Week 4 Assignment: Revised Persuasive Essay. Use a medical topic.

In week three, you composed a plan for your persuasive essay. Remember the instructions from week three: This assignment is based on research. It is not simply an expression of your opinion. A persuasive essay requires you to investigate a topic by conducting research, evaluating evidence; and establishing a position based on what you have learned. Each claim in your thesis should be supported by reliable evidence. The goal is to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view using sound reasoning and solid evidence by stating facts, giving logical reasons, using examples, and quoting experts.

Persuasive Essay Writing

Final Persuasive Essay should be a polished error-free document. It is recommended that you review and complete the revision worksheet before finalize submission.

• The Final essay should include a thesis statement, clear position on chosen topic, acknowledgment of the opposing view, clear purpose and direction, and effective conclusion.
• Revised essay should be error free and consistent in tone, point of view and verb tense.
• Three reliable sources are required to support your position.
• Reliable sources include Keiser Library, Google scholar, and others approved by your instructor.
• See Revision Worksheet and Rubric for guidance and assessment of you work.

Choose a topic relevant to your career or studies or a topic that is relevant to you in other ways. The topic must be debatable (have two opposing sides), research based (use facts, not personal opinion) and relevant to your career. See page 171 for further guidance.

REQUIREMENTS

• 1000 words (minimum) persuasive essay
• Minimum of three sources with in-text citations
• Microsoft word document in APA format including title page, reference page.
• Submission to OWL is recommended
• HOW TO FORMAT YOUR PAPER

Please review attached document for the proper format for your papers.

Please note the following:

• All papers must be Microsoft Word documents.
• The paper is double-spaced in Times New Roman, size 12, and has no extra spaces between the paragraphs.
• The paper uses one-inch margins and half-inch indentions for the beginning of paragraphs. You can set this up in Microsoft Word to automatically default to these settings for your paper.
• Paper should include title page, body text and reference page.