Objective

Compose and proofread a persuasive essay composed of 1500 to 2500 words, formatting your essay using MLA style guidelines (use 12-point Times New Roman font).

Your essay must synthesize and cite at least eight (8) different sources that you locate through independent research. NOTE: The research sources you synthesize should demonstrate your ability to select and evaluate appropriate research sources for college-level work. Do not cite reference works such as Wikipedia, dictionaries, encyclopedias, or other sources of general information like them.

Topic

Area of study: architecture

Conduct research on career opportunities related to sustainability in your area of study or another career field you are interested in. Some potential research questions to get you started might include the following: Why are jobs related to sustainability important? What types of sustainability-related careers already exist in your field? What areas of your field could offer new sustainability opportunities? How does your field currently address sustainability? How could your field better address sustainability?

Main research question: what are the environmental, societal, and economic impacts of architectural designs if the architect only considers these factors individually?

Write a persuasive essay supported by college-level research arguing that your area of study or interest offers (or could offer) career opportunities related to sustainability and that your audience should consider pursuing those opportunities.

Writing Tasks

· The essay’s introduction should provide background information. Assume your readers are familiar with the concept of sustainability but that they are not familiar with your career field. Similarly, assume they don’t know that careers related to sustainability are important, interesting, and viable.

· The essay’s thesis should argue that your area of study or interest offers (or could offer) career opportunities related to sustainability that your audience should consider pursuing.

· Characterize the current discourse about your topic. What have people already said and done about sustainability within your career field or area of study?

· Body paragraphs should start with topic sentences that support the essay’s thesis. A topic sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph should indicate the topic of its paragraph. Body paragraphs should be focused, developed, organized, coherent, and unified. Avoid trying to write a 5-paragraph essay. Your argument and use of researched evidence should be sophisticated enough to require more than an introduction, a conclusion, and 3 body paragraphs.

· Body paragraphs should transition smoothly from one to the next. Make sure transitions help your audience understand the logical reasons the essay moves from one topic to the next.

· The essay should provide specific researched evidence to support your essay’s thesis. Use quotations and paraphrases appropriately from a variety of research sources.

· Research sources your essay quotes or paraphrases should be cited using MLA in-text citations and should be included in a works cited list. You are required to quote or paraphrase in the body of the essay at least eight (8) research sources that you find through independent research. Do not cite reference works such as Wikipedia, dictionaries, encyclopedias, or other sources of general information like them.