Description
Introduction: Introduce the issue/problem to your audience, briefly summarize both
sides, and create a claim situated in addressing common ground or seeking a solution.
You may choose to have a thesis with a middle-ground position, or you may have a
a complex question that addresses both sides and asks which side is better.
Body Sections:
Section 1: Define the problem
Section 2: Objectively address one side of the argument providing reasons for why they
think the way they do (1 source)
Section 3: Objectively address the other side of the argument providing reasons for why
they think the way they do (1sources)
Section 4: Areas of common ground or shared values (you can be persuasive and
subjective in this portion; 1 source)
Section 5: Proposed Solutions (you can be persuasive and subjective in this portion; 1
sources)
Conclusion: Summarize all main points and restate your claim. Ending with a question or
a quote is always persuasive and engaging
Sample Solution
