Paper #2
An Inconvenient Truth Reconsidered
Write a persuasive essay in which you argue for or against the value of this film and its intended message.
This essay should mention the reactions you reported in Paper #1 and move beyond them to a critical discussion of the issues the film raises.
Most of this paper should be devoted to assessing its logical validity in light of the research you've done on critiques and defenses available here or elsewhere. Select one or more issues that you find relevant to an overall evaluation of the film, and state a reason for their importance. Include a total of at least five citations of at least three articles, at least one on each side.
Use this guide to format your citations in your list of Works Cited at the end of the paper. Immediately after the citation in your text, in parentheses indicate last name of the author, or if not available, a short version of the title.
A Page on a Web Site
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Make sure the URL points to the exact page you are referring to, or the entry or home page for a collection of pages you're referring to:
"Caret." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 28 April 2006. 10 May 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caret>.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. 10 May 2006 <http://www.ehow.com/
how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html>.Stolley, Karl. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The OWL at Purdue. 10 May 2006. Purdue University Writing Lab. 12 May 2006 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/>.
For more information on formatting citations and references, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/. For fuller information on formatting citations of Web sources, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/09/
Establish your credibility by demonstrating
Sway your reader's emotions with appeals to