Homework+Persuasive+Paragraph

== **ASSIGNMENT**: In My Humble Opinion... //**In an opinion paragraph, you don't need to convince the reader that you are right, but you do need to be clear enough so that the reader understands why you have the opinion. In an opinion paragraph, you have a point to make, and you focus is on what it is that you think or feel about something. Your opinion needs to be supported with your reasons for having such an opinion.**// ==
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TOPIC: Is homework beneficial or just busy work?
1. Read through the following articles. · Homework, ban [] (Endersby) · Rethinking Homework [] (Kohn) · Benefits of Homework [] (Oak) · The Benefits of Homework [] (Checkley) 2. Form your opinion. 3. Gather (copy and paste) at least 5 parts of the articles—4 that support your opinion and 1 that doesn’t. (You need to have information from at least 2 of the articles. To cite in this section you will need to have the author’s last name in parenthesis.) Make sure **you cite** which article you took the information from. Below each of the supports, paraphrase the information into your own words. a.

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4. Go to the following citation machine (make sure you are using MLA): [] Type in the correct information; then copy and paste the correct work cited information. Do this for all the articles you used.

5. Write an opinion paragraph. Your topic sentence will be you opinion. You will use at least 3 of your paraphrased and cited research from above to support your opinion. Sometimes it makes a stronger stance when you can cite research from the other side, and somehow tie it into your opinion. Make sure that you use transitions //(first, next, then, finally, and so, however, nevertheless, suddenly, after that, in addition, although)// and have a strong conclusion or clincher sentence that sums things up. Also, add your Word Cited to the end of the paper.