Assignment 5A-5B: Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
In order to create a solid, thoughtful, objective argumentative paper, you will need to do research to understand the current, historical, and ongoing conversation surrounding your chosen topic and to support your stance with concrete evidence.
We will discuss further in class as to how to narrow your research to answer a specific question. In an attempt to make sure you are heading down the correct research path, you will submit a proposal and annotated bibliography. The proposal is a way to show me in writing what specifically you plan to research as well as how you will attempt to answer your research question. An annotated bibliography is a great way to show your instructor, as well as yourself, how much progress you have made in the research project as well as what sources will really assist you in your research.
EN 1102 Annotated Bibliography
Assignment 5A: Research Proposal
Your first assignment in the creation of your (5B) is to create a formal Research Proposal using the narrowed topic you generated in your Assignment 6A and the background research on your topic done on our Library Day.
The function of your research proposal is to provide space to begin further brainstorming and narrowing down your research topic, generate ideas relating to the research topic, and formulate questions you may wish to consider when writing your paper. The proposal is also an excellent medium for you to consider what main ideas you are going to have to establish in order for you to begin writing your paper. It is also important for you to start considering what frame you will be placing around your topic. Another way to say it: Consider what ideas you will use to discuss your topic.
Instead of an outline which assumes that you already have some idea of the structure of your paper, this assignment discusses what your paper might be about. As a result, you should see the proposal as an exploration of your narrowed topic, your ideas on the topic, your reasons for choosing the topic, and what you will need to do in order to complete your essay. Students often find that creating a research question is helpful because in-depth questions, by definition, demand explorative answers. Within those answers, you may find that your topic narrowing itself, or you may find a new topic that is more interesting to you.
You may approach your proposal any way your feel, but please make sure you address at the very least the following:
Indicate your topic, the social problem you will be exploring.
Why does this topic interest you personally? (It is VERY important that you have a topic that interests you because if you aren’t interested, you will not do well.)
What questions do you want to address in your paper?
How focused is your topic? Have you picked a specific problem, idea, issue?
Do you have any thoughts on how to solve or address this problem?
Do you have any ideas on how you think the paper will be structured?
If you have a preliminary position in relation to your topic and research question, indicate what that position is.
What types of sources will you need to find to develop your argument in this paper? What type of information will you need from your sources?
Research Paper Proposal Requirements
No more than 2 full pages, no less than one full page-single space
Written in Times New Roman font size 12, 1 inch margins all around, MLA Style
Due: In Conferences (see Course Schedule Announcement)
EN 1102 Annotated Bibliography Paper
Assignment 5B: Annotated BibliographyAn annotated bibliography formalizes your research process. It forces us to spend a bit more time thinking about the sources were using, whether we can trust them, and how we are using them in our writing. For this assignment, you should take your research proposal (5A) and thesis statement (6B) and locate five or more sources of academic quality that you can use to provide background on your chosen social problem and support your proposed solution in your Argumentative Research paper (6F).You will need to use credible library and/or Internet resources to find five reliable sources. Your annotated bibliography should include four distinct parts:
A full citation of each source in MLA Style as it would appear on your Works Cited page (alphabetical order, hanging indentations, etc.).
A short one paragraph summary below each source of the important information it contains.
A thoughtful one paragraph explanation below each source of why you found this source to be credible.
A short one paragraph explanation below each source of how you could use this source to develop your topic and support your thesis.
Other than the citation, each part of your Annotated Bibliography should consist of complete sentences. Make sure to visually distinguish each part of the assignment.Your final copy should be typed and printed in Times New Roman 12 point font and include your name, date, and all other relevant information.Sources can be electronic or print, but should be of academic quality (no .com, no wiki, no dictionaries or encyclopedias).If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask!Due on the final day of class (5A-5B).Submission Instructions: Check your Course Schedule Announcement for deadlines and due dates. All assignments are due on Canvas by the start of class time on the due date. Make sure to use only .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file extensions. Make sure to submit assignments 5A and 5B into separate dropboxes. If you experience any technological issues, please submit your assignments in emails to me as attachments before the deadline for submission.
Rubric
Annotated Bibliography Rubric
Annotated Bibliography Rubric
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Style
25.0 pts
Flawless Execution
20.0 pts
Proficient
15.0 pts
Adequate
10.0 pts
Needs Improvement
5.0 pts
Shows Some Effort
0.0 pts
No Clear Attempt
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummaries
25.0 pts
Robust and Thoughtful
20.0 pts
Proficient
15.0 pts
Adequate
10.0 pts
Needs Improvement
5.0 pts
Shows Effort
0.0 pts
No Clear Attempt
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCredibility
25.0 pts
Critical Thinking at its Finest
20.0 pts
Proficient
15.0 pts
Adequate
10.0 pts
Needs Improvement
5.0 pts
Shows Effort
0.0 pts
No Clear Attempt
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance
25.0 pts
Connections Made with Eloquence and Flair
20.0 pts
Connections Made with Proficiency
15.0 pts
Connections Tangentially Made
10.0 pts
Connections Only Partially Clarified
5.0 pts
Connections Only Implied
0.0 pts
Relevance Unclear Throughout
25.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0
Assignment 6A-6F: Argumentative Research PaperIn tandem with work on your fifth essay (Annotated Bibliography (5A-5B), you will be following the writing process to construct an insightful, in-depth argumentative paper on a topic of social importance with more than one side to it.Your assignment will be to write an essay with a clear argumentative stance that you support with the use of academic sources (five or more). Be sure that your thesis establishes a social problem or issue as its topic, then presents an argument to solve this problem. Topics will need to be approved by me as part of your Assignment 5A, but chosen topics should follow these criteria:
They should be arguable (i.e. theres more than one side out there)
They should be relevant (i.e. they should involve current social issues that impact our lives today)
They should be researchable (i.e. you should be able to use factual evidence from scholarly research to back up your arguments. Arts and entertainment topics, as well as personal biography topics should be avoided as a result).
They should be addressed to a general audience (i.e. arguments should be hung on research and objective facts, not on personal, political, or religious beliefs).
They should be solution-oriented (i.e. topics should introduce an important social problem or issue of the day, and your arguments should present a supportable solution to those problems).
Sample Topics:How to solve the bullying epidemicHow to fix the American economyHow to solve the problem of the two party political system in the United StatesHow to win the war on terrorHow to deal with drug use and abuse in modern societyHow to fix higher education
How to address Americas obesity epidemicBanned Topics:Abortion
Capital Punishment
Marriage Rights
Religious/Racial/Gender/Other Persecution
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Paying College AthletesSpecific Criteria and Instructions for Each Individual Assignment will be on the following pages.See Course Schedule Announcement for IMPORTANT DUE DATES.EN 1102 Argumentative Research PaperAssignment 6A: Pre-WritingYour first assignment in the creation of your Argumentative Research Paper (6F) is to do a Pre-Writing exercise (6A). For this exercise you can choose one type of Pre-Writing we discussed in class, such as:
Asking questions
Listing
Brainstorming
Freewriting
Clustering
Bubbling
Informal Outlining
Annotating
At the top of the first page of your assignment, list the type of Pre-Writing you chose to use from this list.Your goal is to think of a serious social problem (not on the banned topics list) and generate ideas on what you know about this problem and how this problem might be solved or at least addressed by our society. To do this, use your chosen Pre-Writing activity. Your Pre-Writing activity should be at least one full page in length.At the bottom of the last page of your assignment, write down a one sentence description of your narrowed topic for this paper. Ideally it will identify your social problem and give some general idea of your proposed solution.If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask! Bring one copy to class on the assigned date (see syllabus).EN 1102 Argumentative Research PaperAssignment 6B: Thesis StatementYour second assignment in the creation of your Argumentative Research Paper (6F) is to create your thesis statement (6B). For this exercise you should use this sheet as your guide and create a printed one page assignment that identifies your TOPIC, your STANCE on that topic, and three SUPPORT POINTS that you will use to back up that stance in your paper. Make sure your thesis clearly identifies a social problem as your topic and argues for a solution to that problem in your stance and support points.Thesis Statement Breakdown
Topic:
Stance:
First support:
Second support:
Third support:
Sample Layout
Due to/Because of
1) (First Support Point)____________________________________________________,2) (Second Support Point)__________________________________________________,
and3) (Third Support Point)___________________________________________________,4) (Topic and Stance)______________________________________________________.(Example: In order to address the problem of plagiarism, colleges must leverage better detection resources for teachers, more for students, and stricter penalties for cheaters.)Thesis Statement Due: In Conferences (bring printed copy) (see Course Schedule Announcement). EN 1102 Argumentative Research PaperAssignment 6C: Formal OutlineYour third assignment in the creation of your Argumentative Research Paper (6F) is to take your thesis statement (6B) and expand it into an outline (6C). For this exercise you should use this handout as your guide and create a printed 2-4 page assignment that outlines a five paragraph structure for your essay based on an introduction, three support paragraphs, and a conclusion. Per our discussion in class, the three support points from your thesis should be the basis for your three support paragraphs. Since youll be including source material for this paper, you can record key quotes or paraphrases (and their in-text citations) as examples where appropriate. Make sure to include your explanation or analysis of the source material you choose to use.Please include your name, date, etc., as you would on any other assignment and bring one hard copy to conferences (see Course Schedule Announcement for dates).See the next two pages for a helpful breakdown of how to assemble a complete outline. If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask! Outline BreakdownIntroductionHook___________________________________________________________________Background______________________________________________________________Point 1) _________________________________________________________________Point 2) _________________________________________________________________Point 3) _________________________________________________________________Thesis __________________________________________________________________ Support OneTopic Sentence ___________________________________________________________Example or Citation 1a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 1b)__________________________________________________Example or Citation 2a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 2b)__________________________________________________Example or Citation 3a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 3b)__________________________________________________Explanation (relates back to thesis) __________________________________________Transition _______________________________________________________________Support TwoTopic Sentence ___________________________________________________________Example or Citation 1a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 1b)__________________________________________________Example or Citation 2a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 2b)__________________________________________________Example or Citation 3a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 3b)__________________________________________________Explanation (relates back to thesis) __________________________________________Transition _______________________________________________________________Support ThreeTopic Sentence ___________________________________________________________Example or Citation 1a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 1b)__________________________________________________Example or Citation 2a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 2b)__________________________________________________Example or Citation 3a)____________________________________________________Analysis/Explanation 3b)__________________________________________________Explanation (relates back to thesis) __________________________________________ConclusionRestated Thesis __________________________________________________________Recap Point 1) ___________________________________________________________Recap Point 2) ___________________________________________________________Recap Point 3) ___________________________________________________________Take Home _____________________________________________________________EN 1102 Argumentative Research PaperAssignment 6D: First Draft Your fourth assignment in the creation of your Argumentative Research Paper (6F) is to take your outline (6C) and expand it into a full draft of your paper (6D). For this exercise you should use this handout as your guide and create a printed 4-5 page assignment that follows the five paragraph structure of your outline, but is fleshed out into complete sentences, and includes a clear introduction, support paragraphs, concrete examples, cited support (quotes, paraphrases, summaries) from each of your five or more sources, and a complete conclusion. Per our discussion in class, the three support points from your thesis should be the basis for your three support paragraphs. Please include your name, date, etc., as you would on any other assignment and bring 3 hard copies to workshop.If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask!Due on the final day of class (3 hard copies for workshop).________________________________________________________________________EN 1102 Argumentative Research PaperAssignment 6E: Revision ExerciseYour fifth assignment in the creation of your Argumentative Research Paper (6F) is to take your first draft (6D) and do a revision exercise on it. For this exercise you should review (look again) at your first draft and type full sentence answers to the following prompts:
Does your paper fully address all assignment prompts? If not, what can you add?
Look at your thesis. Is it clear and complete, expressing a problem and argumentative solution?
Examine your support. What can use expansion and what specific information can you add there to make it stronger?
What part of your paper, if any, gets off topic, and what can you remove to help?
Is your organization strong? If so, what makes it strong? If not, or if it could use improvement still, what can you move or substitute to help? Consider creating a reverse outline to help.
How credible are the sources you used? How do you know?
Examine your papers tone. Is it too informal or conversational? Does it use I you or we in places it shouldnt? If so, what can change?
Do you have any word choice errors that spellcheck wouldnt find?
Do you have any coma-splice errors, run ons, or sentence fragments?
Do you have any fluffy word choices?
Are all of your sources properly documented in MLA style?
What is one specific step you can take to improve your paper before submission?
Due: By your final exam (see Course Schedule Announcement).
EN 1102 Argumentative Research PaperAssignment 6F: Final DraftYour sixth assignment in the creation of your Argumentative Research Paper (6F) is to consider your Revision Exercise (6E) and fully revise and edit your First Draft (6D) to create a final draft (6F) for submission as your final exam.Your final draft should present a topic of a social problem and a compelling argument on how to address that problem (propose solution) clearly stated in a complete thesis statement. It should include a complete introduction, at least three support paragraphs, and a complete conclusion, should be well-organized and supported, should include plenty of thoughtful analysis and concrete support details, in-text citations from each of your credible sources (five or more), a Works Cited page with your full citations listed, and should follow all of the expectations of the course rubric.The final draft should be a 4-5 page assignment completed as your final exam and should include your name, date, etc., as you would on any other assignment. Assignments 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E should be submitted by the listed due date (see Course Schedule Announcement). Make sure everything is clearly labelled and organized to put yourself in the best position for success! If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask!Due: See Course Schedule Announcement for Exam Times (6A-6F final copies submitted)Submission Instructions: Check your Syllabus for deadlines and due dates. All assignments are due on Canvas by the start of class/exam time on the due date. Make sure to use only .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file extensions. Make sure to submit assignments 6A-6E and 6F into separate dropboxes. If you experience any technological issues, please submit your assignments in emails to me as attachments before the deadline for submission.
Rubric
Essay Rubric (1)
Essay Rubric (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProcess
10.0 ptsFlawless Execution 9.0 ptsOne Oversight 8.0 ptsTwo Oversights 7.0 ptsThree Oversights 6.0 ptsFour Oversights 5.0 ptsFive Oversights 4.0 ptsSix Oversights 3.0 ptsSeven Oversights 2.0 ptsEight Oversights 1.0 ptsNine Oversights 0.0 ptsNo Marks
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFocus
20.0 ptsLaser Beam 18.0 ptsProficient 15.0 ptsDon’t Quit Your Day Job 10.0 ptsCheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 5.0 ptsDanger, Will Robinson! 0.0 ptsNo Effort Made
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupport
25.0 ptsSteel Column Strong 22.0 ptsProficient 19.0 ptsDon’t Quit Your Day Job 13.0 ptsCheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 7.0 ptsDanger, Will Robinson! 0.0 ptsNo Effort Made/Plagiarism Concern
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization
25.0 ptsThe Container Store 22.0 ptsProficient 19.0 ptsDon’t Quit Your Day Job 13.0 ptsCheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 7.0 ptsDanger, Will Robinson! 0.0 ptsNo Effort Made
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle
10.0 ptsMiles of Style 9.0 ptsNitpicks 8.0 ptsDon’t Quit Your Day Job 5.0 ptsCheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 3.0 ptsSeek Extra Help, Please 0.0 ptsNo Effort Made/Plagiarism Concern
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar
10.0 ptsPerfecto! 9.0 ptsNitpicks 8.0 ptsDon’t Quit Your Day Job 5.0 ptsCheck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 3.0 ptsSeek Extra Help, Please 0.0 ptsNo Effort Made
10.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0
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