sample claim

Date Assignments

Assignment (1 ) Claim for Essay #1

Assignment (2) Summary: Write a one-paragraph summary (250 words) of an article you’ll use for one of

your essays. Submit a copy of the article with your summary and a Works Cited page.

Assignment (3) Rough Draft of Essay #1

Assignment 4 Final Draft of Essay #1: Choose a controversial issue and write a 4-6 page essay in current MLA format

with a minimum of three sources.

Assignment 4 Rough Draft of Essay #2

Assignment 5 Proposal for the Research Paper: In three paragraphs, answer the following questions: What do I already

know about my topic? What do I need to know? How am I going to find out what I need to know?

Assignment 6 Annotated Bibliography of 10 sources for the Research Paper: Construct a working bibliography with

annotations of the sources you might use for the research paper. Provide annotations as a summary of the

article or how you might use the article in your research essay.

Assignment 7 Final Draft of Essay #2: Choose a second controversial and write a 4-6 page essay in current MLA format

with a minimum of three sources.

Assignment 8 Disk Log for the Research Paper: Construct a double-column disk log, providing the quotations in the lefthand column that you might use in your research essay, and an explanation of how you might use each

quotation in the corresponding right-hand column.

Assignment 9 Claim for the Research Paper: Submit a working claim (thesis) for your research paper.

Assignment 10 Research Paper: Choose a controversial issue, take a stand, and argue (defend) your

claim in an 8-10 page essay. Use a minimum of ten sources from reputable databases, citing your sources

in current MLA format.