Assignment Information
Research Resources
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THE INFORMATIVE RESEARCH ESSAY
STEP ONE:
The development of the essay question INTO AN IINFORMATIVE NVESTIGATION is the first step. You will need to develop a research question using a Database called Opposing Viewpoints. Your research question will be to write an informative essay finding an appropriate issue to provide expert information to your readers.
The following ideas may be used as a framework for your topic from Opposing Viewpoints.
TOPICS SUCH AS ABORTION, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, EUTHANASIA, GUN CONTROL, AND CREATIONISM ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR AN INFORMATIVE RESEARCH INVESTIGATION.
The following are appropriate research ideas:
1. You may want to be writing about America There is a lot happening in America and 2009. There are issues concerning health care, jobs, energy, and social concerns of all kinds. You could create a research question that develops information that provides an explanation or a solution for one of these issues? Opposing Viewpoints will help you with your topic.
2. Then, of course, there is your own, personal issue only related to you that needs defining and investigating from what you find concerning this topic on Opposing Viewpoints. If you should choose to create your own investigation, make sure it is informative in a meaningful manner such as how it affects people and what kind of value is provided. Many students have hobbies that are interesting and informative.
STEP TWO: PREWRITING
Your next task is to complete the RESEARCH PROPOSAL. The proposal is usually approved by the instructor according to your pertinent and timely secondary research as well as a primary research task such as an experiment, survey, or interview. You are to complete the RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT you received in class. Here are further requirements:
1. 5-8 secondary sources for your annotated bibliography
2. At least one primary source and steps you used to arrive at your analysis
3. A Research proposal for a 6-8 page paper will be around 3 pages.
4. An outline will be completed after the proposal is finished.
INFORMATIVE RESEARCH ESSAY
General Requirements for the Rough and Final copy of your Research essay:
1. Essay should be no more than six pages inclusive of your Works Cited page. You are also expected to use 5-8 print resources for your research and information.
2. All writing forms and structures will conform to MLA standards.
3. All word processing should be a standard 12 font with appropriate page margins for college MLA format.
4. There should be a title and proper pagination should be included.
5. All aspects of this essay including Works Cited should be double spaced.
Specific Requirements
FORMAT
1. Begin with two strong introductory paragraphs that are pertinent to you developing an informative topic that matters on a collegiate level followed by a case study that illustrates your issue.
2. Use statistics that are recent and accurate to establish the importance of this information as you introduce your topic. Use a thesis sentence that announces subtopics connected to your main idea in the first two paragraphs.
3. You must have at least two body paragraphs explaining each of three subtopics developed from your research. Your body paragraphs must have a TOPIC SENTENCE which announces the purpose of the paragraph. You must use at least two of your sources per paragraph. Also introduce a writer’s credentials as you introduce quotes. Make at least two statements to the “jury” that explains the importance of your information as you write about each subtopic.
4. There needs to be a BRIDGE between each of the three sections [subtopic] of your essay that is used as a transition to introduce the next subtopic that indicates, using 3-5 sentences, that there is more to discuss considering your topic issue.
5. There needs to be a one paragraph conclusion that restates and summarizes your thesis and summarizes the important information covered by your subtopics.
6. An outline formatted from MLA style will be used to plan all aspects of the paragraph content and order of this essay.
7. Be sure to include an MLA Works Cited page.
EVALUATIVE AND GRADING ISSUES: (20 points each)
1. The highest evaluative priority will be placed on whether you have written the proper form of the assignment as formulated from your RESEARCH QUESTION and RESEARCH PROPOSAL.
2. Part of your notes in class instructs you to use a proper Format to develop your information or explanation. You must use the specific format to organize your thesis and your research. If you stray or do not develop your Format or thesis, you will lose coherence and unity.
3. As explained to you in class, you need to use your research to prove, document, or clarify your information/explanation. You will need 2-3 short quotes and 2-4 paraphrases per page to avoid plagiarism. You will be asked to hand in your articles showing highlighted quotes and paraphrases to avoid plagiarism.
4. It will quickly be apparent if you did a poor job using your research articles if you do not use best material to parenthetically cite your composition in the correct places. Conversely, it is just as easy to see where you have cited your work effectively. The proper grammar and writing conventions of our language are to be used to eliminate grammatical/mechanical writing errors.
5. All technical aspects of your Works Cited page will be highly evaluated according to proper copy and paste format as well as the use of citation machines when needed.
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