Posted: March 12th, 2023

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WRITING TO PERSUADE: PREWRITING AND OUTLINING

Assignment Instructions

This week, you will start to follow the stages of writing for the Persuasive Writing assignment. You will first identify a debate from within your discipline, and then write a paper in which you state and explain your position on that debate. 

You will then take your own stance within this debate and support your argument with two scholarly, peer-reviewed resources from the Capella library. You are welcome to continue on with the subject you chose for your Informative Essay, but work toward taking a stance on your subject—a stance that has two clear sides. You will write about your position on your subject. It is imperative that you identify a true two-sided topic, a topic over which educated professionals in the field reasonably disagree.

This week you will start by creating an outline for the Persuasive Essay.

Include the following in your assignment: 

· Select a debatable topic.

· Create an outline for your Persuasive Essay.

. Use the 

Developing an Outline [PDF]

 provided as a resource to guide you as you develop your outline.

· Use two scholarly library articles relevant to a chosen persuasive essay topic.

. List the articles at the end of your outline on a separate references page

. Credit the authors of the articles within the outline.

· Apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, tone, and citation formatting.

· Apply accepted conventions of grammar, punctuation, language usage, and mechanics, including proper APA document formatting.

Assignment Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

· Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· Standard formatting: Follow APA formatting for creating a document, including title page. An APA sample paper is located on pp. 251–254 of the Hacker Handbook.

· Length: Submit one, full double-spaced page.

· Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.