argument or persuasive essay. As
you discovered in your reading, you will assert a position on the
topic and then defend that position so well that others might
agree with you. Remember, the argument or persuasive essay is
not a personal rant. Your goal is to appear unbiased.
One of the ways of achieving a level of objectivity is to
consider counterarguments against your position. Therefore, at
least one of your paragraphs should include some discussion of
a counterargument. For example, if you write in favor of
abolishing the death penalty, you might devote some discussion
to the loved ones of a murder victim, the need for these
survivors to gain closure, or even their demands that the
perpetrator meet a similar fate as the loved one taken from
them.
You are welcome to rely on the five-paragraph essay structure
of English 106.
Click
here
for a sample outline for an argument or persuasive essay
.
Topics
Click
here
for the suggested topics list for the argument or persuasive
outline.
Note:
You may choose one of the topics provided. If you wish to
devise your own topic, please seek your instructor’s approval of
the topic before you begin writing.
As you choose your topic, keep in mind that your goal in
English 107 is to create, week-by-week, a college-level research
paper. You will submit a final draft of this paper at the end of
Week 5. Although you will be allowed to change topics if

2. needed, you should choose a topic this week that you will be
comfortable researching and writing about throughout the
course. Regardless of the topic that you choose, be sure to
complete the following:
Format your essay in APA manuscript style. Watch this video
for step-by-step instructions:
APA style at AIU
.
Include an introduction paragraph (place your thesis statement
at or near the end of this paragraph).
Develop at least 3 main points in 3 body paragraphs, and
include at least 1 counterargument.
End the essay with a wrap-up or conclusion paragraph.
Checklist
Format the pages of your project in APA manuscript style in the
following order:
Title page
Abstract
Essay
Note:
Do not research this essay or include any citations.
Click
here
if you need to watch a tutorial on submitting Individual Project
files.
Repurposed Submissions
If you are planning to submit a repurposed or reused
assignment, please let your instructor know. If an instructor is
not made aware of work being repurposed or reused, an
instructor will treat the assignment as a plagiarized task and
may post an F grade until proof of originality is provided. Click
here
for more information.
Grading Rubric:
Content & Organization

3. Demonstrates understanding of rhetorical mode and uses it to
deliver appropriate, detailed and pertinent content structured in
a logical pattern. Uses transitional devices to achieve coherence
throughout the essay’s three parts: introduction, body and
conclusion.
35%
Critical Thinking
Demonstrates critical analysis of chosen essay topic with the
use of relevant, insightful and logical sub-points that form an
integrated essay argument in support of a central thesis.
35%
Presentation
Demonstrates effective college-level syntax and word choice;
correct grammar and mechanics. Manuscript is formatted in
APA style according to guidelines in the Sixth Edition.
30%
References
American InterContinental University. (2012, April 18).
APA style at AIU
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=
mxiu9LRUUmY
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1: "Choosing a Topic," Chapter 2: “The Basic Essay,”
pp. 26-42; Chapter 5: "Writing Argument/Persuasion," Section
III: Style Guides: "APA Style: Formatting a Paper."
Assignment Objectives
Demonstrate effective strategies to apply critical thinking to
research, plan, draft, and revise essays to address targeted
audiences in written arguments.
Demonstrate effective written communication in content,
organization, correct grammar, and cited sources in a properly

4. formatted APA document.
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The word argument usually conjures up images of agitated
people disagreeing with each other, often emotionally. In
academic writing, the argument or persuasive essay is not about
confrontation. Instead, this essay relies on detailed evidence,
cool logic, and precise language to persuade readers to accept a
viewpoint or to take an action. This ability to make a
reasonable, persuasive case for your point of view can be one of
the most important skills for your advancement in the
workplace.

5. For this Individual Project, you should either choose one of the
topics below or devise one of your own (with your instructor’s
approval) and write a short argument or persuasive essay. As
you discovered in your reading, you will assert a position on the
topic and then defend that position so well that others might
agree with you. Remember, the argument or persuasive essay is
not a personal rant. Your goal is to appear unbiased.
One of the ways of achieving a level of objectivity is to
consider counterarguments against your position. Therefore, at
least one of your paragraphs should include some discussion of
a counterargument. For example, if you write in favor of
abolishing the death penalty, you might devote some discussion
to the loved ones of a murder victim, the need for these
survivors to gain closure, or even their demands that the
perpetrator meet a similar fate as the loved one taken from
them.
You are welcome to rely on the five-paragraph essay structure
of English 106.
Click
here
for a sample outline for an argument or persuasive essay
.
Topics
Click
here
for the suggested topics list for the argument or persuasive
outline.
Note:
You may choose one of the topics provided. If you wish to
devise your own topic, please seek your instructor’s approval of
the topic before you begin writing.
As you choose your topic, keep in mind that your goal in
English 107 is to create, week-by-week, a college-level research
paper. You will submit a final draft of this paper at the end of
Week 5. Although you will be allowed to change topics if
needed, you should choose a topic this week that you will be

6. comfortable researching and writing about throughout the
course. Regardless of the topic that you choose, be sure to
complete the following:
Format your essay in APA manuscript style. Watch this video
for step-by-step instructions:
APA style at AIU
.
Include an introduction paragraph (place your thesis statement
at or near the end of this paragraph).
Develop at least 3 main points in 3 body paragraphs, and
include at least 1 counterargument.
End the essay with a wrap-up or conclusion paragraph.
Checklist
Format the pages of your project in APA manuscript style in the
following order:
Title page
Abstract
Essay
PLease I need at least three references, no plagiarism, and I
need by Tuesday April 26th
Note:
Do not research this essay or include any citations.
Click
here
if you need to watch a tutorial on submitting Individual Project
files.
Repurposed Submissions
If you are planning to submit a repurposed or reused
assignment, please let your instructor know. If an instructor is
not made aware of work being repurposed or reused, an
instructor will treat the assignment as a plagiarized task and
may post an F grade until proof of originality is provided. Click
here
for more information.
Grading Rubric:

7. Content & Organization
Demonstrates understanding of rhetorical mode and uses it to
deliver appropriate, detailed and pertinent content structured in
a logical pattern. Uses transitional devices to achieve coherence
throughout the essay’s three parts: introduction, body and
conclusion.
35%
Critical Thinking
Demonstrates critical analysis of chosen essay topic with the
use of relevant, insightful and logical sub-points that form an
integrated essay argument in support of a central thesis.
35%
Presentation
Demonstrates effective college-level syntax and word choice;
correct grammar and mechanics. Manuscript is formatted in
APA style according to guidelines in the Sixth Edition.
30%
References
American InterContinental University. (2012, April 18).
APA style at AIU
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=
mxiu9LRUUmY
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1: "Choosing a Topic," Chapter 2: “The Basic Essay,”
pp. 26-42; Chapter 5: "Writing Argument/Persuasion," Section
III: Style Guides: "APA Style: Formatting a Paper."
Assignment Objectives
Demonstrate effective strategies to apply critical thinking to
research, plan, draft, and revise essays to address targeted

8. audiences in written arguments.
Demonstrate effective written communication in content,
organization, correct grammar, and cited sources in a properly
formatted APA document.
Other Information
There is no additional information to display at this time.
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Extra Credit
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