Preserving Buildings: The Overlooked Key to Fighting Climate Change

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Argument TOPIC- Save a building, fight climate change https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-climate-building-demolition-1.6325677 DRAFT ESSAY write a complete draft of your essay, focusing especially on the body (the response sections), and adding at least a brief introduction and conclusion of a few sentences each. To be considered complete, this draft should be in the range of about 1000 words, should include a summary and a full response, and should make use of the main source and at least three research sources. The Research-Driven Critique Essay should be formatted in APA style. The Critique Introduction Hook: Compel the reader’s attention with a “hook” at the very opening. Background: Orient the reader, telling them what you’re writing about and why, providing any necessary background information and establishing the tone of the writing. Credibility: Create a strong first impression and establish your credibility as a writer (you sound like you know what you’re talking about: we can trust you). Roadmap/Methodology: Provide a sense of what to expect in the essay, and how the thesis will be developed. Thesis: State your thesis. Summary Revise as needed, keeping the following criteria in mind: Be neutral (do not judge or evaluate the source). Identify the issue, thesis, and main reasons (argument). Use your own words. Compress the essential meaning of the source into the small frame of a paragraph or two: cover the main points, leave out the small detail. Response (Critique) The Response section is the most important part of your essay. It should be organized into a series of segments, each one developing a claim that supports your thesis. Drafting a Segment of the Response: Claims, Textual Evidence, Explanation The basic ingredients of a segment of the Response are as follows: Claim (topic sentence) Textual evidence (illustration of the claim) Explanation (analysis of evidence/ development of the claim)...