Assay

Assignment:

Students will write a research paper. They will select a topic and gather information for the purpose of either reporting, explaining, evaluating, problem-solving or arguing the topic. The topic must be relevant and feasible. There must be a clear flow of logic and an obvious presence of the writer in the work. A paraphrasing of a textbook will not be accepted.

 

The thesis statement must be in bold.

Sources:

6 academic source (minimum) books and trust worthy 

No Wikipedia, Huffington Post, Blogs, or Youtube 

  Writer must discuss the topic before 

Format:

MLA

.doc, .docx, .pdf

 

Page count:

7-10 pages (not including the Work Cited Page)

Web Source Format:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article Name.”  Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/    organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher).    Date of last update. Medium of publication. Date of access.

Minimum Required:

Author. “Article Title.” Website Title. Publisher, Date. Web. Date of    access. Works Cited Page: Books

Basic Format:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication:

    Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

In-text: (Lastname X)

Examples:

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York:

    Penguin, 1987. Print. In-text: (Gleick 10)

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to

    Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print. In-text: (Gillespie    and Lerner 10)

Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St.

    Martin's, 1997. Print. In-text: (Palmer 10)