Your research topic should be appropriated narrowed. For instance, “Pollution is bad for the environment” is not an arguable thesis. However, “At least 25 percent of the federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution.” is an arguable thesis. You don’t have to write about a topic related to climate change, but you do have pick from the list of topics on the TCC database Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints.
\nSources: Once you have a narrowed topic, you must find at least 6 CREDIBLE sources. THREE of these must be scholarly sources and at least ONE source must be from Gale Opposing Viewpoints. https:\/\/go.gale.com\/ps\/start.do?p=OVIC&u=txshracd2560
\nDouble check your MLA style. You will need in-text citations and a “Works Cited” page. Double-space everything, including the “Works Cited” page. Every source should be used at least one time but can be referenced several times. with your style manual. If you use the “autocite” functions in EbscoHost, make sure you double check with your style manual in your textbook.
\nLength: Your essay should be 2,100 to 2,500 words in length. I am grading to make sure that you can accurately incorporate quotes, summarized material, and paraphrased material from each source. You can define your topic, talk about the effects or causes of an issue, and end with persuasion. Refer to the resources from previous weeks.
\nTone: Use a formal tone, and you do not have to be persuasive in your writing, but you do need to demonstrate critical thinking about the material you have researched.
\nDue: April 29th. Bring your completed essay to class. Upload it before midnight. Late papers will not be accepted past the three-day mark. There will be a 10% deduction for each day this paper is late.
\nExamples: Here is a great example of a research essay. https:\/\/guides.skylinecollege.edu\/ld.php?content_id=44584132
\nHere is information about quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing https:\/\/www.hunter.cuny.edu\/rwc\/repository\/files\/the-documented-essay\/guides-to-research-and-writing-from-sources\/Quotation-Paraphrase-Plagiarism.pdf <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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