The Future of North Africa and the Middle East

PROMPT: What do you anticipate the future holds for the government and politics of Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, or Syria? And what impact will this have on relations with the United States?

Reference the research persuasion project we completed earlier this semester and apply those strategies to this mini research persuasive essay.

Order of Operations
1. Gather and read eight sources on the topic
2. Form thesis
3. Reread articles for annotations
4. Outline with four sources
5. Write

Source must come from BBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, The Week Magazine, TIME Magazine, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Reuters, The Associated Press, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Politico. No exceptions unless approved by me.

Introduction (Pathos)
Summary of events
Thesis

Body (Logos & Ethos)
Claim
Evidence
Commentary
X
2 or 3
Antithesis
Negation

Conclusion (Logos)
What’s at stake?