Essay 1 - Comparing Two Arguments - LING 94
Prompt
Derrick Jackson and Gio Batta Gori both discuss issues involving cigarettes. For this paper, you will compare the arguments of Jackson and Gori. Outline their different arguments, explaining where they contradict one another and identifying claims that are different but not directly contradictory. What are some of their reasons for this? Compare and contrast the two writers' discussions of the issues involving cigarettes.
Content and Organization
1. In your introduction, introduce the two authors, their backgrounds (if possible), and the topic they discuss. Write about how the authors organize their texts and develop their claims.
2. In your first internal paragraph(s), discuss the claim and at least two problems that Jackson writes about. Provide specific evidence from the text to support your comments.
3. In your second internal paragraph(s), present Gori's claim and at least two problems that the author mentions. Provide specific evidence from the reading to support your comments.
4. In two or three additional paragraphs, compare/contrast the problems that each author mentions, including the differences between the problems and the ways they are presented in the text.
5. Conclude with a statement in which you sum up the similarities and differences between the two texts. You can mention not only claims and evidence, but audience(s), purpose(s), and writer's tone.
Paper Length and Format
Your essay will be typed in 12 point font, double space, with one inch margins.
Your essay will be 3-4 pages.
You will give your paper a title.
You will staple your paper.
Time Schedule
1st Draft- Will be submitted online and collected in class on 2/22.
2nd Draft- Will be submitted online and collected in class on 3/4
Final Draft - Will be submitted online and collected in class on 3/16.
NOTE: Papers submitted late in class and/or papers not submitted online to Turnitin by the deadline will not receive feedback.