Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Introduction - Provide the necessary background to introduce your reader to your topic.
State your position by making a claim (thesis).
• Paragraph 1: In this paragraph discuss one of the reasons cited in the first paragraph.
Specifically, your aim in this paragraph is to present evidence in support of your claim.
• Paragraph 2: Discuss another of the reasons cited in the first paragraph. Provide evidence.
• Paragraph 3: Discuss another of the reasons cited in the first paragraph. Provide evidence.
• Paragraph 4: Propose a solution to your topic issue and give evidence why your solution
would work.
4. Further instructions: Write a full 4 - 5 page paper on your chosen topic that lends itself to an
Argument paper. Follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) format by using Times New Roman
12-point font, 1” margins, all double spaced, and so on as discussed in class. Present facts in your paper.
Write as a third person narrator. Use third person plural “We” or “Our” when illustrating a point.
Use “I” only when illustrating a paragraph topic. DO NOT USE SECOND PERSON “YOU”.
6. Citations: You must have 5 sources cited on your paper. Follow MLA format for your Works Cited
page. Wikipedia is NOT acceptable. The paper must also have in-text (parenthetical) citation(s) as
well as a Works Cited page, which is a separate page, but a continuation of the paper EXAMPLE:
Works Cited
Purdue OWL. “MLA Formatting and Style Guide.” The Purdue OWL. Purdue U