Evergreen Valley College Gerrymandering Debate in America`s Democracy Paper everything is on the uploaded file. please help my teacher assigned this last night and is due tomorrow :/argumentative essay within 2 articlesrough draft Essay 1 Prompt
English 101C Fall 2018
Essay 1
A er careful review of the ar cles from Week 3 & 4:
The Gerrymandering Ruling Was Bad, but the Alterna ves Were Worse, by
Jonathan Rauch
Ending Gerrymandering Wont Fix What Ails America by Harry Enten
Develop an argumentative essay in which you find a point to argue informed by the Week 3 & 4 texts
listed above. This essay should present an argument in response to the role that Gerrymandering may
have in our democracy. You must incorporate at least one of the ar cles in your analysis.
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Sample thesis (on an unrelated topic):
In order to preserve the sanc ty of free speech and public safety, governments must aggressively
regulate mul na onal social media corpora ons due to a failure to represent and protect di?ering
cultures, and the perpetua on of vast censorship tac cs.
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The elements of your essay should do the following:
1. The introduc on will introduce the ar cles and will include your thesis statement (the claim you
intend to support).
2. The body of the essay will present reasons and evidence (from the ar cles) in support of your
own posi on.
3. The rebu al will acknowledge that the opposing view does have some merit and then explain
why your posi on is s ll the stronger one.
4. The conclusion will restate your thesis and provide a sense of closure.
For this essay assignment I will be evaluating you on the following criteria:
-Does the essay follow the instruc ons in the prompt?
-Does the essay have a clear thesis statement?
-Does the essay correctly cite sources according to MLA guidelines?
-Does each body paragraph have a topic sentence?
-Is each body paragraphs developed with textual evidence and explana on?
-Is the essay organized in a clear, logical manner?
-Is the essay free of major gramma cal errors and typos?
Formatting and Length Requirements:
Length 4-5 pages double spaced (1200-1500 words)
Font Times New Roman or Calibri (12 or 11 point font size respec vely)
Format MLA (See owl.english.purdue.edu for MLA guidelines)
Due Date:
First Dra
Final Dra
Week 5
Week 6
9/26 (PeerMark peer response ac vity)
10/03 (Upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM)
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