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Write
2-3 paragraphs in which you lay out your topic, thesis and plan for
your research paper.
The purpose of this assignment is to organize,
present and justify the three minimum 'academic' sources you will use to
support your claim/ thesis in Paper #2. (click
here for information on academic
sources).
The following sections
must be in your proposal :
A. Present
the issue or controversy (take this from P1)
B. State
the significance of the issue or controversy (take this from P1)
C. State and discuss a
'working' claim (thesis) for your research paper (take this from
P2)
D. State
where, how and what kinds of sources will support your
claim.
E. Describe/summarize at three potential resources
you have found and how they
support your claim.
F. Attach a 'working
works cited' using MLA style of documentation (list the three
sources you discuss in section D).
The
following links may be helpful:
Research and
Documentation Online (click on Humanities)
Citation Machine
Guidelines
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A. Present
the issue or controversy
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What
is the issue you are researching? State the different sides of
the controversy. Give background information (this section can
be taken from paper #1)
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B. State
the significance of the issue or controversy
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Discuss
or explain why this is an important issue to both you
personally and to society/ the community. Here try to speak in
terms of the wider implications of your controversy (i.e. cell
regulation is just as much about free choice as it is about
safety).
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C. State
and discuss a working thesis for you research paper
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Discuss
your position on the issue. Indicate where you stand in the
controversy and why.
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D. State
the procedure by which the question is to be investigated
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How
do you plan on conducting research? Will you depend only on
printed sources? Will you use the Internet? Blogs? Interviews?
TV and Radio? What do you hope to find in this investigation?
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E. Discuss potential resources (taken from
your working
bibliography)
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In
paragraph format, provide a discussion of at least three sources that
you think will provide information. Briefly describe each
source, what it contains, and how it will support your
thesis/claim
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F. Working Bibliography |
Prepare a works cited list on a
separate page using MLA style of documentation. You must
have at least three sources.
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Grading Criteria |
40 pts
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a.
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Statement of Issue
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5 pts
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b.
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Significance of Issue
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5 pts
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c. |
Working Thesis |
5 pts |
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e. |
Plan |
5 pts |
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f. |
Sources |
10 pts |
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g. |
Working Works Cited |
5 pts |
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h.
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Style,
grammar, format
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5 pts
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Sample Proposal Paper |
