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Arg. Research Assignment

Argumentative Research Paper

ENGL 1213 – Dr. Dreyer

You are required to write a paper using sources to inform, and persuade, your audience about an idea or topic.  The research paper should be written in 3rd person and use multiple outside sources of information.

Requirements:

· Five to seven (5 to 7) pages in length

· Works cited page

· Minimum of eight (8) sources

· Only four (4) of the sources may be from the public Internet

· Toulmin Model for argument

‘Process’ Requirements:

· ‘Meet Day’ Appointment (Submit the following in Assignments, you are not required to meet with me on campus.)

· Rough outline (think graphic organizer meets Toulmin Model)

· Works Cited

· Minimum of eight (8) BIB Cards

· Minimum of thirty (30) NOTE cards

· Peer Critiquing 

· Tutor.com

· Formal Outline

Quoting & Paraphrasing:

You will need to use quotations (sparingly) in the text of your essay.  Remember, a quotation should be used only when you cannot possibly deliver the information as well as the author of the material. The majority of the paper will be in your own words, citing paraphrasing and summarization. Remember most of your paper will be from sources – paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting, etc. You are using sources to form your disucssion of the topic.

Discussion:

You will be using your sources to form your knowledge based on your subject; however, you will need to form a detailed discussion. You will be the authority on the topic. You are your audience’s entire source of information on the topic. Be thorough.

Organization:

Your purpose for your paper should be clear to the reader after the first paragraph (or section) – the intro paragraph (section).

You should persuade your audience.  This may be during the entire paper or a portion of the paper. You are persuading your audience with information, facts, statistics, etc. that they may or may not already know.  As a writer, you are assuming that your reader will have no acknowledge of your topic – so, use detail. 

Research Element:

You should have a minimum of ten bib cards (one for each source) with a minimum of thirty not cards.  The information on your bib cards is what will also appear on your works cited page.  The information on your note cards is the info you plan to use in your essay. Examples are posted.

Be Sure to Look at the Grade Sheet! This is how I will grade your paper. I encourage you to mark off sections as we complete them and make notes, as necessary.

*Please be aware that, as this assignment is submitted just prior to the end of the semester, only the grade will be posted under Grades. If you have additional questions, please e-mail.

* Forbidden topics: abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia, marijuana, and gun control. Essays (papers) written over a forbidden topic will NOT be graded unless approved prior to rough draft due date.

Toulmin Model

Toulmin Model - Argument Portion of Your Paper

Introduction:      

Issue

                          Background Information

Claim:                 

Thesis Statement

 

Body Paragraphs:       

Reasons & Evidence:   

Reason 1 – With Support (At least 2 types of evidence for each)

          Reason 2 – With Support

                 Reason 3 – With Support

                                     Reason 4 – With Support

Emotional Appeals:    

Need or Value 1

Your Proposal:           

If applicable.

Opposing Viewpoint:  

Opposing Viewpoint

Conclusion:                

Connection to Thesis

                   Final appeal to needs or values.

                Urge readers to take action.

Your essay must be logical and thought out.  Your essay cannot include statements of generalization.  Your reasons must be supported. Do not make a statement that cannot be logically proven.

Your Needs and Values that you address need to be item or situations that your readers will want to consider.  You need to appeal to what your readers want or need.

The proposal tells your audience what you want them to do with the information you have provided.

When considering an opposing viewpoint, make sure that you can legitimately strengthen your side or make a realization occur for the reader. State the opposing viewpoint, but then make it work for you (I see your point; however, . . . ).