TGG Curve Argumentation Paper

This page provides the directions (including deadlines), analysis questions, rubric, required texts, and possible extension texts.

2016 prompt: The American Dream is dead. Agree or disagree. Go.

Use the novel, and also incorporate the Wikipedia entry and accompanying graphic provided by your teacher. You will need two (2) additional sources for reference in your essay. You can find these on the radio, in encyclopedias (such as comparing data over time), in traditional books, and in varying sources on the Internet.

Use the Cicero Argumentation Format (a not-pretty but useful resource is here.) to structure your argument. Within each proof, you can cite multiple sources, but be sure to explain why each piece of evidence helps support your claim.

All sources should be cited in a properly formatted Works Cited page.

Essay should be typed in GDrive and saved into the folder your shared with your teacher for this class. The final product will be due to turnitin.com no later than 8 p.m. two days after the written copy is due. (S.O.P.).

A properly formatted paper is due on the way in the door on Monday, May 5, 2014. This rough draft will be peer edited in class on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. A revised draft is due Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The final draft will be due Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

My sources:

1. The novel

2. The Wikipedia entry

3. The Wikipedia graphic

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Staple packet:

· Cover sheet

· Essay plus WC

· Rough draft

· These directions

Rubric

Provided article and graphic from Wikipedia; analysis questions

Possible other resources. These are just to get you started. They are very generic. When you decide what you want to argue and what your Proofs (body ¶) will be about, then you can tailor your searches to that.

• 30 Apr 2014: Why Is a French Economist's 700-page Book So Popular? audio report from National Public Radio (NPR)

You can research here, also.

• The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality: This website is organized around 35 key issues that are fundamental to understanding the structure of poverty and inequality.
• 11 Dec 2015: Half of Millennials Believe the American Dream is Dead from Forbes Magazine's website
• 26 Jan 2014: Why is the American Dream Dead in The South? from The Atlantic
• 6 July 2010: American Dream is Elusive For a New Generation from The New York Times
• Sparknotes Social Stratification and Inequality

Peer editing directions