Essay question

English 101 Professor Dominguez

Essay 4- Science, Technology, and Society Pathway Research Essay

For this essay, please compose a 5 to 7-page (not including Annotated Bibliography) MLA formatted argumentative research-based essay that focuses on a current debate in the areas of science or technology. You will be expected to synthesize information from credible sources to construct an academic argument and provide compelling evidence to support your thesis, consisting of a well-developed, direct claim. You are also expected to prove that you understand the complexity of the topic by addressing and refuting all reasonable counter-arguments, using persuasive language and credible source citations. Your essay should include MLA in-text citations and should be thoroughly proofread, free of spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

There are many components to this assignment:

· The topic must be debatable (choose a topic that you can stay focused and interested and easily complete all phases of this assignment)

· The argument must avoid logical fallacies

· The essay must use cite 5 sources from the CSUF databases only.

· Each student must attend an individual conference. Please bring an outline or rough draft of your essay as well as the completed Research Notes assignment. (50 pts.)

· An Annotated Bibliography must be included in the same file with your final draft when you upload it on tutrnitin.com (25 points)

· The essay may include up to 3 reasonably sized visual aids (charts, graphs, etc.) from database sources as supporting evidence (optional).

· Refer to the online guide by the OWL at Purdue by Googling {OWL MLA}.

Due Dates:

· A detailed topic proposal is due on Monday, 11/13 (25 pts)

· A full 5 to 7-page rough draft is due on Friday, 12/2

· The Final Draft of your research paper must be uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm on Monday, December 12th. (100 pts.)

Sources and where to find them:

Newspapers & Magazines: LexisNexis Academic, EBSCOhost, CQ Researcher, Gale Opposing Viewpoints

Academic Journals: EBSCOhost, JSTOR, Science Journal Online

Books: Library Catalog, EBSCOhost, Springer eBook Collection, Gale Virtual Reference Library

Statistical Data: Rand California

Research Topic Ideas: CQ Researcher, Gale Opposing Viewpoints

*If you need help finding sources for your essay, please contact a librarian at: [email protected] or call 657-278-3284.

*This assignment meets all 6 of the General Education Core Competency requirements: 1.B Written Communication (listed on page one of your course syllabus).