English Research Assignment Papers

Module 2:

Analysis and Summary of First Research Source  Your role and task: You’ve been appointed to research a proposal for a campaign on a college campus, based on the Portfolio Project campaign topic you've selected. The proposal will be presented to senior college administrators. Your task is to make suggestions, based on research, for a proposal supporting the campaign topic.

Step 1 - You will go to the CSU-Global Library and find a recent article (no more than 5 years old) to support your campaign topic.

Step 2 - You will format a full APA citation for this source. For help with APA citation, use CSU-Global APA resources found through the Library.

Step 3 – Read and think about your article. If you want to, take notes as you read it, highlight it, and make marginal comments evaluating and making judgments about passages.

Step 4 – Now write a paragraph analyzing how this source will specifically support your ideas. Discuss its strengths and its weaknesses for convincing the senior administration (your audience).

Criteria and Format

· This assignment should be 150-200 words in length or about 6 – 10 sentences.

· Include a double spaced cover page with three lines centered halfway down the page stating: First Research Source, Your first and last names, and the date.

· Double-space the one to two paragraphs.

· This evaluation of your first source should be mostly in your own words, but you may include one short quote or paraphrase with a proper CSU-Global APA in text citation if you wish (not required).

· On a separate page titled Reference create the full citation of your first source in proper CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements, including the hanging indent.