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ENG 107 Final Research Project

Academic Topic of Interest

For your final formal writing assignment, write a research paper on a topic of interest in your academic field of study/discipline and discuss it in detail.

Essay Guidelines:

• Describe the topic you are interested in within your major. You should use at least 1 but not more than 2 popular references to describe its importance, prevalence, or other aspect that readers need to know in order to understand its relevance. Appropriate types of sources may include newspaper or magazine articles, web sites, blogs, and social media within the last year or two. You may also choose to relate a personal experience, but that is not required. This should be no more than 1 page in length

•What are some of the academic conversations about this topic you are interested in within academia? Use 3 peer-reviewed journal articles written by scholars in their appropriate fields published no earlier than 2012. This should be the bulk of your paper. This part of your paper should be approximately 1000 words

• Provide a substantive conclusion (answer the “so what?” question). Why should this be part of academic conversations within your field of study/discipline? The emphasis on this component is the “why” – be specific. What are the consequences of now knowing? What are the benefits of now being aware of it? This should be no more than 1 page in length

• Overall length should approximately 1500-2000 word (not including Work Cited page)

Part 1: Annotated bibliography – 50 points

See Course Schedule for due date. Specific guidelines and rubric are available on Bb

Part 2: FWA #2 Draft 1 & Final Draft – 100 points

See Course Schedule for due date.