ENG-1010 v1

Moser, A., Browning, E., Kurtz, J., Burton, K., Boylan, K., & Devries, K. (2018, July 1). Let’s get writing! Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. https://vwcceng111.pressbooks.com/
Ch. 3: Argument
This chapter of Let’s Get Writing! is all about getting your argument clearly defined so you can make a strong outline for a paper that supports it.

Julia Dyer, Craig Mayes, & Dallas TeleLearning (Producers), & Dyer, J. and Mayes, C. (Directors). (). Refining a Thesis. [Video/DVD] Dallas County Community College District. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/refining-a-thesis
This video offers helpful tips on how to take your initial argument idea and make a really strong thesis out of it. This is a good video to revisit once you’ve developed your thesis for this week’s outline to see if there are ways to strengthen it.

Valencia College. (n.d.). Classic model for an argument [PDF Document]. https://valenciacollege.edu/students/learning-support/winter-park/communications/documents/SampleArgumentOutline.pdf
This is a helpful outline of what a persuasive essay will look like. Keep in mind as you go over the components listed that the bulk of your paper will be made up of the “Body of Your Argument” section.