Illustrative Essay: Kenny Rogers is a country music icon.
Write a 750-1000 word illustrative essay. Select one aspect of a topic to argue in detail, using specific examples to illustrate your side of the argument.
Your essay should avoid opinion and focus on persuading your audience with detailed explanations and factual evidence from at least two reliable sources.
Begin your argument by stating a generalization about the topic. Then support that generalization (in the form of a thesis statement) by choosing to write a single-example illustration essay or a multiple-example illustration essay (see Unit V, Lesson 2). The essay should be written in the style and form described within Unit V.
Sample Topic Choices:
Lebron James is the greatest basketball player of all time.
Kenny Rogers is a country music icon.
Major League Baseball should eliminate the use of designated hitters.
Dark chocolate is superior to all other chocolates.
