DRAFT

Article. This is simply the article you feel you are responding to most directly. It is your entry into a particular conversation in your field. Other articles in the class reading list may or may not be in conversation with this article, so in your research, part of your goal is to find and read the rest of the conversation.

Once you have listened to the conversation, you should make an arguable claim, or outline a research niche or question. This is your thesis. Your research will also help you prove your thesis. All the assignments in this class have helped you prepare for the final assignment, so you should have a lot of the work completed already. Now it is time to assemble it all into a coherent whole.

Citation Style

You will cite your paper in the citation style preferred by the discipline in which you are writing. Include a works cited page in the same citation style. If you are using a rather obscure citation style (not MLA or APA) please let your instructor know which citation style you are using.

Sources:

Academic writing is a conversation. You final paper must use five credible sources that support your argument or add to the conversation around your main point. Two of your sources must be peer-reviewed journals. Two of your sources must be sources not listed on the course library guide. You must find them through your own research.

Acceptable scholarly sources include:

• Books/ebooks

• Scholarly or Professional Journals

Acceptable popular sources include:

• Magazines

• Newspapers

• Websites (if scrupulously chosen)