Prompt: aerial view of city during daytimeFor Essay 3, the culminating writing p

Prompt:
aerial view of city during daytimeFor Essay 3, the culminating writing project of this course, you will refine all the skills you’ve been working on thus far in English 1A (annotating, critical reading, point-by-point organization, supporting thesis-driven arguments, MLA citations, etc.), and add one more: research. Research can be an absolutely rewarding process, but also messy and extensive. l will walk you through this step-by-step, and if you stick to the schedule, you might even find some JOY in the process!!
For Essay 3, you will choose ONE city issue to read about and research. It can be anything that you would like to see change or anything you’re curious about, related to virtually any sector of city living (e.g., housing, education, transit, business, public works, etc.). Within your topic, you will identify some tension or debate that stakeholders are arguing about.
You will research the issue, and then compose an essay that explains the problem and argues for an appropriate solution*.
*Or “next steps” — most issues will be too complex to solve with one essay!
Though you will be informing your reader about the issue, its history, and how it impacts various stakeholders, your ultimate purpose is to persuade the audience to agree with your proposed call to action.
Guidelines
Your essay should be (all covered in this course):
Thesis-driven, and organized point-by-point
Supported by textual evidence (quote or paraphrase) from Moskowitz’s How to Kill a City and a minimum of five outside sources, though many students find they need more than five outside sources to write a successful essay. These outside sources must include:
at least one scholarly source (i.e., a peer-reviewed, academic journal article)
at least one article from the local media (i.e., local newspaper, podcast, or blog)
at least one personal interview (i.e., with a person impacted by or knowledgeable about the issue or involved in possible solutions)
Developed with at least one counterargument/ counter-perspective
Formatted in MLA style, including MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page
8-10 pages in length