Class #24: Monday, April 26th: The Research Proposal & Family Conferences -- THE ROAD TO YOUR FINAL PAPER

Conference Assignment: Please have the following information ready for submission during our conferences. All components must be typed and professionally presented:

1. Working Outline
2. Working Thesis
3. Annotated Bibliography 

1. The working outline is a very important first step that serves as a guide for your entire paper. Follow any form you feel most comfortable with (See Hacker for a variety of outlining methods if confused). The outline should give me an idea of how you plan your paper…point by point at least…example by example if you wish. There should be a bullet-ed component for each paragraph. Keep in mind that this is the mode by which you will also present your research. Remember that good development "systematically fulfills the reader's expectation."

2. Student will present a working thesis. The expectation is that this will allow us to work together in making sure the paper is on the right track. Thesis should evince the components of thesis writing discussed in class today.

The thesis for this paper should be both complex and clear.

Make sure to move through a logical progression with your ideas.

SEE CLASS LECTURE NOTES 

3. Annotated Bibliography: Should provide insight on the sources you plan to use. Where does information exist? What types of sources have been prevalent? Why would you use (or not use) the sources you've collected. To jog your memory...Here are some examples.


Here is a friendly sample of what organization COULD or MIGHT look like for this paper.

Intro: Include a personal introduction (about a 1/2 page or so...something personal, anecdotal or use one of the introduction types discussed in class or on the blog). It explains your connection to this topic and introduces your essay.



End this introductory section with your thesis (or answer to your research question...should be its own paragraph).

Body = Background & Support

Background: The EXPLAIN PART (from the prompt...the who, what, when and where of your topic, a few paragrpahs)

SUPPORT: The JUSTIFY and PROPOSE part from the prompt. The specific paragraphs of support for your thesis. Present your evidence and direct support to back your thesis.

• All information taken from sources needs to be cited (not just quotations)

• Use APA system of in-text citations (see your Rules for Writers)

• Use quotations only where necessary. Better to summarize information and discuss how it becomes evidence when married to your point.

• Each paragraph should have a topic sentence and show unity.

• Each paragraph will contain at least one citation identifying where you got your information.

• This is your chance to SHINE on the fact that our multiple revisions have not been a total waste.

• Include a formal Works Cited page, following the models in Hacker in APA style.

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