Assignment Question
DESCRIPTION: This assignment will draw on the many skills you’ve been developing this semester. You will be required to research and read a number of relevant sources, summarize/paraphrase/quote others’ arguments, and contribute to the existing conversation by building your own argument in response. When presenting your argument, consider what prior knowledge your audience is likely to have, and what common assumptions you can safely base your argument upon. You will also make use of the rhetorical appeals where appropriate. As you will be writing an academic argument, your primary rhetorical appeal will be logos. The support you provide to defend your position must be rooted in facts, evidence and expert opinions as opposed to beliefs. You will establish your ethos or credibility by demonstrating that you are well informed on your chosen topic, have consulted a selection of reliable sources, and have considered opposing points of view. (Use quotations, paraphrases, summaries, statistics, interviews, etc. to back up your claims effectively.) You may use additional strategies where appropriate to engage your reader.
RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS
Thoughtful, skillful research will enable you to establish both your logos and your ethos. ➢ Your research will consist of accessing resources available through the MRU Library’s electronic catalogue. ➢ You are required to cite four scholarly sources and two supplementary sources that do not need to be scholarly, for a combined total of at least six sources. GNED 1401 / BOETTGER o You may find it helpful, for example, to use some news articles to reference current events; yet, while news articles may be reliable, they are not scholarly. o While your scholarly sources must come from the MRU Library collection, your popular sources may not. ➢ You must include a Works Cited page in MLA format. ➢ In addition to your Works Cited, you must include a screen shot or PDF of pages you either quoted from or paraphrased. These pages can appear after your Works Cited or may be attached as separate file submissions that you’ll upload to D2L when you post your essay.
NOTE: Failure to include copies of your sources will result in a significant grade deduction. ➢ Your essay must adhere to the MLA guidelines for formatting and referencing. ➢ Any evidence of plagiarism will be penalized. ➢ Your assignment must reflect the guidelines listed in the Minimum Standard of Referencing posted on D2L.
Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in a grade deduction. Note: You will receive instruction on research methods and resources from an MRU librarian. Choose your topic and consider how you will focus it ahead of this class. When conducting your research: ➢ discover all the reasonable positions (“sides”) that have been taken on this issue/topic and what these arguments entail ➢ learn about the history and background of the issue/topic so you know how it has evolved ➢ uncover the current and relevant facts and information that bear upon your issue/topic. Your assignment will be graded on how effectively it meets all of the above criteria. Prior to submission, review the below checklist to ensure you’ve included the required components. (See checklist below.) GNED 1401 / BOETTGER Persuasive Research Essay Checklist Introduction
- o Introduce your topic by providing relevant background info (context)
- o Identify a specific problem
- o State your claim (thesis), indicating your position on your topic
- o Indicate how you want your audience to respond Body
- o Develop distinct main points that clearly relate to your thesis
- o Correctly integrate and reference relevant, credible support material
- o Clearly differentiate between your ideas and those you have researched
- o Discuss opposing/alternate viewpoints
- o Develop a call-to-action
- o Ensure your audience is capable of carrying out your call-to-action
- o Draw on a range of rhetorical strategies to make a compelling argument
- o Establish and maintain your own writing voice
- o As this is an academic argument, ensure your primary appeal is logos Conclusion
- o Summarize your argument o Inspire action Works Cited o MLA format
- o Four scholarly sources + two additional sources = minimum of six sources in total
- o Ensure every source referenced in your Works Cited appears in your essay with a corresponding in-text citation
o Attach screen shots (saved as PDFs) of the pages from your sources that you quoted from or paraphrased. Include these after your Works Cited or as separate files uploaded to D2L. Style and Grammar o MLA Format o Edit for proper grammar (review mistakes on previous assignments).
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