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Week 6 Assignment: Pro-Con Position Paper Draft – Instructor Review
- Link (Word doc): Pro-Con Position Paper Template
- Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (including at least two peer-reviewed sources)
Instructions
For this assignment, you will submit a draft of your paper to your instructor for review. The essay draft should follow one of the two organizational patterns from the Week 5 lesson. Use the Pro-Con Essay Template (in Required Resources) to complete your draft.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 4-5 pages (not including title page or references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page (minimum of 5 scholarly resources, including at least two peer-reviewed sources)
Introduction
- Attention Grabber
- Thesis Statement
Grounds / 1st Counterargument (your opposition’s point)
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Possible concession
Grounds / 1st Rebuttal
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Connection/Transition
Grounds / 2nd Counterargument (your opposition’s point)
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Possible concession
Grounds / 2nd Rebuttal
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Connection/Transition
Grounds / 3rd Counterargument (your opposition’s point)
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Possible concession
Grounds / 3rd Rebuttal
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Connection/Transition
Conclusion
Introduction
- Attention Grabber
- Thesis Statement
Grounds / 1st Counterargument (your opposition’s point)
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Possible concession
Grounds / 2nd Counterargument (your opposition’s point)
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Possible concession
Grounds / 3rd Counterargument (your opposition’s point)
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Possible concession
Grounds / 1st Rebuttal
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Connection/Transition
Grounds / 2nd Rebuttal
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Connection/Transition
Grounds / 3rd Rebuttal
- Backing (establish credibility of the source)
- Warrant (evidence)
- Connection/Transition
Conclusion

