California community colleges should lower tuition.
1. At the start of an APA-style essay you′ll have a title page. At the end of your APA-style essay you′ll have a section titled References. 2. Please cite your sources
in APA style. APA citations require (author, year, p. #). Note the commas in APA style to separate this info. 3. As this essay is short-ish, there is no need to
include an abstract. One intro paragraph + four argumentative body paragraphs + one conclusion paragraph(6-10 sentences for each paragraphs) Additional pointers on
organizing your argumentative essay • There should be no quotations in the introductory paragraph. Those too often congest the intro. Instead, save them for the body
paragraphs. Your intro should provide the big picture, an overview with the background of the subject you′re arguing for/against. • Body paragraphs must be organized
per the usual pattern: transition phrase, topic sentence arguing a specific aspect of your thesis, major and minor supporting details such as one or two well-chosen
quotations with citations, your analysis and commentary, and a conclusion sentence wrapping up the paragraph. • This must be an argumentative essay, meaning you are
advocating for a specific side. This is not an expository or exploratory essay. Again, your thesis sentence and each topic sentence must argue for a particular side,
not just explore the topic. • Quotations should be brief (one sentence long), forceful, and well-chosen. Do not drop giant quotation chunks into your paragraphs. Also,
we do not need to use block quotations when writing such short essays. • A signal phrase must lead into each quotation. After the quotation, you must provide an APA
citation: (author, year, page #)  Names of articles, on the other hand, go in ″ ″s. • Ellipses (. . .) go in the middle of a quotation when you remove unnecessary text.
You do not need ellipses at the start or end of a quotation. • Grammar and punctuation are always in vogue and should improve with each essay. Keep in mind that this
is a research-based argumentative essay rather than a personal essay. Even if you feel passionately about a topic, aim for an objective tone. You are encouraged to
acknowledge the merits of the ″other side,″ even if you then refute the other side′s points. This acknowledgement (think of it as ″showing respect″) is known as concession
and is a powerful persuasive tool showcasing your fairness and trustworthy ethos. Still, from the introduction onward, you must advocate and argue for one side over
the other. You′ll of course include evidence (research, stats, data) to substantiate your claim