Essay #4: Position Paper
Essay #4: Position Paper
Assignment: Final Draft: Construct a 3+ pages (1000 words) essay in which youargue for or against a campus or national issue related to privacy.
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to help you develop your
skill at writing in the argument genre. You will learn how to organize a well-supported
argument on a single issue. You will practice using evidence to support claims.
You will also learn to refute or accommodate opposing claims.
Details of the assignment:
__ 3+ pages (1000 words)
__ MLA Format
__ Double Spaced
__ 12 pt. Times New Roman Font
__ Sources Documented w/ Works Cited Page in MLA format. Website Statistics can simply be cited
in parenthesis for this essay.
1. You must include at least three claims to support your overall judgment.
2. You must include at least 1 counterargument of an opposing position.
__ 3+ pages (1000 words)
__ MLA Format
__ Double Spaced
__ 12 pt. Times New Roman Font
__ Sources Documented w/ Works Cited Page in MLA format. Website Statistics can simply be cited
in parenthesis for this essay.
1. You must include at least three claims to support your overall judgment.
2. You must include at least 1 counterargument of an opposing position.
3. You should include one concession and/or refutation within one of the main point paragraphs.
4. You need and introduction that includes a clear thesis statement and a conclusion that makes
4. You need and introduction that includes a clear thesis statement and a conclusion that makes
further recommendations for action or reasserts your claim.
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