English 1102 V. Smith 1
Research Essay
Requirements:
Due: Sunday, October 29, 2023
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Order Paper NowLength: 1200-1500 words
MLA Format: 1-inch margins all around, 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced
Submission: Submit essay in Microsoft Word .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.
Grading: This essay counts as 25% of your final grade.
Purpose:
· The research essay is your opportunity to produce a final written document of your investigation into a focused research question regarding one of your interests or communities.
· Use this essay to showcase what you have learned in English 1101 and 1102 about rhetorical argumentation, evidence, audience, support, analysis, source integration, documentation, and college-level academic writing.
Goal: Write a 1200- to 1500-word research essay in which you investigate a focused research question regarding one of your interests or communities.
Practical Steps:
1. Write a focused introduction that provides a brief background for your research question. Use the central message of your research proposal to inform and/or persuade your audience.
2. At the end of your introduction, include clear thesis statement that outlines the main ideas of your research essay.
3. Write 4-5 logically organized body paragraphs that develop the main ideas of your research.
4. Use strong topic sentences that forecast the main idea of each paragraph.
5. Use fluent transition phrases leading into and/or out of each body paragraph.
6. In each paragraph, support your main ideas with evidence and examples from 5-7 credible, documented sources.
7. Use attribution tags and/or in-text citations of summary, paraphrases, and quotes from documented sources.
8. In each paragraph, analyze your evidence and examples with your own critical thinking.
9. Write a paragraph that acknowledges and refutes opposing ideas with fair reasoning.
10. Compose a meaningful conclusion that furthers the significance of the conversation and does not repeat the main ideas of the essay.
11. Write a Works Cited page with MLA formatted citations.
See Rubric on Next Page.
Final Research Essay Rubric
Criteria |
Points |
Total |
Introduction & Thesis:Present your topic, purpose, position, and claim. Use the central message of your research proposal to inform your audience about your research question.
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· (One or two paragraphs) identifies a focused research topic or question, presents relevant background information that provides purpose for your research, interest for your specific audience, and context for your thesis. · Your thesis clearly states your position, premise, or hypothesis · Thesis should be engaging and thought-provoking, and provide clear, specific direction for the essay. · The “answers” to your thesis should be the main ideas organized throughout the body of your essay.
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15 Points |
Body Paragraphs:Give clear, strong reasons and evidence for why your audience should believe, understand, or act according to your thesis. |
· · Provide compelling and accurate evidence from required 5-7 research sources to support the central position. · Evidence should be specific to each main point and chosen to support the thesis. · Use attribution tags to establish research sources as highly relevant, accurate, and reliable. |
30 Points |
Organization |
· Essay is effectively organized with an introduction, clear body paragraphs of each main point, acknowledgement of opposition and/or different perspectives, counterargument, and conclusion. · Provide logical organization of main ideas (chronological, pros/cons, compare/contrast, point-by-point description, cause and effect, strengths /weaknesses, costs/benefits). · Clear topic sentences reflect the thesis and provide context for specific reasons and evidence. · Effective transitions and/or reflective ending sentences that link to the next paragraph. |
15 Points |
Analysis:What do you think about the evidence? What are the implications so far? |
· Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding and careful, critical analysis of the research topic and thesis. · Draw original and thoughtful conclusions of each piece of evidence (and overall) with future implications. · Summarize the perspectives of opposing positions, carefully consider the implications, effectively concede or refute those counterarguments using a reasonable and polite tone. · Analysis is specific and informed, not generalized, vague, or simply based on opinion. |
20 Points |
MLA Format |
· The entire essay is in Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced (with no added spacing). Last name and page number at top right. Class header: Student, Instructor, Class, 5 December 2021. Include a Thoughtful Title with Correct Capitalization. · MLA formatted in-text citations with correct commas, parentheses, quotations, and end punctuation. · MLA formatted Works Cited page and citations. |
10 Points |
Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence Clarity, Word Usage |
· Your final essay should be basically free from errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage, or formatting. · Free of fragments, run-on sentences. · Spell out numbers up to 100 except for dates, and paragraphs where several numbers, costs, statistics, etc. are used. |
10 Points |
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