Directions: Before you start writing your persuasive essay on the AUCC requirement at CSU, you need to spend some time thinking about and planning for your essay.
Complete the following and bring this paper to class on Monday. I will collect these papers and provide feedback before you start writing the complete essay.
- Decide whether you are going to argue for or against the AUCC requirement at CSU. Circle one.
In favor of the AUCC requirement at CSU Opposed to the AUCC requirement at CSU
- Decide who your audience will be. Your audience should be people who disagree with your opinion. Specify who those people would be.
The audience for my paper will be ___________________________________________ because
(the specific group or groups who would disagree with your opinion)
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(why this audience would disagree with your opinion)
- Determine which two arguments you will use to persuade your audience that your opinion is valid and write those arguments in complete sentences below.
Argument 1:__________________________________________________________________
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Argument 2:__________________________________________________________________
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- Identify the reasons and outside support that you will use to support the two arguments.
Reasons and outside support (include author, title, year of sources) you will use to support Argument 1:
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Reasons and outside support (include author, title, year of sources) you will use to support Argument 2:
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- Write the thesis statement for your paper. Remember to clearly state your opinion and the two arguments you will be presenting to support your opinion.
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- Write the topic sentences for your argument paragraphs. These should be complete and grammatically correct sentences.
Topic sentence 1:_________________________________________________________________
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Topic sentence 2:_________________________________________________________________
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- What counterargument will you explain in your counterargument paragraph?
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- Will you refute or concede the counterargument?_________________________________
- Explain your refutation or concession below.
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