Write an argumentative essay.

17 people died after a 19-year-old opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. This makes it the deadliest school shooting since 2012, when 26 people were killed at Sandy Hook, Connecticut. It has invigorated the gun-debate, particularly whether schools should be gun-free zones, a debate that culminated on March 24 in the March for our Lives.

For this 6-7 page paper (2,000-2,500 words), first describe the larger conversation in which these authors engage. The first two readings should help with this. Your paper then will use the in-class readings (3-6) plus two outside texts that further the discussion to compose a persuasive essay developing and defending your position on the topic. You will employ your knowledge of rhetorical concepts: Project, Argument, Claims, Evidence, Strategies (PACES). You will also employ your understanding of how to connect a secondary text to your argument, using it as evidence for your point rather than letting it make your point, and citing your academically acceptable outside sources to enhance your ethos. Your argument must be supported with academically appropriate evidence, found on the SDSU library’s database.