Research Paper Draft 3
Due:
Specifications: Minimum 10 pages
Minimum 12 sources
Minimum 7 scholarly sources
*This draft should be as close to the final product as you can produce at this point in your project
Draft 3 should:
1 Have an engaging and descriptive Title (and Subtitle, if desired)
1 Begin with an Introduction which orients your reader about the issues, terms, and researched positions with which your essay is most concerned. The Introduction should:
1 State the goal or purpose of your paper- what you hope to accomplish
1 Mention the theory or disciplines you will draw on
1 Explain the nature and significance of your topic
1 End with a thesis that explains your own position or that underscores your unique angle, approach, or contribution to the discussion Your intro can be several paragraphs long, if needed
1 In the Body of the paper you should:
1 Use case and theoretical materials together
1 Support claims with relevant evidence
1 Analyze examples with relevant theory
1 Sustain a balance of case, theory, and your own original analysis.
1 At least 2 of your sources should offer counter-arguments, differing perspectives, or ask questions that complicate or add new layers of analysis to the issue. This is one key to doing well in this course.
1 The Body should have Subheadings:
1 Subheadings should clearly delineate different sections of the paper
1 Each subsection should consist of at least two or three paragraphs, with the first paragraph containing a clear statement of the topic or claim covered in that section
1 You should have a tentative Conclusion subheading that should do one or more of the following:
1 Suggest recommendations based on what you have discovered
1 Revisit the most original or surprising of your findings
1 Ask new questions that emerge from your analysis
1 End with a Works Cited page, written in MLA format, on a separate additional page.
