A+ 1500 words research paper

Final Research Paper (30%)

Due on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

In previous assignments, you have developed your research and evaluative skills, which will help you in the creation of your next task. In this assignment, you will draw upon your learned writing and research skills to create a final research paper based on the information in your research proposal and annotated bibliography.

Your task is to extend and deepen the analysis of your research topic by synthesising research and articulating your own ideas. Please remember that your paper should not be a replication of what other scholars have discussed. It is your job to discuss your own ideas with support from the research you have already done and any additional sources you wish to consult.

· Your final research paper should be an extension of your research proposal and annotated bibliography.

· You cannot change your topic without prior approval from your instructor.

· Decide on the type of paper you would like to write:

· Argumentative/Persuasive, Comparative, Cause/Effect, or Problem/Solution.

· You must include at least five scholarly articles that are relevant to your research.

· These articles must be peer-reviewed and at least five pages in length.

· These articles should have been published between 2008-2018.

· The articles you include in your final paper can be the same as the articles you used in your critical analysis, research proposal, and annotated bibliography.

· You can include non-academic sources, but these will be in addition to the five required articles as mentioned above.

· These additional sources can include YouTube videos, magazine articles, newspaper articles, TV series, government websites, etc.

· Wikipedia should not be one of these sources.

· Your research paper should be 1500-2000 words.

· Use MLA or APA for all in-text citations (including paraphrasing and quotations) and for your Works Cited/References list.

· In accordance with TRU’s policy on academic integrity, plagiarism will result in an automatic zero , and the student’s work will be submitted for review by the Academic Integrity Committee.

Consider the following questions:

· Have I established my research question?

· Have I created a strong thesis statement to answer my research question?

· Have I decided on the type of essay I would like to write?

· Am I arguing for or against something?

· Am I comparing and contrasting something?

· Am I examining the cause and effect of something?

· Am I identifying a problem and offering solutions?

· Have I selected five scholarly articles that are relevant to the objective of my essay?

· Have I created an outline to help with my research?

· Have I grouped, sequenced, and documented information in a logical way?

· Have I structured my essay appropriately?

· Is there an introduction, a body, a conclusion, and a list of citations?

· Have I created relevant topic sentences for each paragraph?

· Have I properly used MLA or APA style?

· Have I used in-text citations appropriately?

· Have I created a proper list of citations according to either MLA or APA standards?

Checklist and Grading Guide[footnoteRef:1] [1: This assignment has taken and adapted the Checklist and Grading Guide from Ginny Ratsoy’s ENGL 1100 final assignment.]

· Content (30 marks)

· Is each major idea logical, explained well, and clearly supported by clear, concrete examples?

· Is the paper analytical with a clear position that is distinct from those of the sources?

· Organisation and Paragraphing (10 marks)

· Is the title specific and informative?

· Does the thesis statement identify the writer’s position and intent for the paper?

· Is it strategically placed, effectively worded, and reflective of the content of the entire essay?

· Is the structure appropriate?

· Is each paragraph unified with a clear topic sentence followed by sentences that are directly related?

· Is each paragraph fully developed?

· Are transitions suitably placed and effectively used, particularly at the beginnings of paragraphs?

· Sentence Structure (10 marks)

· Are sentences correct?

· Are they free of structural and grammatical errors?

· Is sentence structure suitably varied and polished?

· There should be a combination of simple, compound, and complex sentences.

· Punctuation (10 marks)

· Is punctuation appropriate and correct?

· Does the work display a sophisticated understanding of the range of punctuation marks?

· Spelling and Diction (10 marks)

· Is spelling correct?

· Does the work show a sophisticated understanding of word choices and phrases?

· Referencing (15 marks)

· Is MLA or APA style correctly used in both in-text citations and in the list of citations?

· Are secondary sources properly incorporated?

· Are signal phrases used to introduce quotations?

· Are secondary sources used to augment the writer’s ideas?

· Research (15 marks)

· Are there five scholarly, peer-reviewed articles?

· Are all sources appropriate and credible?

· Are the sources relevant to the research and have they been properly incorporated into the essay?

Total: 100 marks