Description
TOPIC: SHOULD VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES BE BANNED???
Essay 4
Topic/Focus: Documented Argument
Length and Format: 1250-1500 words, double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman; MLA works cited page
(not included in total word count)
Weight: 200 points
Final Draft Due Date: See your course calendar/schedule
Essay 4 Materials Due: the schedule of activity due dates for Essay 4 materials is found on pages 1 and 2
of this assignment sheet. You are responsible for completing all assigned activities.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
OBJECTIVES:
To Succeed in this Assignment You Must:
Schedule of Due Dates
by 8:30 am.
1
ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMPOSITION 1 | ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
ensure your work was received on time and with no problems. This serves as your final exam in ENC
1101.
Topic/Prompt
Your final essay in ENC 1101 is a documented argument essay. A documented argument is kind of like a
research paper. You will argue your position on an issue and develop your credibility, use emotion,
logic and evidence by referencing information you find via library research. You are trying to
convince your audience that your position is valid. You are taking your audience through a journey from what
is (the world as it is) to what could be (the world after your big idea is put into action). Your essay, which
could ask us to take some kind of action in the conclusion, will be supported by outside evidence. That’s
what makes it an documented essay. Your topic for this essay must be approved. Submitting a final essay
based on an unapproved topic will mean an F on this essay.
Guidelines
your arguments.
background or history of the topic and discuss your purpose for arguing. Then state your claim.
matters/why it is important). You'll have to decide on the best way/place to present your thesis too.
claims that you back up with solid evidence (facts and opinions from qualified, reputable sources).
You must also include a section devoted to discussing the opposing arguments.
sources may come from the public Internet. If you use an Internet source in your essay, it must be a
credible one. Your other three sources may come from electronic databases, print newspapers, news or
science magazines, and books. Don’t use outside sources in excess.
summaries. You must also include a Works Cited page that clearly follows the standards of MLA
format. If you do not cite sources properly and/or do not include works cited page, you will earn a zero
on this essay and will have to retake the course.
fair, informed, and credible. Find common ground between you and your audience whenever possible.
Remember, your readers will "turn off" if you insult them.
language.
the course, and further disciplinary action.