Part One: Paper
Writing an argumentative paper can be a daunting task. It requires critical thinking, rhetorical awareness, research, writing, more thought, and revision. To avoid initial stress, it is important for writers to get an early start to alleviate potential agony that could arise from procrastination. Hence, this assignment has been designed so that students will have a fair amount of time to think critically and intensively about their work to produce a thoughtful, well-written argument.
Using the sources you collected in the annotated bibliography assignment, you will write an 5-7 page argument about a digital tool, technology, or space connected to your major, or to another discipline that interests you. Your focus/topic will be the same focus/topic you did for your annotated bibliography.
Each paper should have a clear introduction with a thesis, as well as supporting documentation to make the argument sound. Thus, this paper should take a clear position; it should argue a point about your chosen theme. Arguments can take a couple of different forms:
You might argue for your own position and work to persuade your audience to take your position.
You might argue that a certain solution/approach would be useful to address a problem
In this paper, you will have to apply the skills that you have learned in English 110. Your paper should eventually include the following:
A strong, argumentative thesis statement
Multiple, solid points that support your thesis
Topic sentences for each paragraph
Descriptive and engaging title
At least 8 sources (ideally you can use the sources you collected from your annotated bibliography, but you may have to do further research; at least 4 sources must be scholarly).
In-text citations in APA format
A single works cited page in APA format (different from your annotated bibliography, you will just include the list of citations, not the annotations).
Length and formatting
1300-1600 words or roughly 5-7 pages (not including the works cited page. Lower limit fixed, upper limit flexible)
Double spacing, page numbers in top right corner
Part Two: Infographic
For this part, you will turn your research argument paper into an infographic.
You may try to translate your entire paper into the infographic, or you may decide to choose one angle of your research argument paper (meaning breaking down one or possibly two points).
Each infographic must meet the following requirements:
Include a combination of words, images and numbers
Organization that allows the reader to find a starting point
Substantial changes to original template if you use infographic software.
Employ icons and graphic which enhance the infographic’s visual metaphors
I encourage you to create your infographic with a user-friendly online infographic creator such as CanvaLinks to an external site. or PiktochartLinks to an external site.. Each have an excellent FAQs page and video tutorial. However, if you would like to make one from scratch using a different design software, you have that option.
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