Argumentative Essay

Assignment Summary

Choose an argument from the article choices on Brightspace/D2L. Write a 2-3 page paper supporting or debunking the argument topic presented in your selected article. Your position should be clearly expressed in your thesis statement and throughout your paper. Use MLA citation style for your essay.

Discussion

Scholarly article example

Finding Good Search Terms

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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
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Citations

MLA Style (Modern Language Association)

Quick Guides

MLA Style Quick Guide (Shippensburg University)
Examples of MLA style citations, created by Shippensburg University librarians.
MLA Style Step-By-Step Guide (Shippensburg University)
Step-by-step instructions for creating MLA style citations, created by Shippensburg University librarians.

Detailed Help

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)
This is a comprehensive site from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). It will assist you to format your paper in MLA Style as well as give you detailed assistance with In-Text citations and entries in Works Cited lists.

Manual / MLA Website

MLA Handbook, 9th ed. by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Style Manuals LB2369 .M52 2021; Reserve Desk (2 copies) LB2369 .M52 2021
ISBN: 9781603295611
Publication Date: 2021-05-17
Lehman Library owns 2 copies of the MLA Handbook. One may be found on the Style Manuals shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs). The other may be checked out from the circulation desk's reserves for up to 3 hours.

The MLA Style Center (Modern Language Association)
The official website from the publisher of the MLA Handbook. It contains a variety of resources on formatting, citations, sample papers, etc.

Additional Sites

Formatting a Research Paper (MLA)

Sample Papers

Sample Papers in MLA Style (Modern Language Association)

ENG113 - Moore

Argumentative Essay

Assignment Summary

Discussion

Finding Good Search Terms

Finding Good Search Terms

Citations

MLA Style (Modern Language Association)

Quick Guides

Detailed Help

Manual / MLA Website

Additional Sites

Sample Papers

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