ENG101: MAJOR ESSAY: FULLARGUMENTATIVE WITH SOURCES 200 pts:

Following the rubric, write a 3-4 page minimum(not counting Title Page) argumentative essayon one of these three thesis:

1)The collapse of WorldTradeCenter was primarily due to the heat of burning fuel and inadequate construction materials and design; or

2)The collapse of WorldTradeCenter was due primarily to impact from the planes and poor design; or

3)The collapse of the WorldTradeCenter was due to explosives being detonated at the same time as the planes crashed

*If you used 10 extra credit points…you can 1)use journals, ebooks, and websites suggested below; 2)do only three arguments; 3)be fine with just three sources.
If you did NOT use or did not have ten points, you need to research and double check that you do NOT use any of the sources listed below, must have 4 arguments, and use 4 sources minimum!

___*Paper must be double spaced, Times Roman 12 font, and no larger than 1 inch margins.

___0) Title page should have a)Title, b) Your name, c) Class and section #, and d) Date CENTERED ON PAGE.

____Paper should be 3-4 pages.

____1) Use at least four sources. (3 sources)* One must be a book, one must be a peer reviewed journal, the other two can be anything (eg websites, magazine articles, another journal, etc).

____2) Write an intro paragraph.

____3)Make at least 4different arguments (3 arguments)* for your side, inTPEOEO paragraphs as taught in class. Each paragraph must have at least twodirect word-for-word quotes that support your argument from 2 different sources. Each quotes should be trimmed or naturally be less than 4 lines!

____4)Have at least one counterargument paragraph(at the end of your paper, right before the conclusion),where you weaken/point out the fallacy or problem with the opposition/either of the two thesis you didn’t choose.
1 quote for counterargument is fine.

IMPT: Any time you use a quote in a paragraph to support a point, make sure to give a citation or an in-text reference to the source

Below is an example using the same quote, but in A)the quote is followed by a citation, and in B)the quote is used as an in-text reference to the source

Citation example: The top 5 American engineers agreed that the force of impact was a factor, but not the main reason for building collapse: “Impact is not enough of a kinetic force to cause a total girder collapse on the scale of the WTC…this can be and has been proven mathematically” (“Ben Elton’s Physics”).

INTEXT example: As a representative of America’s top 5 engineers stated in the article titled “Ben Elton’s Physics” on the Conspiracy Architecture Website, impact could not have been enough for a building collapse: “Impact is not enough of a kinetic force to cause a total girder collapse on the scale of the WTC…this can be and has been proven mathematically.”

___ 5) Make sure you have a conclusion paragraph.

____6)At the END of your paper, attach a single NEW page, a WORKS CITED page, that lists your 3 webpage sources. You will learn MLA format in ENG102, so for now just list the author (if you have it), article name (if you have it), website name, website address, and date written and date viewed by you.

RESEARCH STARTER KIT (costs 10 pts of extra credit)

Two journals: (Journal of Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Theories)
(Journal of 9/11 Studies)

Ebooks: ( books.google.com )

see list at: world trade center conspiracy:

see list at: world trade center debunking

WEBSITES

1) / 5)
2) / 6)
3) / 7)
4) / 8)

Again, if you DO NOT use ten points, you must do the research yourself for each type of required source AND if you ‘accidently’ use one of the above sources and didn’t check… You source will not count (lose points for those quotes not counting) and paper loses 20 pts….

So make sure your ‘researched’ sources ARE NOT the ones above….

FULL 102 RUBRIC USED!
See it at:

In-a-nutshell Rubric SCORING:.

Category 1 (0-5):______
Clear underlined thesis & checklist DONE / Category 6 (0-3):______
Introduction / Category 11 (PENALTIES):______
Meets Required Length
Category 2 (0-10):______
Every para argumentative and relevant/on Topic / Category 7 (0-3):______
Conclusion / Category 12 (0-10):______
Cohesiveness of the paper/Readability
Category 3 (0-15):______
Paragraph size and spelling / Category 8 (0-10):______
ENOUGH (Good) Quotes supports the major idea of the paras / Category 13 (0-10):______
Good expert knowledge chosen for quotes
Category 4 (0-15):______
Sentence, Grammar & Word Choice Problems / Category 9 (0-5):______
Citation Format / Category 14 (0-4): ______
Strength of Arguments
Category 5 (0-5):______
Title Page & Paper format / Category 10 (0-5):______
Works Cited Page/MLA Format / FINAL GRADE: ______

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