Essay 3 Requirements. To receive a passing grade, this essay should
Address a debatable ethical ISSUE/TOPIC that is relatively complex.
Demonstrate an awareness of the Rhetorical Situation—audience, purpose, context, what has already happened.
ARGUE a position with a THESIS that is clear, fresh, and realistic.
PROVIDE specific, organized support/reasons for the argument with evidence like FELSO (Facts, Examples, Logic, Storytelling, and awareness of Opposition).
Acknowledge OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS and identify assumptions and consequences of various positions.
Be 3 to 5 pages long (or about 900-1500 words), plus a Works Cited page, and in MLA formatting.
Have at least 4 to 10 citations, with at least 2 scholarly sources, and cite every source with both 1) an in-text and 2) a Works Cited citation.
To get to those As and Bs, try to get at least either pages or citations to about 10 or have some combination of the two (5 pages with 5 citations, 6 pages with 4 citations, 4 pages with 6 citations might all be great.)