Research essay organization

• OWL overview of the argument essay

• persuasive essay organization  overview of essay structure

• persuasive essay format

• persuasive essay outline format

• "An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided." (OWL Purdue website for writing).

• Part One: Source Material and Authority: Understanding How Sources Help Your Paper
  

• Part Two: Four Common Strategies for Incorporating Source Materials
  

• Part Three: Practice Incorporating Source Materials