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Submit final draft of Research Paper, typed in Microsoft Word, 12 pt font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, to this folder in the Dropbox.

Topic:

You may write on a topic that interests you, one that you would like to explore further. If you are writing about what you already know, you are not doing research. You must have sources within your paragraphs, similar to the Synthesis Essay. See handout for topic suggestions.

Requirements:

Length: 1300 words, excluding the Works Cited page (MLA documentation), heading and title

Purpose: to inform, persuade, or problem solve

Sources, authored (for example, Carolyn Mathas is an author): 5 minimum, 8 maximum from books, journals, newspaper articles, magazine essays, WRAC essays, government documents. Exclusions: Wikipedia, Bible, dictionary, official websites/pages, or any source that has no named author (for example, "Automation and Anxiety" has not author; you may use these, but they do not count as one of the 5-minimum requirement).

Points: Points are given so that I can check what you are doing and encourage you or stop you before you get too far along. When I see a very wrong finished product, I look back at the process to see if I missed anything or if you failed to turn in the required assignments. In order to get the points you must submit the required assignment by the due date.