Unit V English ONLY (Pro Frank)

· RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS” REMINDER + LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDE!

For Unit V, you must provide your thesis statement, AND in your formal sentence outline, you should include quotes from your research to support your work and “back up” your “call to action” (your thesis).

ALSO, by now you must have at least five (5) published authoritative research sources that meet the “Research Requirements.” So . . . make sure your in-text quotes and citations clearly align with your “References” page, all in correct APA format. AGAIN, keep in mind your “References” citation clearly should align with a quote or paraphrase of your source in the body of your writing in your formal sentence outline.

FOR YOUR RESEARCH, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE “CHECKLIST” on pp. 350-351 in your assigned readings in Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers.

RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS:

(A) you should prefer .edu or .org sites on the Internet (#1) or

(B) .gov or .mil sites (#2) BUT looking carefully at information provided and

(C) you should AVOID .COM sites (#3).

NOTE: All research should be

(D) no older than 5-7 years old AND

(E) should be published by a recognizable expert/author, so

(F) NO “anonymous” or “author unknown” sources and

(G) NO sources with “no date” (n.d.).

ALSO review the Inverted Pyramid on p. 422 of Strategies to rate your research!

DR. KNB’S LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDE:

1. Click on the “My Library” tab in your course in Blackboard 2. Click on "Academic OneFile." (other search engines are also available)

3. Click on “Subject Guide Search” (or “Basic Search” or “Advanced Search,” etc.) 4. Type in search words, i.e., "Climate+ Change” or “sex+ education” or “greenhouse+gases.” 5. You may also click on “subject” or “keyword” or “entire document.” 6. In the "Limit Results" area, click on (A) "Documents with Full Text" AND (B) Peer-Reviewed.”

7. Limit “Publication Dates” to “after” “1 JAN 2008” to ensure sources are no older than 5-7 years

8. Finally, hit the "Search" symbol (looks like a magnifying glass). For instance, I found over 2126 full text articles on "Climate Change" from Peer-Reviewed (authoritative) articles, all published after 1 JAN 2006. QUESTIONS? Click on “My Library” and look under “Research Support” or “Contact Information” and click on “Ask a CSU Librarian” or email or call the librarians at the emails or telephone numbers provided and allow 24-48 hours for a response.

 

MORE ADVICE!

Your research essay is only as strong as (A) your argument/thesis (which MUST be a clear call to action) and (B) your research to “back up” your argument/thesis.

For your argumentative thesis, you must answer two (2) questions:

1. Who is your specific target audience (also called your opposition), and why would the oppose you?

2. What, exactly, do you wish to persuade that audience to think or do, and why should they listen to you?

NOTE: Again, all of your research should be no older than 5-7 years old AND should be published by an expert/author, so no “anonymous” or “author unknown” sources allowed, and no sources with “no date” (n.d.).