I have attached all the files provided by the instructor. Just need to follow the instruction and need to include all the items mentioned. Should be plagiarism-free.

Remember that your final project for this class is a full-length argumentative research paper. Each of the units from now on will feature one of the sections of that research paper. REMEMBER: You need to write all of your sections about the same topic (research question), so that they can be put together into one coherent research paper at the end of the semester!

I want you to think about research writing as a giant conversation. You are one piece of that conversation—one person participating. Before you can join that conversation, you must first listen to what others are saying.

Imagine you walk into the classroom 10 minutes late. A discussion among your peers has been underway since before you arrived and has been building momentum with different views and perspectives from various students. In this scenario, you would not walk in and just start talking, right? First, you would need to listen to what others are saying; you would need to learn as much as possible about the topic being discussed and the views being expressed before contributing. Once you gathered enough information, then you could provide your perspective on the issue.

In the same way, the first part of your research paper that you will draft is the They Say section. You can think of this as the background or the context of your research project. Your primary task throughout Unit 2 is to find out what other people are saying about your topic before you can say anything. The They Say section is your opportunity to provide a background or a context for what your research is about. Because no argument just pops up out of the blue, you need to understand what you are responding to. Maybe it’s something that has been in the news recently or has been plaguing our country for many years. Either way, you need to situate yourself and tell your audience what you are responding to. There may be opposing viewpoints, several different angles, or the voices of many different scholars/researchers. You need to preview all of that for your reader.

If you want to take the above analogy a little farther, try this: Your friend walks into class 10 minutes after you arrived. The same discussion continues, but your friend has missed it. Your job is to tell him what “they say” so that he understands the context of the conversation and understands what you are about to contribute. That’s what the They Say section is all about.

NOTE: I am asking you to find at least three different viewpoints for the They Say section of your research project. There will most likely be a pro, a con, and something in the middle (a third perspective).

The They Say section of the paper will end up following the introduction of your research paper. Your reader will need to know the context for your argument early so they know what you are responding to. Your response will come after the They Say section. We will get to that section (the I Say section) in Unit 3.