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English 110 - Meisel - Argument Essay: Home

This guide provides students with tips and suggested resources for finding sources for their argument essays for English 110 with Professor Meisel.

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Your Assignment

large pile of trash and debris on a beach Your assignment requires you to research and take a stance on a current, controversial environmental or social issue that you care about. This assignment includes four parts:

  • A Research Proposal
  • An Annotated Bibliography
  • An Oral Presentation on the Research Journey
  • An eight-page researched Argument Essay using a minimum of five reputable sources (at least one of which must be an academic, peer-reviewed journal article)

Image: "Marine debris laden beach in Hawaii," a Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 image by NOAA Marine Debris Program.

Getting Started

The information on the following tabs of this guide will help you identify and narrow a topic, identify keywords for your topic, find and evaluate different types of sources, and cite your sources.

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For writing help, contact the Writing Center in the Cartwright Learning Resources Center (CLRC). The Writing Center offers one-on-one tutoring and a variety of helpful support materials.

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