1. You will compose an argumentative essay using multiple sources.
Honors English 2 Final
You will compose an argumentative essay using multiple sources.

2. The Prompt
The issue of chivalry is one that we have discussed in depth this semester.
My question to you:
Is heroic chivalry alive today or has it disappeared?
Note: I’m not talking about courtly love, but instead am discussing heroic nobility, traits, and actions.
Take a position either YES or NO and use sources to prove it.

3. Sources You have several articles that have been provided to you.
Additionally, you can use the links to the two videos on the next two slides.

4. Videos
Video 1:
Citation:
Bezos, Mark, perf. TED Talk: Don't Wait to be a Hero. TED Talks, Web. 15 May 2013.
Note: This video is a little over 4 minutes long. It is on the subject of small acts being heroic. It is told by a volunteer firefighter.
Video 2:
Zimbardo, Philip, perf. TED Talks: Philip Zimbardo: The Psychology of Evil. TED Talks, Web. 15 May 2013.
Note: This video is over 23 minutes long. It is told by a former president of the American Psychological Association who has written several books on the psychological criteria and processes for evil. He has also served as an expert witness during the Abu Ghraib trials and is the initiator of the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment, which explored this area of human psychology. Warning: the video does contain graphic images. Also, you may not have time to watch the entire video. You must finish your final during this class period.

5. Introduction Draw the reader in.
Set up your claim (argument)by providing background information.
Explain the issue or theory.
State your claim at the end of the paragraph.

6. Write your Introduction Below

7. Supporting Evidence Paragraph #1
Prove your argument. Usually this is one paragraph, but you can break it up if you need to.
Topic Sentence
Explain the Topic Sentence
Introduce evidence
State evidence as a quote with citation (Author #)
Explain evidence
State Evidence
Explain
Concluding sentences to back up what you have proven

8. Write your Supporting Paragraph Below

9. Supporting Evidence Paragraph #2
Prove your argument. Usually this is one paragraph, but you can break it up if you need to.
Topic Sentence
Explain the Topic Sentence
Introduce evidence
State evidence as a quote with citation (Author #)
Explain evidence
State Evidence
Explain
Concluding sentences to back up what you have proven

10. Write your Supporting Paragraph Below

11. Supporting Evidence Paragraph #3
Prove your argument. Usually this is one paragraph, but you can break it up if you need to.
Topic Sentence
Explain the Topic Sentence
Introduce evidence
State evidence as a quote with citation (Author #)
Explain evidence
State Evidence
Explain
Concluding sentences to back up what you have proven

12. Write your Supporting Paragraph Below

13. Counterargument Paragraph
Anticipate the reader’s objections.
Make yourself sound reasonable and objective.
Address possible arguments that the reader could pose against your own argument.
Insert them and then refute them.
End the paragraph by reasserting your own claim.

14. Write your Counterargument Below

15. Conclusion Part 1
Remind readers of your own argument and supporting evidence.
Restate your overall claim and the details you used to support it.

16. Write your Conclusion Part 1 Below

17. Conclusion Part 2 “So What”
Illustrate that you have thought critically and analytically about this issue.
Explain why we should care about your paper.
What is its significance?
Why is it important to you as the writer or to me as the reader?
What information should I take away from this?
Remember, no new information or quotes in the conclusion.

18. Write your Conclusion Part 2 Below