7.3 ASSIGNMENT: Argumentative Essay Outline (Due December 21)

Argumentative Essay Outline

15 Points

Stimulus Material:

Instructions:

You are cruising through the process of an argumentative essay.  So far, you have:

- Selected your position on the topic and written your thesis

- Brainstormed and organized your topic, main ideas, supporting evidence and possible objections

- Conducted your research

The next step is to outline your essay.  This will be your road map for writing your rough draft of your essay.  Use the Thesis Statement Creator and Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer from last week as well as the stimulus material provided for help with your outline.

Click HERE to OPEN the Argumentative Essay Outline

1. Click HERE to OPEN the Argumentative Essay Outline

2. The worksheet will open in Google Docs

3. Choose File then Make a Copy  (this will give you a version that you can type in)

4. Complete the assignment and save the document in Google Docs as LASTNAME Assignment Name (ex. DALEY Argumentative Essay Planning Sheet).

5. When you are finished click Share in the right hand corner

6. Under Who Has Access click Change

7. Choose People at Mountain Heights Academy who have the link can view

8. Choose from the drop down Access field: Allow anyone at Mountain Heights Academy to Edit and then click Save. (Checking this box allows your instructor to write comments on your assignment)

9. Copy the Link to the document (the top field of the Sharing Settings window)

10. To submit your assignment, in Moodle click Add Submission

11. Paste the link to your Google Doc in the box

12. Click Save Changes to submit your assignment

After you have completed this assignment, it will be marked as complete with a checkmark after it has been graded by the instructor.