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English 1302
Instructor: Tureva Osburn Research Essay Assignment
Format: MLA (Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1” margins, double-spaced)
Total Points Possible: 150 (50 points for peer review; 100 points for essay)
Due Dates: Upload draft of Essay to Eduflow for Peer-Review by Thursday, April 28th
Return to Peer-Review on Friday, April 29th – Saturday, April 30th
Peer-Review Draft must have at least two full pages with quotations, at least
two entries on the Works Cited page
Upload Research Essay to Dropbox for the Research Essay by
Monday, May 2nd by 11:59pm
Length: Research Essay must be a minimum of four (4) full pages and a
Works Cited on fifth page. Essay may be longer but must meet the minimum
requirement of four full pages. These pages must be full page length.
Must use the four sources from your Annotated Bibliography.
Instructions: The student should compose an argumentative, research essay that builds on
the foundation of the AB. To receive maximum points on this assignment, the student
writer should work to follow these instructions for composing the argument essay:
Introductory paragraph:
First, the student should provide an introductory paragraph that opens the
conversation and provides a focused thesis as the last sentence of this paragraph.
The thesis must include the issue as well as the student’s stand on the issue.
Example: Community college should be free because the costs for college prevent
many people from attending, grants and student loans do not cover all college
expenses, and more people attending and graduating from college is an investment
in the country’s economic stability.
The first two body paragraphs:
✓ A topic sentence should begin each body paragraph and connect directly to the
thesis
✓ These first two paragraphs can be two summary paragraphs that synthesizes all of
the sources.
✓ The student must introduce the author and the text clearly for all sources
✓ The student should provide concise summaries in one or two paragraphs.
The following body paragraphs:
✓ A topic sentence should begin each body paragraph and connect directly to the thesis
✓ These paragraphs should provide an explanation of the student’s stand on the issue in a
logical and reasonable manner
✓ Multiple body paragraphs should synthesize information from at least two sources
✓ These paragraphs should be composed around quotations from the student’s sources.
✓ Recognize that each of these body paragraphs must include a quotation from the
student’s researched articles.
✓ Recognize that the student must use at least one quotation from each source, but the
student writer may use more than one quotation from any of their sources.
✓ Recognize that the student’s argument often happens in their responses and explanations
that precede or follow the quotations.
✓ Work to avoid plagiarism. Always use a signal phrase before the quotation, use page
numbers in parenthesis after the quotation if provided, and use quotation marks.
Conclusion paragraph:
➢ This paragraph should be the shortest paragraph
➢ No new information in the conclusion
➢ This paragraph reminds the audience of the thesis
Works Cited page:
➢ Don’t forget the Works Cited page! When a writer uses a quotation from a source,
they must provide a citation on the WC page in order to avoid plagiarism.
➢ Entries on this page must be in alphabetical order by the author’s last name or the
title if no author.
➢ WC page must be in MLA format.
➢ Do not include entries on this page that are not used in the essay.
➢ The WC page is a separate page.
Images in Argument Essay:
❖ The student writer may include images in the essay that connect directly to the topic
❖ The images must be no more than a half of a page in total space used throughout the
essay. i.e. the student may use more than one image, but the total space used must not be
over a half of one page.
❖ Images may include graphs or pictures that provide additional information to the
audience
❖ The images must have captions that explain what they are, or the student must refer to the
images within the essay explicitly.
Advice:
1. Follow directions, read the instructions for this assignment regularly, and refer to it as you compose this
essay.
2. Use the AARC! Meet with a tutor on Zoom or in-person or upload your essay to the AARC OWL.
3. Ask questions! Send me an email and/or come to Zoom office hours. Don’t hesitate to ask for help!
4. Make sure you are providing a specific stance on the issue. Do not argue that two sides are correct!
5. Acknowledge that you can do this! Yes, it’s hard, but you are ready for this challenge!
Rubric for Argument Essay Assignment:
20 points for following directions and MLA format for in-text citations
20 grammar and punctuation accuracy
25 points for argumentative thesis statement, topic sentences, synthesis of sources, and logical arguments
25 points for providing accurately formatted quotations and explanations in body paragraphs
10 points for WC page accuracy in format and information
100 possible points for essay
50 points for peer-review on Eduflow.com
150 total points possible
135-150=A; 120=134=B; 105-119=C; 90-104=D; below 90=F