Hi, this is a traditional argumentative paper explaining “Do psychosocial therapies help improve the lives of individuals with mental health issues?” I am not able to complete this essay due to personal reasons so please please help me out, I will share the details my professor has provided to help outline the essay in the way he is expecting also I am not entirely sure that it will be 10 pages I am just approximating because it has to be 9 paragraphs but he did to specify how many words just definitely needs to be 9 paragraphs, I am going to copy and paste my professors outline that he has provided, I will also be providing my rewriting exercise that he has added feedback on and is expecting his feedback to be added to this first version of the essay please also have a work sided page by itself and keep in mind that this is a rough draft so if there are any mistakes that is 100% okay, for any “Hospitalization” words please substitute for “institutionalized” or if you do use the word “Hospitalization” just explain what kind you mean, also please use google docs Thank you once again
Write the first version of Paper 2, a “traditional argument” that argues Position A of your selected issue. (For Position A, refer to your approved outline presented in “Pre-writing Exercise 2.”) The goal of this paper is to convince readers that Position A is true, as developed by main points and subpoints that offer reasons why the thesis is “true” and which incorporate documented evidence and logical explanations as support.
This assignment represents your first attempt to write the complete Paper 2 assignment (not just part of it), in keeping with the required structure outlined below. By the due date (see “Calendar”), post “Paper 2 – First Version” to Canvas and email a copy to each of your Writing Partners. You will not submit the final version of this paper until you have received feedback from your writing partners and revised your first version based on that feedback.
Paper 2 – Required Structure
Your Paper 2 must consist of nine (9) paragraphs and a Works Cited page in the following structure. NOTE: More details and strategies to write each paragraph may be provided on subsequent pages in “Modules”:
Introduction Paragraph – Introduces your issue to the readers and asserts a thesis that expresses Position A of your issue.
begins with an attention-getter
introduces your topic and issue (phrased as a question)
ends by declaring a thesis statement that reflects Position A of your issue
assumes an argumentative tone
Background Paragraph – Provides relevant and helpful background information for your reader that allows them to better understand the context of your discussion:
defines key terms appearing in your issue (question)
provides major facts about your issue
provides relevant statistics about your issue
provides a brief history of your issue (which is NOT as broad as a history of the topic)
provides an overview of types of people who hold pro and con viewpoints on your issue (condensed from your Paper 1)
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
assumes an unbiased, informative tone rather than argumentative tone (this is the only paragraph in Paper 2 that is not argumentative)
Body Paragraph 1 – Declares your Main Point # 1 . . . AND declares and develops your MP # 1/Subpoint # 1 idea as the focus of the paragraph
in the first sentence, asserts Main Point # 1 as the first reason “why” or “how” your thesis is true
immediately in the second sentence, asserts Subpoint # 1 as the first explanation of “why” or “how” your Main Point # 1 is true (Subpoint # 1 serves as the focus of the paragraph)
provides evidence (facts, statistics, examples, quotations, comparisons, or other information gathered through research) that shows why Subpoint # 1 is true
provides your personal experience or observations (if you have any) as further evidence that shows why Subpoint # 1 is true
offers logical explanation of how evidence in the paragraph supports the idea of Subpoint # 1
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
ends with a conclusion sentence that revisits the Subpoint # 1 idea
assumes an argumentative tone
Body Paragraph 2 – Declares and develops your MP # 1/Subpoint # 2 idea as the focus of the paragraph
in the first sentence, asserts Subpoint # 2 as the second explanation of “why” or “how” your Main Point # 1 is true (Subpoint # 2 serves as the focus of the paragraph)
provides evidence (facts, statistics, examples, quotations, comparisons, or other information gathered through research) that shows why Subpoint # 2 is true
provides your personal experience or observations (if you have any) as further evidence that shows why Subpoint # 2 is true
offers logical explanation of how evidence in the paragraph supports the idea of Subpoint # 2
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
ends with a conclusion sentence that revisits the Subpoint # 2 idea
assumes an argumentative tone
Body Paragraph 3 – Declares your Main Point # 2 . . . AND declares and develops your MP # 2/Subpoint # 1 idea as the focus of the paragraph
in the first sentence, asserts Main Point # 2 as the first reason “why” or “how” your thesis is true
immediately in the second sentence, asserts Subpoint # 1 as the first explanation of “why” or “how” your Main Point # 2 is true (Subpoint # 1 serves as the focus of the paragraph)
provides evidence (facts, statistics, examples, quotations, comparisons, or other information gathered through research) that shows why Subpoint # 1 is true
provides your personal experience or observations (if you have any) as further evidence that shows why Subpoint # 1 is true
offers logical explanation of how evidence in the paragraph supports the idea of Subpoint # 1
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
ends with a conclusion sentence that revisits the Subpoint # 1 idea
assumes an argumentative tone
Body Paragraph 4 – Declares and develops your MP # 2/Subpoint # 2 idea as the focus of the paragraph
in the first sentence, asserts Subpoint # 2 as the second explanation of “why” or “how” your Main Point # 2 is true (Subpoint # 2 serves as the focus of the paragraph)
provides evidence (facts, statistics, examples, quotations, comparisons, or other information gathered through research) that shows why Subpoint # 2 is true
provides your personal experience or observations (if you have any) as further evidence that shows why Subpoint # 2 is true
offers logical explanation of how evidence in the paragraph supports the idea of Subpoint # 2
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
ends with a conclusion sentence that revisits the Subpoint # 2 idea
assumes an argumentative tone
Body Paragraph 5 – Declares your Main Point # 3 . . . AND declares and develops your MP # 3/Subpoint # 1 idea as the focus of the paragraph
in the first sentence, asserts Main Point # 3 as the first reason “why” or “how” your thesis is true
immediately in the second sentence, asserts Subpoint # 1 as the first explanation of “why” or “how” your Main Point # 3 is true (Subpoint # 1 serves as the focus of the paragraph)
provides evidence (facts, statistics, examples, quotations, comparisons, or other information gathered through research) that shows why Subpoint # 1 is true
provides your personal experience or observations (if you have any) as further evidence that shows why Subpoint # 1 is true
offers logical explanation of how evidence in the paragraph supports the idea of Subpoint # 1
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
ends with a conclusion sentence that revisits the Subpoint # 1 idea
assumes an argumentative tone
Body Paragraph 6 – Declares and develops your MP # 3/Subpoint # 2 idea as the focus of the paragraph
in the first sentence, asserts Subpoint # 2 as the second explanation of “why” or “how” your Main Point # 3 is true (Subpoint # 2 serves as the focus of the paragraph)
provides evidence (facts, statistics, examples, quotations, comparisons, or other information gathered through research) that shows why Subpoint # 2 is true
provides your personal experience or observations (if you have any) as further evidence that shows why Subpoint # 2 is true
offers logical explanation of how evidence in the paragraph supports the idea of Subpoint # 2
documents all information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
ends with a conclusion sentence that revisits the Subpoint # 2 idea
assumes an argumentative tone
Conclusion Paragraph – Concludes the report by revisiting your thesis and three main points, drawing connections among them (if relevant), and placing the discussion in a larger context:
restates the issue (question)
revisits the three main points
draws connections (if any) among the three main points
broadens out the discussion by placing your argument in a larger context
ends with a sense of finality
documents any information in the paragraph borrowed from sources (per MLA in-text citation format)
assumes an argumentative tone
Works Cited – Lists all works cited in the paper in proper MLA documentation format:
lists all sources cited in the paper in alphabetical order
includes necessary publishing information per MLA documentation format for Works Cited page entries
appears as the final page of the paper on a separate page (but still included in the paper’s continuous pagination)
includes a title centered at the top of the page: Works Cited
