The research-based argument is the culmination of your semester-long research project. In this paper, you will make an argumentative claim on a significant topic; this claim should be developed and supported by summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing perspectives from sources. You will demonstrate your skill in articulating complex ideas, examining claims and evidence found in your research materials, supporting your ideas with relevant reasons and examples, sustaining a coherent discussion, and employing rhetorical strategies to convince your readers to agree with your stand on the issue or at least to believe in the soundness and reasonableness of your position.
For your final draft, I will be looking for the following:
-A complete, 2,000-2,500-word research paper with a clear argument, evidence, counterargument, and in-text citations (APA).
-A bibliography of all your sources, written in APA format (use this online toolLinks to an external site. to format your citations). You should have a minimum of 7 sources, four of which should be scholarly.
-Engagement with a variety of perspectives. Show me that you’ve read your sources, can connect these sources to each other, and that you can respond to them in your essay. This is a key skill in academia—the ability to hold a wide range of perspectives while also asserting your own ideas.
-Double-spaced and 12-point font, please!
Requirements
Length: 2,000-2,500 words
Genre: Argumentative research paper
Citations: Include APA in-text citations and works cited/reference page
Audience: Your English 102 instructor
