Here’s a sample Argumentative Research Paper. As usual, this student-written paper has strengths and also has weaknesses.
Here’s the Unit 4 Rubric. Based on these criteria, what grade would you give the research paper?
Here’s a sample Argumentative Research Paper. As usual, this student-written paper has strengths and also has weaknesses.
Here’s the Unit 4 Rubric. Based on these criteria, what grade would you give the research paper?
Here’s the Lower-Class Lout page from TV Tropes. This stereotype exists all over the world!
Here’s a very short article on “Hicksploitation.“
We’re now getting ready for the final assignment of English 102. The Argumentative Research Paper is the longest paper you’ll write, and it’s worth the most points. It’s what the other assignments you’ve already completed were designed to build up to. Are you ready?
Here’s the prompt: Essay 4 Guidelines
Here’s a resource from the Purdue OWL on using quotation marks.
Here’s an article we’ll be using today: Kids and Money: Young Adults Feel Financial Strain.
For your reference, here’s a student-written Bibliographical Analysis: Sample Unit 3 Essay
How well does the author synthesize her sources? What could be improved?
Here’s the rubric for the Proposal Argument paper: 2B Rubric
Here is the rubric I will use to help me grade your annotated bibliography: Unit 2A Rubric
Remember: C.R.A.A.P.
Currency = Is the article timely? When was it published? Has it been updated? Is the information to which it refers timely? Do links on the website work? Does the site or info seem out-of-date?
Relevance = Does the information relate to your topic? Is it at an appropriate level – not too basic, not too advanced? Who is the audience?
Authority = Who is the author? What are his/her credentials? Is the author part of an organization, and if so, what are its goals? Is his/her organizational affiliation obvious? Is contact information available on the site? Is the URL a .com, .org, .gov?
Accuracy = Where does the information come from? Is there evidence on the website to support it? Can you verify the facts from other sources or from personal knowledge? Is bias evident in the language the author uses? Are there any spelling or grammar mistakes?
Purpose = What is the purpose of the website? (To inform? To entertain? To sell a product?) Do the authors/sponsors make their purpose clear? Is the information fact or opinion? Are there political, cultural, institutional or personal biases that are evident?
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Example websites to evaluate:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-fructose-corn-syrup/AN01588
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/high-fructose-corn-syrup-dangers_b_861913.html
(Adapted from Eastern Michigan University Library’s First Year Writing Instructor Guide on Evaluating Sources: http://guides.emich.edu/fywp)