Should ERAU students be required to complete internships in their fields before graduating?Order DescriptionMajor Essay: Research-Based Argument?Required Format: MLA-style, 12-point, Times New Roman font, 1 margins all around Required Length: 4-7 pages (about 1200-1900words)?First Body Paragraph Due: Monday, 3/23 through Canvas by 5:00 am?Rough Draft Due: Monday, 4/6 in hard copy and through Canvas at the beginning of class
Worth: 10 points?Final Draft Due: Monday, 4/20 by 11:59 PM through Canvas
Worth: 400 points
Over the course of the semester, we have been discussing the social nature of written communication and the strategies that students and professional writers use tocommunicate effectively with various audiences. For this assignment, you should conduct research into a question of your choice that relates to communication. Yourresearch and argument can go beyond discussion of communication, but you should address it in some way. Some possible research questions include the following:
. 1) Should ERAU students be required to complete internships in their fields before graduating? ?
Your target audience for this argument will vary depending on the question you choose, but you should be able to identify to what conversation(s) your argument iscontributing.
Your argument should include the following:
1) Title: Include an interesting title that grabs readers attention and provides some information about your topic
2) Introduction
Grab the readers attention with a hook. ?
Introduce your topic. ?
Provide background information about the topic. ?
Emphasize the topics importance. ?
State a clear, direct thesis at the end of the introduction. ?
3) Body Paragraphs
Provide background information, descriptions, and definitions when necessary. ?
Support your thesis with supporting points and details that illustrate your supporting ?points. ?
Make sure each body paragraph contains a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and ?a conclusion sentence. ?
Quote and/or paraphrase at least three credible and relevant sources. ?
Integrate all quotes following MLA guidelines for in-text citation. ?
Engage in conversation with your sources by relating them to each other and ?(possibly) to your own experiences or the experiences of your peers. ?
Analyze all source material in a way that connects it to the thesis. ?
In each body paragraph (or set of body paragraphs), acknowledge and respond to ?possible counterarguments. ?4) Conclusion ?
Restate your main point ?
Look to the future by commenting on the future significance of your argument. ?
Dont introduce new information. ?
5) Works Cited Page
?Cite all sources included in your essay following MLA guidelines. This essay will be graded according to the attached Com 122 NNS rubric.