he terms ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ are sometimes used interchangeably, suggesting that ‘migrants’ and ‘refugees’ are essentially the same.
Do you think migrants and refugees are the same?
You must develop 3 reasons (one in each body paragraph) to support your thesis statement. This essay requires that you carefully provide any significant distinctions and/or similarities between migrants and refugees.
Keep in mind that you are not just comparing the two sides; you are joining the conversation using your own arguments. You must provide at least three reasons to support your position and substantiate each reason in a body paragraph by citing two articles. Keep in mind that you can support your opinion by agreeing or disagreeing with the authors’ arguments. Make sure you clearly understand the claims made by these two authors before you write your essay.
Please note, ‘Task fulfilment’ means having a thesis statement that addresses the essay question, a minimum of three body paragraphs, references to two or three texts in each body paragraph (based on prompt requirements), and citation practices. An essay will receive a substantially lower grade if it fails to fulfil these task requirements.
Structure & Organisation
Your two main tasks are:
● defending your own thesis statement through your own arguments in body paragraphs
● identifying and contrasting the claims/arguments in your sources to support your position
Using the allocated texts, you must analyse their argumentation and use their arguments (and/or counter-arguments) to support and strengthen your thesis statement argument. Refer to the articles in relevant and meaningful contexts, not only for the sake of citing them.
When planning your essay, you should ensure that you have a brief introduction that explains the topic, summarizes the main argument of the allocated texts, and includes a focused thesis statement. You must also ensure that each of your body paragraphs begins with a clear topic sentence, concentrates on only one idea/argument and ends with a concluding sentence. You must explain your reasoning and use your sources to develop and defend your thesis. You must make direct references to each of the required articles by applying the rules of in-text citation using short quotations (not more than 1.5 lines; max. 3 quotations) and brief paraphrases. You must also write a concluding paragraph that accurately summarizes your main arguments and concludes your essay. A Reference Page is a requirement of this essay and should be correctly formatted according to the APA Guidelines.