“research is formalized curiosity. it is poking and prying with purpose.” - zora neale hurston

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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with purpose.” - Zora Neale Hurston

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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and

prying with purpose.” - Zora Neale Hurston

(1) based upon several specified sources,

(2) presented in a standard method of procedure (in this case argumentative),

(3) limited to a relatively narrow phase of a subject,

(4) original in selection, evaluation, expression, and conclusion.

This is an argumentative paper – your topic must be based on a debatable issue• Gun control, constitutionality of a law,

preventability of serious crimes, addictions to social media sites…(the list goes on and on and on)

Two questions that should be asked and answered: Where are we at? Where should we be?

You are to become an expert on this subject in 5-7 pages.

The five (5) page and a line minimum does not include your works cited page or any graphs or illustrations you choose to include.

You must use in-text citations (MLA format)

You must use a total of at least 6 sources

You should have a source information page for each source

You may use books, ebooks, journals, news articles, internet, prime sources, news broadcast transcripts

Absolutely NONO Wikipedia, about.com (or the like) – must be valid

Take notes as you read• Post-it notes, on text, in a notebook

Notes should be a combination of direct quotations and paraphrasing

A developed thesis needs to be debatable, interesting, and current

Your thesis must include your stance.• Do not use “I think…” or “In this paper, I

will...” type of statements. They are implied.

When we present an argument, we are trying to get our audience (or the reader) to agree with us• We want to convince our audience that we

are right A Persuasive paper tries (usually

through emotion) to get the reader to do something• It does not have to be reason-based

An argument takes a position and appeals to reason, while persuasion tries to get people to change their attitude or actions.

You must find evidence to back up your claim

Persuasive and Argumentative papers rely on fact-based conclusions

Full development of each idea is also essential

Do not merely summarize your sources• Use then to support your claims

Do not copy and paste • This is not “creative,” it’s cheating

Do not feel overwhelmed• You can do this, and I will help

Do not blow this assignment off • We don’t even know if summer school is

happening

No title page 1” Margins Times New Roman 12 point font Double spaced Last name and page number in right

hand corner in header Heading on the upper left hand corner

• Name• Ms. Stone• American Literature• Day Month Year of due date (11 March 2015)

Here is a sample first page of an essay in MLA style:

                                                               

You made it to the end.

P.S. If you show Ms. Stone that you’ve taken notes, you may get an extra point or two