Defend or oppose GMOs based on one criteria (health, environment, hunger, etc.)

1,850 word minimum 6+ credible sources (2 peer reviewed)

In Essay 2, you will defend or oppose GMOs based on one criteria (health, environment, hunger, etc.). Your essay will have to be a rigorous analysis of the scientific support for and proofs against your position, and you must justify your position in light of both, especially through your counterargument. You will also have to analyze the validity of the studies you use to support your position and those that impeach your opposition. Consider flaws in reasoning, bias, exclusion of perspectives or data, poorly constructed experiments, etc. You must prove your thesis through well-reasoned, well-researched, well-organized argument.

Requirements:

1,850 words minimum

1”margins

Last Name & Page Numbers in the upper-right corner of the Header

Heading in the upper-left corner of the 1st page that includes

Your Full Name

Course

Professor Name

Date

A clear, relevant, interesting title

Double-spaced (no extra space between paragraphs)

A correct MLA Works Cited page of all sources

Correct MLA Citations throughout the text of your essay for all material referenced

NO sentence-level errors

A coherent structure—the ideas in your essay should flow (OUTLINES SAVE LIVES!)

NO irrelevant points or wordiness

On-time submission on Canvas for both rough and final drafts

IMPORTANT NOTE: Any draft that does not reach the minimum word count (even by 1 word), can receive no more than a 60%. Be sure that if you use Google Docs or other online word processing apps (which count differently), that you aren’t under the minimum.