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Topic: 4-Day Workweek: Reducing the Days We Commit to Work Choose ONE position: Position 1: The Positive Effects of the 4-Day Workweek Position 2: The Negative Effects of the 4-Day Workweek Your essay and your Thesis should clearly show the position you chose about shortened workweek and its effects. Essay Prompt: Some believe that passing a law that will provide an option of 4-day workweek will positively affect the economy, the companies, and the employees. Others claim that reducing workweek to 4 days will have a negative effect and will not be beneficial for the economy, companies, or the employees. Which opinion do you agree with? Length: 6 paragraphs typed/ double-spaced: Introduction (5-6 sentences), 3 Supporting Body Paragraphs (6-9 sentences each), Refute Paragraph (5-7 sentences), and a Conclusion (4-6 sentences). Due: The Final will open July 10 and lock on July 14 before midnight – submit via Canvas Research/ Sources: As a research paper, it should have quotes and references from outside sources as supports to your claims (your reasons as well as to the refute). You will use researched sources that I provide and you too should conduct an online research for credible sources/ articles to quote from into your essay. The researched information is from: PRIMARY SOURCES: These are the sources I / your instructor provide(s). I gave you 8 articles (* see in Announcements) and you have to choose any 3 articles from my given ones and use/ quote from into your essay. SECONDARY SOURCES: This refers to the 2 sources/ articles YOU will research using credible databases (such as LAVC Library database, Google Scholar) You should use 3 or max 4 citations/ quotes from the 3 articles you choose from the provided articles and 2 citations from Your researched sources. —————————————————————————————————————————————— How to start: 1. Read the assigned 8 texts/ articles (from Announcement section). Choose any 3 to quote from into the essay. 2. Consider the Essay Prompt: choose if you are FOR or AGAINST the reduced work-week option (if it will affect us positively or negatively). 3. List reasons for your chosen position and pick 3 good, strong reasons that you can develop each into full paragraphs to be the Supporting Body Paragraphs. 4. Formulate your Thesis Statement. (Complete or Fully-developed) which should show your argument and the 3 reasons that you will develop in the supporting body paragraphs following the order you list them in the thesis. 5. Remember the STRUCTURE: 6 Paragraph Academic Essay: Introduction, 4 Body Paragraphs: (3 Supportive Body Paragraphs, 1 Refute Paragraph), and a Conclusion. SEE THE DETAILS OF THE FINAL ESSAY AND ESSAY STRUCTURE BELOW: Sample Essays, My Provided Articles, and Works Cited of the provided articles ARE all in ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT FINAL ESSAY _ Eng. 101_Sum24 .pdf GRADING DETAILS of the Essay: 40p Organization 5p Paragraphs’ length and structure / development Thesis 3p and Refute Paragraph 7p Integration of Sources 10p: In-text citations/ quotes and references from the provided texts and from the researched credible source(s) MLA Format 5p and Works Cited page 5p Mechanics ( grammar, spelling, punctuation) 5p