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Demario, You were required to submit a five-paragraph argumentative essay with an introduction paragraph, thesis statement, three body paragraphs, transitions between paragraphs, counter argument, and a conclusion paragraph

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You were required to submit a five-paragraph argumentative essay with an introduction paragraph, thesis statement, three body paragraphs, transitions between paragraphs, counter argument, and a conclusion paragraph. You were also required to provide an example of a quotation and a paraphrase sentence with in-text citations and reference citations, and use APA format throughout the document.

Nice job of meeting some of the requirements for the assignment. Good organization of paragraphs with introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and the conclusion paragraph! However, a large portion of your content is copied word for word from Internet sources and student papers. Check your similarity score and remove the copied content from your paper when you revise. Copying and pasting from sources and using as your own work is an example of plagiarism and will have serious consequences.

Your assignment is missing the following requirements:transitions between body paragraphs, counter argument, an example of quotation with correct in-text citation, an example of paraphrasing with in-text citation, correct reference citations, and correct APA format throughout the document, including the title page, font size, double-spacing of lines, and correct References page. You have used red font for some of your sentences. Always use only black font for assignments in this class.

Your essay also included some directions for APA document format. Make sure you remove the instructions before submitting work.

Check the learning materials in intellipath and the resources provided in the classroom for correct citations and correct formatting of the essay. Also, review the chapter readings for using sources appropriately and the M.U.S.E for evaluating evidence and writing APA formatted essay.

As you move forward, always review the unit steps and directions for each unit, the worksheet or template, the sources, the mini-lessons, the learning materials in intellipath, and the grading rubric when completing assignments.

Your assignment was late by one day, so points are deducted for late work.

Grading rubric:

Introduction: Uses interesting opening strategies (fact, statistic, anecdote, etc.) to set the context and introduce the issue; takes a clear position on the issue; includes a clear thesis statement that contains the main idea and three supporting ideas to set the scope of the paper and provide an effective transition to the remaining paper --- 40/40 pts.

Body Paragraphs -- Development of ideas: Identifies a main idea in each of the 3 body paragraphs through a topic sentence and includes 3-4 supporting sentences that align with the main idea; develops the thesis statement logically through the topic sentences and supporting ideas in each of the 3 body paragraphs; provides reasonable examples as needed – 15/30 pts. (large amount of content copied from sources)