The first draft
topic is “The
Relationship Between Social Media Use and Mental Health Outcomes Among
Adolescents”
Purpose
The final product of this assignment will be a thesis-driven, persuasive research essay that addresses the research question you established in the Topic Proposal.
Audience
Think of your audience for the Research Paper as a well-informed member of an academic discourse community who may not be familiar with your specific topic. Remember what you learned about perspective and bias to construct your identity as the writer in relation to your imagined readers.
Objectives
Apply strategies for brainstorming and drafting a researched argument
Locate, organize, and structure the key points in your argument
Develop, warrant, and support a logical argumentative thesis statement
Recognize, differentiate, and apply components and structures of a research paper
Revise for content, rhetorical context, structure, and style
Accept, interpret, and apply peer feedback in the revision process
Apply strategies for proofreading at the sentence-level
Process
Revisit your Topic Proposal and Annotated Bibliography taking note of the following:
Research Question
Topic relevance
Methods
Scope of Sources
Gaps and Limitations in existing research
Begin drafting the research paper. Use your annotated bibliography and synthesis assignments as “raw material” to build upon.
Revise your research paper, focusing on content, rhetorical context, structure and style.
Proofread your final draft, focusing on sentence-level errors, citation consistency, and overall document format.
Format and Source Requirements
The Research Paper should follow MLA or APA style for document format, citations, and references. It should include a title page, an abstract, and a references page (as well as any relevant appendices).
You must cite (directly or in paraphrase) at least 3 or 4 of sources you collected for the Annotated Bibliography. You may use other sources in addition to the ones from your Annotated Bibliography if you wish.
The body of the research essay should be at least 5 full, double-spaced pages not counting the title page, abstract, references page, and appendices.
