Compose an argumentative essay about ways to transform communities, focused specifically on making positive social change at the present time, 1,000 words minimum in length, paragraphed, and MLA-formatted. This essay is expected to state a central idea about ways to transform communities, focused specifically on making positive social change at the present time, as a thesis, followed by convincing reasons (stated as topic sentences) and compelling examples, including the successful implementation of several Critical Thinking techniques, all supporting the central idea in a series of well-developed supporting paragraphs.
A title announcing the topic in some way is required. Your ideas for this essay may be inspired by the Week 10-11 anthology readings (Emerging), but those readings must not be used or cited as sources. Instead, in one (only one) of the supporting paragraphs, include a brief quote (no more and no less than three (3) lines), taken from a New York Times article published this year, that deals with the subject of transforming communities by making positive social change at the present time. One quote is required; only one quote is permitted; only a quote published this year in the required source counts as an acceptable quote. (Use an ellipsis or brackets [ ] in the quote as needed if you omit words from the original quote for economy and conciseness or add words of your own for clarity and context.) List the required New York Times article selected by you on a Works Cited page according to MLA formatting and citation standards. The article is your only source: one source is required; only one source is permitted; only a New York Times article published this year that deals with the topic assigned for Essay 4 counts as an acceptable source. Submitted documents that contain less than the required minimum of 1,000 words receive an instant and automatic 0pts. (Double-check your documents word count before uploading the file to this online platform. When one checks the word count of a .doc or .docx document to be uploaded to Canvas, one opens that document and looks at the number of words listed on the lower left of the screen. The same number is also listed in the Review menu at the top after clicking on Word Count in that drop-down menu. Your submitted document must have a word count listed as “1000 words” or higher on the lower left of the screen, and in the Review menu under Word Count, the same number of words must be stated there as “Words 1000” or higher.)
Four (4) points maximum are assigned based on successful implementation of thesis, support, MLA, and SWE, as defined in the Syllabus.
Additional information about more detailed expectations and requirements, necessary for the assignments completion, including the successful implementation of several Critical Thinking techniques (Inductive and Deductive Analysis, Claim Cast) for thesis and support, must be reviewed in the weekly Canvas Announcements. A simplified checklist of the essays requirements will be included in the weekly Announcements.
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