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Assignment: The research paper has at least 5 primary objectives: 1) to present formally your understanding of and perspective on your chosen topic; 2) to document and engage with the source materials you have gathered during research; 3) to illustrate how your research-driven inquiries have informed and supported the insights and analytical
perspectives you have developed while studying your topic; 4) to present an original argument regarding the rhetorical circumstances that surround and shape your topic; 5) to explain, if not assert, the significance and value of seeing and understanding your topic in a particular way (i.e., to answer for your reader the question, ‘so what?’).
Key Elements:
v? Thesis/Argument: You need to provide an original and compelling argument that serves as the guiding principle and chief persuasive point of your essay. Your thesis statement needs to appear prominently in your introduction and also
needs to be discussed, supported, and developed throughout your entire paper.
Keep in mind that you’re trying to discover and analyze some aspect(s) of the rhetorical situation(s) surrounding your topic; your thesis ought to speak to that aim in some way.
v? Source Integration: You are required to actively cite and work with 7-9 sources.
Realize that your primary sources will be front and center during much of your essay; they need to be carefully analyzed and utilized as crucial evidence that supports and clarifies your argument. Your secondary sources may function in more limited ways with less frequency. They play a key role in your ability to “prove” your argument and persuade your reader insofar as they can provide background information, expert opinions, comparable or contrasting
perspectives, and other supporting details or arguments. Your sources need to be carefully cited, acknowledged at all times, and strategically integrated into your essay. You should avoid quoting too frequently (especially when a quick summary or paraphrase can make the same point more efficiently) or quoting lengthy passages without a stated purpose. Quotes especially need to be introduced and followed up with some meaningful account of their value; do not simply drop quotes in unannounced and leave them to explain themselves.
v? Organization: Because of the length of this essay and its variety of moving parts, you will need a strong organizational scheme that will keep your paper on track and moving forward in a logical, clear manner. In addition to breaking down your overall topic into 3-4 subtopics that can be effectively managed, you may find it
useful to insert section headings that further emphasize the organizational makeup of your essay. Also key will be your ability to craft coherent topic sentences in order that each paragraph of your essay has a clear focus and
purpose. Think carefully about how your source integration impacts the clarity of individual paragraphs, and think also about how your individual paragraphs and the subsections analyzing your different subtopics connect to the overall argument you’re trying to make. Each subtopic ought to be paired with a clear sub-argument that contributes to the larger analytical point being made by your essay.
v? Conclusions/Significance: Ultimately, your conclusion should recap the main ideas you’ve assembled over the course of the essay. It should review the development of your thesis and emphasize the benefits and pay off of
understanding your topic in the way that you’ve presented it. Reaffirm what should the reader have come to see by the end of your analysis and why should that matter.
v? Clarity/Coherence/Logic/Polish: As the author of this essay, it is incumbent upon you to make certain that you protect your ethos (authorial credibility).
Thus, your essay needs to be carefully proofread not only for the purpose of eliminating grammatical mistakes and spelling errors, but also for the sake of clarity of thought and logic of argument and organization.
Formalities: Your final essay should be between 3300-3900 words, be typed up in 12pt
Times New Roman or comparable font/size (I’m fond of Georgia, for what it’s worth), be double-spaced, be stapled, and include page numbers, a title, and your full name. You also need to include a works cited that is formatted according to the same style (MLA or APA) that you use for your in-text citations.
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