06.08 Closing Your Argument
My argument is about why students are required to volunteer to graduate High School.

Important note: You will submit your entire argument for this assignment.

View the grading rubric as you complete your work. This is your guide to a super submission.

You have previously written the introduction and body paragraphs of your argument. Now you will write the conclusion to complete this argument.
Be sure to use the information you previously collected in your Argument Organizer and your writing.
In your conclusion, remember to:
Use a conclusion transition phrase at the beginning of your paragraph
Restate your claim in a new way
Remind readers of your topic and why it is important
Summarize your argument
End with one of these four clinchers:
Call for action
Show positive change
Show negative effects
Discuss future research
Write three or more complete sentences
Write in the formal style using the third person point of view.
Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Save your work to your computer or drive.
Submit your work in 06.08 Closing Your Argument.

Evolutionary theory ranks as one of the most powerful concepts of modern civilization. Its effects on our view of life have been wide and deep. One of the most world-shaking books ever published, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, first appeared in print over 130 years ago, and it touched off a debate that rages to this day.

Every modern evolutionist turns to Darwin’s work again and again. Current controversies in the life sciences very often have as their starting point some vagueness in Darwin’s writings or some question Darwin was unable to answer owing to the insufficient biological knowledge available during his time. Despite the intense study of Darwin’s life and work, however, many of us cannot explain his theories (he had several separate ones) and the evidence and reasoning behind them, nor do we appreciate the modifications of the Darwinian paradigm that have kept it viable throughout the twentieth century.