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Casual Argument Essay

The GOALS of this essay and in our library session are to:

Define/explain your topic: Research background information
Identify the problem: Research articles & books
Offer solutions: Finalize research with citations in APA format

A minimum of 3 sources are needed.

Can include magazine articles, journal articles, scholarly articles, and other resources from library databases.
Evaluate these sources in an annotated bibliography.

Define Your Topic

Defining your topic doesn't always come easy, but using these library resources will help! Browse or search these databases or books to help you narrow or broaden your topic.

Gale Topic Finder
Not sure on a topic? Having trouble refining your ideas? Use the tiles in Gale's Topic Finder to refine or find a topic to start with! Articles will be shown on the right side of your screen that you can start with that align with these topics and ideas.

Gale eBooks
Full-text articles from multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Most subjects are covered.

Times Topics
News, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files published on a variety of topics.
ProCon.org
ProCon.org's mission is to promote "critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format." They research controversial and important issues, and they work to present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, and primarily pro-con format.