Research Paper

Research Paper (20% of final grade)

The research you collect for this paper will influence 51% of your final grade for the class. The work includes a proposal, an annotated bibliography, the research paper, the multi-media presentation and a webpage. We will devote the rest of the semester to these various projects. The project is set up so that you utilize a writing process and improve revision skills. Other goals of the project are to continue to develop good researching skills on the internet, and more importantly, at the dreaded library. Finally, pick a good topic that will interest you for the remaining 6 weeks. If it interests you, and you research it well, your audience and your grader (me) will be interested. The research can result in a presentation of facts, an analysis, argument or persuasion of a certain issue, or a combination thereof that demonstrates your mastery of the collected research and your ability to communicate it to your audience in a written manner.

Learning Goals:

Research Practices

Research Writing

Proposals

Annotated Bibliography

Objective Language and Writing

MLA parenthetical citation

MLA format

Nuts and Bolts:

10 sources (2 books; 2 academic, scholarly print journals, see Library Guide page)

8+ pages (2250+ words)

MLA Works Cited page (separate page)

Paper Guidelines