Order Number |
RT543393Y6 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Create an introduction that makes your position clearly and identifies some of the key issues…
Paper Assignment: Is College Worth It?
In this paper, you will be taking a position on whether college “is worth it.” In arguing for your position, you will need to do the following:
1) Create an introduction that makes your position clearly and identifies some of the key issues that are important to your argument 2) Use properly cited evidence from the articles that we have read together as well as one additional article which you found using a database from our library 3) Incorporate a chart or graph that presents quantitative evidence that supports your argument
4) Include a counterargument — an acknowledgement of a different or opposing point of view which you consider in the interest of making your own argument that much stronger
5) Create a distinct and cohesive conclusion which includes either a summation of your main points, a more personal commentary on why you took the position you did, or some speculation on how the issue you have considered is likely to develop over time 6) Include a “Works Cited” page which includes all of the sources you have cited, formatted properly according to MLA guidelines.
Although there a number of required elements in this paper, the paper itself can be relatively short — at least five or six paragraphs, which, with the graph and caption, should amount to four to five pages.
In taking your position, you should focus on the key terms of the assignment title. Basically, in your introduction, you should give your readers some idea of whether or not you think “college is worth it.”
You need to decide how you want to determine the value or worth of an education, which will include quantitative evidence (numbers, like income over a year or over a lifetime) as well as qualitative evidence (descriptions, values, narratives, case studies or examples, and other verbal evidence).
Similarly, you also need to consider what “it” is — what are the different costs of attending college, and what are some ways to describe and measure them?
Since this is such a hot topic in the news of late, you may turn to the Lexis-Nexis database to find a recent article that supports your position, though you are free to use JStor, Project Muse, or any other database from our library.
Your final draft must be typed, double-spaced, with a standard font and one-inch margins. Your chart or graph and a caption should be included in the body of your paper, not in an appendix or some separate conclusion.
At the top left-hand corner of your paper, you should include your name, the class number, your professor’s name, the date, and the title of your paper; if you do not do so, you will be penalized.