Instructions PART 1 Follow the directions below for the completion of the Research Proposal assignment and Paper. Word document ? Purpose: The purpose of the research proposal is to help you to understand your project, to gain direction and feedback on your project, and to establish a blueprint for your project. ? Description: In this assignment, you will create a research proposal consisting of three sections: ? Section 1: What is the topic? (100-150 words) ? Section 2: What is the controversy? Include paragraphs that detail both sides of the controversy. (300-400 words) ? Section 3: Your tentative thesis statement (one to two sentences) Instructions PART 2 The purpose of this assignment is to complete your academic argumentative research paper. Use APA 7th edition ? Title page ? Abstract (200 words or less): For this assignment, you may not exceed 200 words. ? Restatement of the controversy (one to two sentences) ? Your thesis (one sentence) ? Reasons (three to four sentences) ? Conclusion sentence (one sentence) ? Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words): For more details about what is expected for each of the following sentences, please see “Lesson 4: The Introduction.” You may also want to review the “Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The following components must be included in the introduction (in the following order). ? Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic ? Sentence 2: Pro side (general) ? Sentence 3: Con side (general) ? Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1) ? Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic ? Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2) ? Sentence 7: Specific controversy ? Sentence 8: Pro side (specific) ? Sentence 9: Con side (specific) ? Sentence 10: The thesis ? Literature Review (800-900 words): For details about the structure of the literature review, you will want to review “Lesson 3: The Literature Review: The Process.” You may also want to review the “Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The link is below. ? Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review. ? Literature review body: This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con). ? Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again. ? Body Paragraphs: You will construct three to four paragraphs comprised of five to seven sentences each. Each paragraph should be between 150-200 words. At a minimum, this portion of the paper should be around 450-600 words (for three to four paragraphs); a body section of this length will meet the minimum requirements of the assignment. The following components must be included in each body paragraph (in the following order). ? Sentence 1: Point/reason sentence: This topic sentence will contain one of your reasons. ? Sentence 2: Explanation: In this sentence, you provide information that further develops or explains Sentence 1. ? Sentence 3: Illustration: This sentence introduces evidence that supports the reason that is presented in Sentence 1. ? Sentence 4: Explanation of the illustration: Because the evidence does not necessarily stand on its own, you need to provide explanation so that the reader will understand how you interpreted the evidence to come to your reason. ? Sentences 5-6: Second illustration and explanation (optional): You may choose to include a second piece of evidence that is then followed by an explanation. ? Last Sentence: Transition: In this sentence, you will signal to the reader that you will be moving on to another point in the next paragraph. You do this to ease the movement from one point to another. ? Conclusion (150-200 words): ? Revisit the controversy. ? Emphasize the seriousness of the controversy. ? Answer the “So what?” question. ? Suggest a general solution (optional). ? Call for awareness/action. ? Leave the reader with a final thought. ? References page
