write down counterargument and refutation paragraph

Question

For this Writer's Notebook, you will write two paragraphs, a counterargument and a refutation paragraph. You will use the essay “Where Sweatshops Are a Dream" by Nicholas Kristof as the counterargument. In other words, you will prove why he is wrong in your refutation paragraph. 

You will defend the thesis statement "Sweatshops for children should be illegal around the world." 

1. In your counterargument paragraph, you will quote from the article “Where Sweatshops Are a Dream" by Nicholas Kristof in order to support creating more sweatshops.
2. In your refutation paragraph, you will come up with reasons why sweatshops are a bad idea in order to prove that sweatshops should be banned or eliminated. 
3. Follow the templates in the lesson over counterarguments and refutations EXACTLY.

In the end you will have TWO paragraphs: a counterargument that uses Kristof's ideas and quotes from that article to support sweatshops and a refutation paragraph that has your own ideas about why sweatshops are harmful and they should be banned. If you want, you may find an article that has a good quote about negatives of sweatshops and use it in your refutation paragraph. But it is not required. You can simply use your own ideas.

This assignment is very important because it is practice for your final paper. In your final paper, you are required to have a counterargument and refutation paragraph combo. These are not easy paragraphs to write, so practice is important.

Grading rubric:

1. Only the opposing view is in the counterargument, 10
2. Only the writer's claim is in the refutation, 10
3. Counterargument paragraph
4. Opens with a transition, 5
5. Opposing view topic sentence, 10
6. Evidence from Kristof (cited), 10
7. Explanation of evidence, 5
8. Summary sentence, 5
9. Refutation paragraph
10. Opens with an acknowledgment, 10 
11. Transitions to claim, 5
12. Evidence, 10
13. Explanation, 5
14. Reference to thesis, 5
15. Correct college-level grammar, 5
16. Formatted in correct MLA, 5
17. Total, 100

Answer 1

This looks like a great way to hone your counterargument skills and practice. I'm not sure what your question is, but the task is to prove the article wrong with your own set of claims and evidence. If you need help with this, your best bet is to hire a tutor. That person can help you work hrough your thinking and organization. If you have a specific question about something in this assignment, then you should ask that question. There are many experts here that will gladly help out. Good luck!