“The Impact of Minimum Wage on Small Businesses”

We are composing a researched argument essay (about 2 pages) about minimum wage. Your job is to identify an issue associated with minimum wage and make one clear point that is supported by information from your sources. In the end, a researched argument is your opinion supported by information from credible sources.
Introduction
You can use the intro you composed in drafting assignment #1. The intro aims to emphasize why the topic is important, supply background information (cited), and lead to the thesis. Your intro should be 1/2 to 3/4 page in length. 
Thesis: Use the thesis you composed in drafting assignment #1.  Your thesis is the ONE idea you want to convey to your reader.  For our assignment, we want to place the thesis at the end of the intro. We want a one-sentence thesis. 
Body Paragraph 
Your essay will feature one body paragraph that works as support for your thesis. You can use the body paragraph you composed in drafting assignment #2.
Be sure to begin with a topic sentence that relates back to your thesis. 
You must use at least two of your sources in your body paragraph.
Feature paraphrasing and cite using a signal phrase or a parentheticalLinks to an external site.
Your body paragraph should be about 3/4 to 1 page.
Conclusion
Compose a one-paragraph conclusion to your essay. Consider finishing the story you began in the introduction or using one of the ideas from the conclusion you composed in drafting assignment #3. 
I DO NOT want a summary in the conclusion. Restate the thesis, if you must, but a conclusion can do more than summarize and I promise I will remember what was written a few paragraphs earlier. 
Your conclusion should be about 1/2 a page. 
Works Cited Page
Compose an entry for each source used in your essay. Your works cited page should include two sources. 
Grading: 
5 points: intro is developed with specific, verifiable facts and details (your experience and/or info from a source)
5 Points: thesis states topic and argument in one clear sentence at the end of the intro
5 points: clear use of topic sentences that refer back to the thesis
5 points: body paragraph contains info from two sources
5 points: body paragraph includes relevant paraphrased material from two sources 
5 points: body paragraph uses transitions to explain the relationship between sources
5 points: conclusion developed with specific, verifiable facts and details 
5 points: paper is in MLA format (spacing, font, etc)
5 points:  in text MLA usage is correct
5 points: works cited page is correctly formatted