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In upper level courses, you will often be asked to demonstrate your ability to converse with other scholars in your field. Your job is to change the reader’s mind about a particular subject and persuade the reader into believing your argument. Your paper must be written so that it is accessible to readers from a different perspective. In other words, be fair and unbiased when acknowledging what others say about your topic, but then prove why they are wrong using logical reasons and credible evidence. In this essay, you must synthesize various sources while persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint. You do not want to simply report what others are saying, but engage in a dialogue with them.
Your research paper MUST include the following:
- A clearly stated thesis that articulates your position and what you want to argue in your paper; your thesis should be narrow enough to be argued within the page limits and qualified if necessary. Your thesis should fall at the END of your introduction. See the PPT “Creating Thesis Statements” on eCampus for more help.
- Clear reasons with supporting evidence; do not use religion as evidence because you cannot persuade someone to change beliefs with religion or faith because religion is personal.
- A variety of evidence. See the PPT “Arguing and Evidence” on eCampus for more help.
- A synthesis of sources; do not simply summarize your source material, but show how they are connected and respond to them
- The “quotation sandwich” method for quoting, which includes an introduction, an explanation, and commentary; don’t be a hit-and-run quoter. See the PPT on eCampus “The Art of Quoting” for more help.
- A variety of citations: exact quotes, paraphrases, and summaries; cite all appropriately.
- A fully-developed counterargument paragraph with a fully-developed refutation paragraph
- A title that gives an insight into the paper and is catchy and interesting; it should be in the form of metacommentary.
- A minimum of five credible and relevant sources
- A minimum of five pages in MLA format, not including the MLA Works Cited; check eCampus for examples and guidelines
- A Works Cited page in MLA format with corresponding in-text citations
You may NOT write about the following topics. They are not acceptable in this class (reasons why are listed after the forbidden topics):
- Legalizing marijuana (I use it as my example, so it gives students an unfair advantage)
- Abortion (Because science has not determined when life begins, abortion is strictly a religious issue)
- Obesity (I’m just tired of this topic, and yes, we all know that being overweight is not healthy)
- Texting and driving (Good lord, we all know it’s a bad idea. There is no point in arguing)
Minimum Requirements
Length: 5-6 pages, not including the Works Cited page. Style: Essay needs to conform to MLA standards, including double spacing in Times New Roman font, and must include a Works Cited page with correct in-text (parenthetical) citations for all quotes, paraphrases, and/or summaries. Sources: Five sources minimum: three peer reviewed academic articles from a database plus two credible sources of your choice (newspapers, organizations, government websites, books, etc.). One of your sources must be a counterargument that you will refute in your essay.
