Question.391 - Instructions Directions: This page reminds you that there are?two possible prompts?for your research paper.?? Researched Argument Paper The research paper is a kind of capstone assignment in English 1, a chance to combine your interests and ideas with the skills of writing and research you have strengthened week after week this semester. Before you embark on your research journey,?you need to choose one of the prompts below-- Prompt A or Prompt B. Each prompt calls for an 5-6 page research paper with a minimum of six to seven sources, but the questions asked are different. While?Prompt A?is open-ended and calls upon you to define your own research question and approach to answering it,?Prompt B?sets forth a clear structure to your inquiry and may offer a more predictable strategy for developing and organizing your paper.Prompt AAfter reading and thinking about?different themes, choose a current specific issue that sincerely interests you and write an insightful argumentative paper on that topic. I highly recommend that you choose an issue that is specific, detailed, and multi-faceted. Whatever you choose, you will use your own insight as well as scholarly research to establish the critical and creative terms of your inquiry. Ideally,?your approach will problematize, or challenge established views of the topic you have chosen. While this is a research paper, it is still a thesis-driven, argumentative essay. I want to read your thoughts about the issue(s), and I want you to?convince me of your opinions. The topic you choose and the position you take should invite debate and?differences of opinion. Your paper should not merely report facts; rather, it should show that you can use facts and critical thinking to persuasively?support your position on the issue. It may help for you to write your own prompt in order to keep your essay focused and argumentative. If you do this, please make sure that it is open-ended and invites ideas, not just facts.Prompt BIf a less-open ended prompt appeals to you, consider using the?problem-solution model?for your project. A problem-solution paper asserts that?X is a problem and that Y is the best solution to that problem, offering evidence to show that X is a problem and to prove that Y is the best solution to it. In this assignment, your purpose is to persuade your reader that a specific and significant problem (of your choosing) exists. Then, you should?identify at least three potential solutions to the problem, evaluate and/or?defend these solutions?(using refutation), and persuade your reader to accept your evaluation of which solution (or solutions) is/are most useful.In response to Prompt B, be sure to do the following in the body of your essay:1. Establish that a specific problem exists. Examine the?causes of the problem. Provide detailed support to prove that the problem is significant. Explain to readers how this problem?affects?them. Be sure to present only ONE problem.2. Present?three solutions?to the problem. Describe and explain the solutions. Provide detailed support to persuade readers that your solutions are effective. Begin with the?least effective approach?(the first solution could even be a solution that you think is ineffective) and end with the?most effective solution.3. Use refutation to evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions. You might?concede?when evaluating the?first solution?that it is ineffective. This is a good way of criticizing a contemporary popular solution that you find ineffective. Then, in the refutation of your?second solution, you might?concede and refute?the critics. Presumably, in your refutation for your final and best solution, you will focus on defending your solution?against objections. The general movement of refutation should be as follows: 1) identify and summarize objections to your solutions; 2) then, concede (partially); and/or 3) refute the objection Submit your research paper in this order:? It is best to upload one file but three separate submissions are fine, too. Outline (1 page, single space) Draft 2 (only) 5 to 6 pages, double space) Works Cited (1 page, single space) Use Doc, Docx, or PDF format only. Do not upload the first draft! Please see the rubric: Research Paper Grading Rationale: ?General Guidelines: A: The essay uses reliable and appropriate sources to reinforce the thesis or to explore counterarguments. The borrowed information is not used in a cut-and-paste fashion or used simply as padding. The information is correctly cited in accordance with current MLA guidelines. B: The essay generally uses reliable and appropriate sources to reinforce the thesis, or to explore counter-arguments, but occasionally uses them in a cut-and-paste fashion, as an affirmation of the writers viewpoint, or simply as padding.? The information is correctly cited in accordance with current MLA guidelines. C: The research lacks depth in relation to the topic (e.g. uses questionable or uninformative sources). The essay poorly incorporates sources (plopped in or used as filler) and/or does not document them accurately according to the MLA format. D: The essay presents questionable sources, does not integrate sources, and presents research that is not relevant to the thesis. It fails to follow the MLA guidelines for citation. F: The essay fails to include sources for the topic and demonstrates little to no effort to integrate sources.? It may include plagiarism. Sentence Level Skills/Syntax/Diction A: The sentences and grammar produce an essay which is clear, fluent, graceful. The writer deploys a variety of sentence structures to enhance the total effect of the essay and uses precise language that expresses complex ideas. The prose contains no substantial errors of spelling, grammar, or format. B: The essay contains sentences that are clear but lack complexity, and demonstrates some variety in sentence structure, but may do so clumsily. Pretentious diction or imprecise language weighs the essay down.? Minor errors in spelling, grammar, or format occur. C: The essay contains sentences, which, though clear, are simplistic and lack variety. The diction is wordy, imprecise, and/or awkward. The essay contains numerous spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. D: The sentences lack clarity, correctness, and variety. They contain serious errors in punctuation, spelling, diction, and syntax. F: The sentences contains serious problems with grammar, syntax, diction and spelling that make the essay incomprehensible. ?
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