Opinion Essay Guidelines and Important Information

Opinion Essay

Choose 1 of 2 assignments below:

1.      Consider a type of food you think is very useful. Explain why you believe that other people should value this food. Think about the benefits that come from eating it or using other products that were made from it. Give 3 reasons to support your thesis.

2.      Consider a type of food that you believe is very bad for people or for animals. Explain why it would be best for them to avoid eating and/ or producing this food. Give 3 reasons to support your thesis statement.

Your paragraph will be a 5 – paragraph essay of 500 – 600 words. It should include an introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. This will be a pair effort, written by you and a partner. The brainstorming, organizing, and first draft will be completed in class. The first draft will be corrected by the other students in the class (typed copy). The final draft will be corrected by the instructor (typed copy).  Every part of the essay must be written TOGETHER, as a joint effort. Partners should not divide up the paragraphs to be written separately. 

Dates:

1.      Wednesday, July 18: brainstorming and organizing

2.      Thursday, July 19: brainstorming, organizing, writing the first draft

3.      Friday, July 20: writing the first draft

4.      Monday, July 23: peer editing

5.      Wednesday, July 25: turn in final draft for grading

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*** If you are absent, leaving your partner to do the writing, your grade on the assignment may be lower than that of your partner's. ***