definition essay? sample topics belowOrder Description
Introduce issue and state your claim
Engage readers interest
Show whats at stake
Provide needed background information
State your claim
Present your criteria
State and develop each criterion
Anticipate and respond to possible objections to your criteria
Present your match argument
Argue that your case meets (or doesnt meet) criteria
Anticipate and respond to possible objections to match argument
Conclude:
Perhaps sum up your argument
Help reader see big picture or whats at stake
End with something memorablepossible topics:
Do terrorists exhibit courage?
Is spanking child abuse?
Is graffiti art?
Is prostitution a victimless crime?
Is rap poetry?
Are zoos an instance of cruelty to animals?