Assignment: Develop Two Body Paragraphs
for an Argumentative (Position) Essay
Social Issue: Captivity for Marine Animals
Research Question: Is captivity
of orcas in marine parks
humane?
Position 1: Captivity of orcas in marine parks is
inhumane.
Zimmermann, Tim. Killer in the Pool. New Word City,
2016.
Position 2: Captivity of orcas in marine parks is an act of
humanitarianism.
Colby, Jason. "The Real Whale Who Changed the
World." Network in Canadian History and
Environment. 2017. https://niche-canada.org.
Katie Javanaud, et al. "The Future of SeaWorld."
Journal of Animal Ethics, vol. 8, no. 2, 2018, pp.
133-37.


State your position (Captivity of orcas in marine
parks is inhumane or Captivity of orcas in marine
parks is an act of humanitarianism).
In a paragraph, explain ONE reason for your position
(either position #1 or position #2). Use evidence
from the text to support your claim. In a the second
paragraph, explain ONE weakness of your position.
Use evidence from a different text to support your
claim. Use a transition word or phrase between
paragraphs.
Organization and Structure of Each Paragraph
o Annotation of the Document (10 pts)
o Topic Sentence (Introduce authors, genre
of the texts, and titles of the texts. (dark
yellow: 20 pts)
o
Gist/Summary of the social issue (30 - 40
words) (pink: 15 points)
o Evidence (green: 15 pts)
o Analysis (orange: 20 pts)
o Language and MLA Formatting (20
points)



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