You start thinking about the complexity of the topic of food and health as understood from the articles you have already read, and you realize there are even more issues to consider, so you decide to do some additional research on the topic in order to successfully write the article for the school newspaper.

Purpose: To learn how to use “evidence” reasonably and logically to make your case persuasively; to learn how to analyze and critique a variety of texts to support your claims; to master using expected academic “moves” or conventions in argumentative writing; to conduct research, identify texts in conversation with one another, and join in the conversation with an original voice and argumentative claim; to write a clear, cohesive, explicit thesis statement for your argument and support it with relevant supporting details and evidence; to introduce and use a variety of sources to support an argumentative claim; to define a term and provide relevant background information on a topic in order to support an original thesis claim.
Background: For Health and Wellness Month, the RCBC Student Newspaper wants to guide students to healthier lifestyles. They decide that a student to student approach will have the greatest impact, so the college is asking you, one of the writers for the college’s newspaper, to give guidance on the best approach to a healthy lifestyle when it comes to food. You start thinking about the complexity of the topic of food and health as understood from the articles you have already read, and you realize there are even more issues to consider, so you decide to do some additional research on the topic in order to successfully write the article for the school newspaper.
Task: Using the “major considerations” extracted from Anahad O’Connor, Amanda Mull and your own research, write a persuasive essay to the RCBC community that answers the following question: What is the best approach to food for an overall healthy lifestyle?
You can take this argument in a variety of different directions. This is not a yes or no question. You may need to define other terms as well depending on your thesis. Your audience is an academic audience – the college community. You are hoping to use this to better inform the RCBC community on the best approach to eating.
Logistics: 4 pages, MLA format (See Syllabus and Course materials for detailed examples). You must reference both articles we read and analyzed for class and at least three other sources you’ve researched on your own. At least one of the researched sources you use MUST come from a peer reviewed scholarly journal (accessed through the library databases).
You must have an argumentative thesis that answers the assigned question and clear, focused, and effective topic sentences to create a well- organized essay. You must acknowledge opposing views.