Environmental argument in APA

Essay Assignment 2: Documented Argument in APA  Your argumentative essay will be on an environmental topic from the list of options below. Consider your audience for this paper to be your peers. The essay should be between 3 1⁄2 and 4 pages (850 to 1,000 words) in length, not including the cover page, abstract, or reference page. It should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font and must include:  An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion  a clearly articulated thesis that states the claim, position, or stance that your essay will prove in  the introduction to your paper  4 cited sources, at least 2 of these sources should come from the MDC databases  At least 4 quotes from your sources  Topic sentences that focus the discussion in the body paragraphs  Examples, details, and explanations, and other researched evidence in the body paragraphs that  clearly support the claim of your thesis  Counterarguments and refutations that show you understand the complexity of your argument  and can accurately acknowledge the views of the opposition and refute them  Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs  (coherence)  Proper APA style format in the cover page, in the abstract, in the in-text citations, and in the  Reference page (see the template and instructional video for creating the APA format)  Reference page listing a minimum of four sources  Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics

Essay Assignment 2