Formatting:
It is vital that you follow standard formatting guidelines. I will deduct points for not reading directions and formatting correctly.
All versions of the persuasive essay should be in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. The document should have 1 inch margins. The document should be double-spaced, with no gaps between paragraphs (Go to ParagraphSet Before and After Spacing to 0 pt.Set Line spacing to double).
You should use APA, Chicago, or MLA citation style, and include a Works Cited page on a separate sheet (not included in 4-5 page length). For guidance with citation styles, please see online resources such as the Purdue OWL.
Please remember, book and film titles should be italicized. Essay, chapter, short story, poem titles should in quotation marks. Punctuation comes inside quotation marks.
Assignment:
The persuasive essay assignment of 4-5 pages is open topic. Students will develop a 4-5 page persuasive essay on the broad topic of animals. Persuasive or argumentative topics might generally include:
Animals should/should not be domesticated Animals should/should not be displayed in zoos Animals should/should not be eaten
Animals do/do not have language
Animal testing is/is not justified
Human lives should/should not be considered more valuable than animal lives Animals are/are not intelligent, rational beings
Humans do/do not exhibit animalistic characteristics
Certain mammals are more intelligent than other mammals
Hunting animals should/should not be legal
Wearing fur is/is not justifiable
A human life is/is not more valuable than the life of an animal whose species is facing extinction Animal rights activism should/ should not be considered a criminal or terrorist act
Genetically modifying animals is/ is not justified
Animals do/do not have souls
Animals do/ do not experience love or grief
Animals can/cannot communicate with humans
Carnism or speciesism can/cannot be equated to human discriminatory practices, violence, or power structures
Animats are/are not useful because…
Animal objectification is/is not comparable to the objectification of women
Mammals are more valuable or intelligent than reptiles
The necessity for/unnecessity of vegan praxis
Animals are/are not useful to human physical/psychological therapy
*Note that you will need to develop a more specific or nuanced line of argument*
The persuasive essay should:
Collect, evaluate, and synthesize evidence
Establish a position
Demonstrate a clear thesis/ line of argument
Understand and evaluate multiple points of view (do not ignore opposing arguments)
Develop sound reasoning in a logically organized format
Provide detailed and specific evidential support for position
Must convince, engage, and retain the interest of your reader through facts, logic,
emotion, and/or lively vocabulary
Develop a strong introduction and conclusion, paying particular attention to the first and
last line of your essay
Instruction files
persuasiveinstructions.docx(126,52 KiB)
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