Research Paper Prompt and Rubric
Write a third-person informative essay about one of the following options (choose one to research and write about): Remember: we ask you to think of a topic you’re interested so the assignment is less difficult. The essay still must be written in third-person. It cannot be written about you and your opinion.
What’s the job you would eventually like to have?
What college or university would you like to attend?
What’s the trade that you’re interested in pursuing?
Note: An informational research paper should not be written in first person. These questions are just to get you thinking about a topic that interests you. The paper should be written in third person to inform the reader about the topic as a whole.
Reference the rubric(this link opens in a new window/tab)for your assignment as you work on it.
For this graded project, you have three topic choices. You must choose one of the following prompts:
Researching and writing about a career you want
Researching and writing about the college or university you would like to attend
Researching and writing about a trade you want to pursue
Here’s a sample outline you can customize to fit your essay:
Introduction Paragraph (One paragraph)
Attention-grabbing hook
Introduction to the topic of the essay
Thesis statement
Body Paragraph(s) on Major Point 1 (One or two paragraphs)
Topic sentence
Evidence from Source 1
Evidence from Source 2
Evidence from Source 3
Body Paragraph(s) on Major Point 2 (One or two paragraphs)
Topic sentence
Evidence from Source 1
Evidence from Source 2
Evidence from Source 3
Body Paragraph(s) on Major Point 3 (One or two paragraphs)
Topic sentence
Evidence from Source 1
Evidence from Source 2
Evidence from Source 3
Body Paragraph(s) on Major Point 4 (One or two paragraphs)
Topic sentence
Evidence from Source 1
Evidence from Source 2
Evidence from Source 3
Conclusion Paragraph (One paragraph)
Summary of thesis
Review of important points and conclusions
