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Write two single-spaced paragraphs (typed), one in support and one against the
following statement concerning Ernesto Chavez’s The U.S. War with Mexico: A Brief
History with Documents. Each paragraph is worth 25 points, 50 points overall.
Statement: Americans supported the U.S.-Mexico War and territorial expansion.
Write a for/against paragraph (two overall) both supporting and then one challenging the
statement above using the primary source documents from the U.S.-Mexico War
document reader. Make sure each paragraph includes three pieces of evidence from
the reader, each piece of evidence should be a primary source document (Ex: Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, Walt Whitman, Diary of Susan Magoffin, etc.). Although the
introduction to the reader is useful background information that will help you write
the paragraph, the pieces of evidence must come from the primary source
documents (each document counts as a piece of evidence). The final sentence in each
paragraph must be a thesis sentence and assert your main argument supported by the
evidence/documents. Relisting your evidence points is not considered a strong argument,
rather, make an all-encompassing argument that draws a larger conclusion based on the
evidence. You will be graded for having a topic sentence, evidence point 1, evidence
point 2, evidence point 3, and thesis sentence. Your grade will be based on addressing
these points and longer paragraphs do not automatically get higher scores.
If you are confused by this assignment, there are student examples of this
assignment on our Canvas page in the For & Against module.
Use MLA style to cite the reader: (Chavez, page number)
See detailed instruction sheet (on Canvas) before completing worksheet.
When you are finished with this worksheet, upload it to Turnitin on our Canvas page
by Sunday, December 3rd at 11:59 pm in order to avoid any late penalties. Late
submissions may lose five points.
Statement For: