Final Research Project

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Visual Rhetoric is a form of communication that uses images to create meaning or construct an argument.  In this research argument you will take some element of visual rhetoric/visual culture and the point of an argument is to discover some version of the truth, using evidence and reasons.  Argument of this sort leads audiences towards conviction, an agreement that the claim is true or reasonable.

Your paper must have the following:

• Refine your topic: hopefully one that interests you and one for which you can find adequate research material/sources. After choosing your topic, you must narrow it to a manageable size for a research paper.
• Preliminary research representing initial investigation of your topic, so that you can concretize your thesis and develop hypotheses that you can test during the rest of your research;
• A clear and arguable position: At the heart of every argument is a claim with which people may disagree.
• Accumulation of bibliographic material, some of which, after wading through it, you will discard as useless or irrelevant;
• Close reading of primary and secondary material;
• The original thinking necessary to make your secondary material work to support you rather than your slaving to rationalize its presence in your work;
• A meticulous eye for correct form in quoting, paraphrasing, and citing your sources, both with parenthetical documentation and in your bibliography/works cited; Use may use APA, Chicago or MLA.  The important thing is that you stay consistent.
• A trustworthy tone:  STAY IN THE THIRD PERSON AND MAKE ME TRUST YOU!

What types of sources should I use?

For this paper, sources might include a wide variety of media, not necessarily only books and articles. You might draw on film, interviews or surveys (either published or that you conduct yourself), TV programs, or internet sources, to name just a few. Keep in mind that since this is a research paper, not a rhetorical analysis, that you need a balance between both primary and secondary materials. In addition, you should use both electronic and paper sources.

1. (100) Annotated Bibliography (Due November 5^th 2018 on Canvas by 11:59)

An annotated bibliography is a listing of the sources you have or will consult for your paper. They describe, give publication information for, and sometimes evaluate each work. You do not need to be planning to use all of these sources in your paper.  This assignment is really just a tracking of your research.  In order to build a balanced argument, you should have looked at many types of materials. For this assignment you will need 10 sources documented in MLA.

You will need a variety of valid sources: books, academic articles, newspaper, visual, internet, etc.  TEN in all….  2 Academic Sources and 1 Book must be included.

• You will begin the bibliography with a paragraph that provides enough background on the topic/subject that you are researching so that an educated person outside your field would be able to understand possible directions you’re taking and the annotated entries that follow. In other words, use this paragraph to help your reader understand where you are headed as you develop your line of inquiry.

• In the next paragraph you will summarize what is actually in your bibliography. Think of this paragraph as an accounting of the contents. You might start: This bibliography comprises ten sources.  These sources cover… Tell if they are print or web, recent or old (more than 5 years).  In other words, use this paragraph to help your reader get a grasp of what s/he can expect to find in the bibliography.  [you may single space these paragraphs]

• Then… 10 times with 10 different sources…

Bibliographic entry in MLA or APA…

Annotation:  The annotation will be 3 paragraphs.

1. The first will be a summary of the source, without any comment.
2. The second is an evaluation of the source: valid? tone? style? author? location? And so on…
3. The third is how this source fits into your particular project. How will you use this source?

If you wish, add a quote from the source so you can easily find it later.  This would be in addition to the above three paragraphs.

The annotation should be about 1 page.  Double-space.

1. Final Paper: 150 points
   1. DATES
      1. Introduction and thesis due November 7^th
      2. Rough Draft 1 Due November 12^th
         1. This is a partial draft
         2. Introduction/thesis/first 5 or so pages

• Rough Draft 1 REVISED Due November 14^th

1. Rough Draft 2 – full rough draft – Due November 19^th for Peer Review
2. Final Revised Copy of Research paper due Friday, November 30^th on Canvas by 11:59.

• 12-15 pages/double-spaced.
  • Third Person
  • Proper use of sources
  • The strength and depth of your claim
  • How well you make your argument and the care in which you use your sources to write a convincing paper.
• Works Cited Attached and properly formatted
• Sources
  • At least 8 sources (Annotated Bibliography will have more)
    • 2 Academic Sources
      • Peer Reviewed Journals
      • Colman Library’s Database
    • 1 Book Source
    • 5 Internet Sources
      • Internet Articles
      • Websites
      • Online Journals
      • Media Sources
      • Encyclopedia Sources

• Mechanics
  • Edit your work
  • Revise and correct any errors
• MLA, APA or Chicago Manual of Style Citation format.
  • Your choice
  • Stay consistent (so often students will have a hodgepodge of formatting)