The final step in this activity is to write an argumentative essay based on your outline that answers the question "Should the United States have helped Germany recover from World War II?" Follow the guidelines below for writing your essay.
Your essay should be five paragraphs long.
Your first paragraph should contain your thesis statement and a summary of your supporting evidence.
Your body paragraphs should focus on your supporting evidence.
Cite your sources using MLA formatting.
Use words or phrases to link ideas and sentences and to show the relationship between your opinion and your reasons.
Maintain a formal style and objective tone; let the facts, rather than overly emotional language, make your argument.
Your fifth paragraph should contain your concluding statement, which summarizes and follows from your thesis.
Your final page should be a works-cited page for all the sources that you have used; these should also be cited within the body of your essay.