3-5 Page Research Paper
A 3-5 page research paper that includes at least three sources from an approved annotated bibliography is due on the last day of class. MLA format is required, particularly in regard to citing sources (works cited and in-text citations). Failure to adhere to MLA citation guidelines will adversely affect the grade for the paper.
The very nature of a research paper is to formulate a sort of argument - thesis, actually. And, of course, it relies heavily on research! Having successfully completed the annotated bibliography entails having done the research for this paper. The rest of the paper involves formulating a thesis from the raw material you gathered in your research and arranging that material in a logical way so as to prove the thesis. This research paper need not be argumentative (that isn't what "a sort of argument" means at all). Rather, it should make an assertion, and that assertion should be supported by evidence from articles in your annotated bibliography. However, students may find that some of the theses of articles that they have read are not accurate. If this is the case, then you may indeed wish to present a case which does conflict with one or more of the articles in your annotated bibliography (i.e., literally argumentative). This strategy works particularly well when two or more of the articles in your bibliography disagree with each other. In your research paper, you should explain both arguments but take a stand behind one or the other (or a third, as the case may be).
Whatever you choose to write about, you must meaningfully address ideas presented in at least three of the five articles reviewed in your annotated bibliography. Failure to do so will adversely affect your grade.
No late papers will be accepted.