Title: Reading: (CU2 M1) Troublemakers
Course: SkillsCom WR 121 16.0 > Section: Credit Unit 2 Module 1

We are now beginning the journey toward writing an informative essay. Our example for the informative essay will be “Troublemakers” by Malcolm Gladwell. The writer refers to “Troublemakers” a great deal and offers an excellent summary in the paper. Before we read that example of student writing, we will read the essay mentioned so much in the student writing.

Here you will read “Troublemakers” by Malcolm Gladwell, an example of how conversations happen in public forums like magazines, journals, and newspapers. As you read the essay, notice how Gladwell is using a controversy about pit bulls (whether or not they should be banned) to discuss another controversy- whether or not communities should use racial profiling in their efforts to keep their communities safe. These are the kinds of controversial conversations that happen in our communities as we work together to improve our cities.

Here is the APA formatted Works Cited example for that essay:

Gladwell, M. (2006). TROUBLEMAKERS. New Yorker, 81(46), 38-43.