ESSAY PROPOSAL (2 parts)
Due: as per syllabus
Value: 15% Submit in electronic copy to Turnitin by 5 pm
1). Annotated Bibliography
Annotate 5 possible academic sources (2 must be peer) for your Research Paper.
This assignment closely follows the conventions and format of a traditional MLA 8-styled Works Cited page: you need to include complete citation information for each source, order alphabetically by author’s last name, double space citation entry, and use a hanging indent.
It differs, then, as following each source is a 1-2 sentence summary about the work and another 1-2 sentences about how it relates to your topic. This is not an article review; you need to consider how the article is relevant to your topic/thesis.
Layout would like this:
Student Name
English 112-001
Annotated Bibliography
Surname, Given. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. 33, no. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. 70-91. Database, doi: jml.2010.33.2.70. Accessed 30 Mar. 2016.
Black’s article explores the positive aspects of a post-secondary education… 2-3 sentences as the source relates to your topic. (Yes the summary is single space, typically).
Next, Source… citation…
Cosworth’s articles traces the increases to tuition for post-secondary education…. etc.
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Each source, of which there must be FIVE, will have 1. citation entry and 2. short summary. Submit in hard-copy at the start of class
2). Introductory Paragraph
Craft the introductory paragraph for your essay. It should provide the context for your argument and a detailed “working” thesis:
This should include:
Identification
Context
Thesis
Thesis help:
(“I” clause: In this paper I will argue*) ASSERTION: because clause* EVIDENCE:
1. key words/phrase from body paragraph one
2. key words/phrase from body paragraph two
3. key words/phrase from body paragraph three
*I clause* and *because clause* to be rewritten before submission. It is present only in the drafting stage to ensure a clear relationship exists between your ASSERTION and EVIDENCE.
PEER EDIT WORKSHOP
Due: as per syllabus
(bring a hard or electronic copy of your completed Research Essay and LSH to last class of the week)
RESEARCH ESSAY
Due: as per syllabus
Value: 25%
(electronic submission to Turnitin.com—link provided under Research Essay toggle on Moodle)
- Your paper can be on any topic you wish; however, your essay must be argumentative in its impulse; that is, you must try and convince the reader of the validity of your thesis.
- Length: 7 pages in length, to be double-spaced on standard 8 1/2 by 11” white paper, typed in 12 pt. font (Times New Roman), and follow MLA citation and stylization. Therefore, you must have a title and a Works Cited page. Use the example provided in LSH pages 161-169.
- You must use at least *THREE* academic secondary sources. Further, two of your secondary sources should be peer reviewed academic articles (therefore, published by a university press, and/or written by an academic etc). Wikipedia, for example, is NOT an academic source.
- Your topic must be “grounded” by evidence; by this I mean that assertions must be supported. Your primary source is your first line of evidence.
- Remember, the sources should be included to support or refute (contrast) your claim and NOT to ‘pad’ your paper. In other words, I want to hear what you think.
- Be certain to cast your essay in an objective, analytical tone; therefore, you should avoid use of first person (the “I”).
