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Argumentative Research Paper:
For this paper you start with an authentic research question. After researching your question and drawing information from various sources, you will formulate a position. Once you formulate a position about the topic, use a variety of sources to support your argument. Your paper must take a position (make an assertion and prove it with evidence) It cannot be expository or simply informative. Those sources include:
A non-fiction book that addresses your issue
Documentary film or film source… pbs documentary or youtube short documentary, (you may use the one assigned with your non-fiction book)
Non-text Source (Art, cartoon, graph, advertisement)
Essay
Journals, magazine or newspaper articles
Other (speeches, interviews, lectures, oral presentation podcast, performance, literary piece, broadcast TV or radio, conference)
*You must use 3 of the sources above. After that, you can use your own sources. You can have 5-7 sources but no more than 10.
The Topic: The best place to start is with your non-fiction book. What research questions does the book raise? Would you like to focus on that question in a local, national or global context? If you are stuck coming up with a topic, look through the following NYT argumentative writing topics. NYT Writing Topics. They are broken up by category. The choice of topic is ultimately yours.
Goal A well developed argument that presents a clear defensible thesis, convincingly defends that thesis and provides an action step to carry out the argument in real time.
Objectives
Generate authentic research questions
Evaluate and synthesize multiple sources
Develop an argumentative position
Use a mode of development appropriate to your thesis
Provoke thought that moves beyond the obvious
Incorporate source material to support and argument
Explore multiple perspectives to enhance and strengthen argument
Address the counterargument
Use a strategy of development that makes sense with your argument
Criteria
5-7 pages, double-spaced, not including the title page and works cited. (12 point Times New Roman)
Title page and annotated works cited containing 5-7 sources
Proper MLA citation of sources within the paper. All sources must be used.
MLA style documentation. Questions about citation: Purdue Owl MLA citation
Presentation. Your informal presentation will explain the process of doing this paper from Presentation questions
Annotated Works cited using all of the sources above. You may have additional sources beyond those but no more than 10 total sources