Write a paper on the social problem of charter school in the Kansas City Area leading to an increase of segregation in schools. I have 1 source already that I would like for you to use.
Informative Report
This unit synthesizes and extends the research, analysis, and writing skills that you have been practicing throughout the semester. You will investigate a social problem, issue, or phenomenon related to race and ethnicity in the United States. Your purpose will be to inform a reader – a public official – who will find your research significant, interesting, and satisfying. By researching the causes and consequences of this issue, you allow your reader to understand the historical and institutional reasons for why this problem persists and better appreciate the consequences of the problem.
Your Informative Report will be 5–8 double-spaced pages and will be delivered, as many formal reports are, in extended memo format. You will need to address a public official, who should also have something at stake in the social problem that you are investigating. You must incorporate at least five credible sources that you find through independent research.
The purpose of an informative report is to synthesize information from several sources and present it in an informative and readable fashion. This type of writing is common in diverse settings, including businesses, non-profits, and governmental organizations. For example, Congress has an entire department, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), that it directs to gather knowledge prior to informational and policy-related hearings as well as when requested by individual representatives and senators.
Here is the first of many research tips in this unit: CRS reports are public information available to you through the library and are an excellent source of information for your own report. In rough terms, you will be doing exactly what the CRS does when directed to research a topic. You will assemble the best available sources and information. You will objectively summarize those sources and that information. Then you will synthesize your research and summaries into a single report containing what you have learned. As we work on developing strong research practices, we will discuss how to choose the best sources and how to provide the best, most reliable evidence to your audience.
