Essay 5 is an opportunity to utilize research to enhance your argument. You may consider using the topic for Essay 3, the Op-Ed, as a place to start; however, this is not required. You may start with a brand new topic. Consider controversial issues you have learned about or are currently thinking about or living through. Select a controversial issue or problem you are passionate about, and compose a paper which fully explores the complications of this topic. This can be either informative or persuasive, but it must utilize three appropriate and credible sources. The research needs to enhance the argument you are making.
If you choose to start with your Essay 3, then please keep in mind that Essay 5 is more than just inserting research– you will need to integrate the research and then your analysis would need to consider how the research adds to your argument.
The three credible sources need to be properly integrated in your essay. Include a variety of summarized, paraphrased, and direct quotations. Remember to consider the counter argument as you develop a full essay. It is critical that you provide proper in-text citations as well as a properly formatted Works Cited page. Without properly citing your research, you will commit plagiarism which will result in a 0 for the essay.
The final draft should be 3 pages, the Works Cited page will be the fourth page, double spaced, size 12 font, MLA format.
