Writing Homework Help

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 ½ 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 meet the following criteria:

 An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion

 A clearly articulated thesis in the introduction of the paper; the thesis must state the

claim, position, or stance that your essay will prove

 4 cited sources

 At least 4 quotes from your sources

 Topic sentences that focus the discussion in each body paragraph

 Examples, details, statistics, explanations, and other researched evidence in the body

paragraphs that clearly support the claim of your thesis

 Counterarguments (at least one but preferably more than one) 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

(transition words and phrases)

 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 4 sources

 Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

You will submit your final draft through the Turn-it-in dropbox designated for this

purpose in the course. Please be aware, that although Turn-it-in does allow for

similarities for quotations up to 24% of your paper, any similarity above 24% is

considered too high for an original paper and will be flagged as plagiarism.

You can get help with your paper at the Hialeah Writing Center. If you are unable to get

an appointment within a reasonable time frame before the final essay is due, then you

are free to set a virtual appointment at any of the other campus writing centers (see the

link in the course with this information).

Topic:

Research the status of sea level rise in South Florida today and the ways in which it is being addressed through State processes. Make an argument that the solutions today are or are not sufficient. Here is a link to a web page that will help you get started with your research: https://sealevelrise.org/states/florida/.

The following websites might provide some data for your research:

 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laws and Regulations:

https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Data: https://www.epa.gov/facts-andfigures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling.

World Bank Data: https://data.worldbank.org/topic/environment.

United Nations Environment Program: https://www.unenvironment.org/regions/northamerica.

350.org: https://350.org/science/.

NASA on climate change: https://climate.nasa.gov/.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): https://www.ipcc.ch/about/.

The World Wildlife Federation: https://www.worldwildlife.org/

The Opportunity Atlas: https://www.opportunityatlas.org/