How is biodiversity important to a thriving planet? What are the dangers of the high rate of species extinction that the planet is facing? What are the proposed solutions to this problem and how effective will they be?
These are the essay instructions:
Your argumentative essay will be on an environmental topic from the list of options below. Consider
your audience for this paper to be your peers. The essay should be between 3 and 4 pages (850 to
1,000 words) in length, not including the cover page, abstract, or reference page. It should be double
spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font and must include:
An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
a clearly articulated thesis that states the claim, position, or stance that your essay will prove in
the introduction to your paper
4 cited sources, at least 2 of these sources should come from the MDC databases
At least 4 quotes from your sources
Topic sentences that focus the discussion in the body paragraphs
Examples, details, and explanations, and other researched evidence in the body paragraphs that
clearly support the claim of your thesis
Counterarguments and refutations that show you understand the complexity of your argument
and can accurately acknowledge the views of the opposition and refute them
Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs
(coherence)
Proper APA style format in the cover page, in the abstract, in the in-text citations, and in the
Reference page (see the template and instructional video for creating the APA format)
Reference page listing a minimum of four sources
Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics