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Thoreau's Civil Disobedience and the Argumentative Essay — Homework
Complete your full argumentative essay outline and draft this week, following Thoreau's structure.
- 1.State Thoreau's central claim in "Civil Disobedience" in one specific, arguable sentence.
- 2.Why does Thoreau's distinction between disagreeing with a law's wisdom and recognizing its fundamental injustice matter to his argument's strength?
- 3.Draft your own specific, arguable claim about a school or community policy.
- 4.Draft one piece of evidence supporting your claim, one fairly stated counterclaim, and one direct rebuttal to that counterclaim.
- 5.Write the full argumentative essay (claim, evidence, counterclaim, rebuttal, conclusion) in five or more paragraphs.
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