American Public Education Reform

Proposal (Classical) Argument Instructions and Checklist Essay 1   Assignment   In Module/Week 3, you will write a 1,000–1,200-word proposal argument essay from the thesis/outline that you submitted in Module/Week 2. Your assignment is to develop a proposal essay following the Classical Model of argument. The research sources for this essay have been provided for you in our course. Any additional sources that you may choose to use must be credible academic sources. You must integrate a total of at least 4 quotations, summaries and/or paraphrases from at least 3 credible academic sources to support your thesis statement and provide opposing arguments. Be sure to document your sources correctly according to your documentation style (Current APA, MLA, or Turabian). You may include biblical support, but it does not count in the required citations.   Proposal Argument Topic and Prompt   Topic: American Public Education Reform   Prompt: Write a proposal essay using the Classical Model of argument in which you address the question, “What needs to be done to reform public education in the United States?” _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. The thesis/outline for this essay is in the attached documents. 2. The essay should include all arguments from the thesis/outline plus new ones from the articles/journals attached. 3. If possible, include some biblical references as it is a Christian college (optional).