Draft #1 Due: Thursday 5/5 Final Draft Due: Thursday, May 12 Now that you have established the essential question and overall plan for your final projects, I’d like you to do some digging. Your next paper, therefore, will be a research-based paper exploring your topic. Consider it the initial burst of progress on your project. This paper will not encompass ALL of your research, but it should provide you with a very solid foundation. Please follow these parameters:
Aim for 3-4 pages, double-spaced and in manuscript form.
Write in the 3rd person. Keep it formal.
Do more than provide facts. How can you connect your facts to come up with a thesis? Hint: The essential question should lead you here.
Use properly formatted in text citation. (See Keables Guide for help)
Provide a properly formatted annotated works cited with at least three reliable sources.
I will be looking at the following when grading your papers:
Depth of research Clear organization and structure Synthesis of ideas rather than listing of facts Quality of sources
Draft #1 Due: Thursday 5/5
Final Draft Due: Thursday, May 12
Now that you have established the essential question and overall plan for your final projects, I’d like you to do some digging.
Your next paper, therefore, will be a research-based paper exploring your topic. Consider it the initial burst of progress on your project.
This paper will not encompass ALL of your research, but it should provide you with a very solid foundation. Please follow these parameters:
I will be looking at the following when grading your papers:
Depth of research
Clear organization and structure
S ynthesis of ideas rather than listing of facts
Quality of sources
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I like the second one--it's really simple.