Q RESEARCH ESSAY PROMPT Due: Week 7, Friday, May 27, 2022, 11:59 p.m. with two days’ grace period ending Sunday, May 29, 11:59 p.m., 2022. Please be aware that no late Research Essay may be submitted beyond Week 7. You are writing a Research Essay of 8-10 typed pages (1890-2700 words) MLA style, typed, with multiple research sources. WORD COUNT REQUIRED. WORKS CITED in MLA format required. MLA format required including heading, documentation, and integration of citations. Write the entire essay in your own words with an original thesis and evidence that includes your three or more research sources and your own experience/observations. Your own two or more research sources cannot include texts and materials already listed in our modules, including reading texts. Research entails your FINDING sources beyond what is provided for the student. You are required to synthesize at least two new sources with your own discussion into your essay. (Avoid copying and pasting huge blocs of citations. Avoid large sections of your research paper with paraphrasing of sources). Be confident of your own convictions on the topic you choose. Draw from your own good evaluation of various points of view. And, proceed to write. Here's an EXAMPLE of a research essay from Purdue Owl (website of Purdue University): https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample_paper.html It will be a top-notch essay because you invest yourself into this effort and draw upon your own critical and evaluative skills. Do have fun and enjoy writing!! Please ask me questions as you proceed in your research and writing. Avoid waiting till the last few days to ask questions. How to submit your assignments through "files upload" in Canvas: Click on the Assignment you are submitting listed in the appropriate weekly Module. Click on "Submit Assignment" File Upload. Note: Submit your work on;y as a Microsoft Word document. Select the file from your computer. Submit assignment. Plan enough time to revise if your “similarity report” from Turnitin is 20% or above. Submit your essay before the last day to submit so you have time to revise, if need be. PROMPT: YOU ARE TO WRITE AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY IN WHICH YOU ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST CURRENT OPINION(S) ON AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OF YOUR CHOICE. You give background to the issue. Then identify the issue. Then give various opinions taken by critics and others on the issue. Then, what is your position(thesis)? For the bulk of your Research Essay, you will give three reasons for your position, a counterargument with your refutation, and conclusion. You MUST give support for your position including your own experiences, textual evidence from our course given materials, and THREE SOURCES from your own research. WORKS CITED in MLA format required. Turnitin "similarity report" MUST fall below 20%. On page one of your research essay under your heading of your name, please write: I have chosen topic # _____. WHICHEVER TOPIC YOU CHOOSE, YOU MAY NOT REPEAT THE SAME ISSUE AND CONTENT OF YOUR PREVIOUS ESSAYS IN WRITING YOUR RESEARCH ESSAY, INCLUDING ESSAY 1, 2, AND MIDTERM AND PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FORUMS. CHOOSE ONE of the following: (1) You may choose any writer whose text we've read. For example, you may be interested in Henrik Ibsen. Your task is to note for yourself what you can most relate to in the writing of this author. Maybe you find the character Nora of interest. She might bring to mind the domestic roles in a family. Or, you might find an observation in E.T. Hamann's essay "The Latino Diaspora" of particular interest to you. Come up with a tentative thesis that will allow you to do some research on the topic you've thus chosen. Tentative thesis: Nora's growth as a submissive, compliant wife in her relationship with Helmer provides a pattern for strong women who must negotiate their identity as wife and mother. Research sources: Do your own research. Beyond your own sources, make use of "national transmigration" sources already provided in our class modules). My own research (3 required) possibly: (1) Transmigration pattern of Bohemians to Nebraska in the 1880's (2) Current transmigration pattern of Central Americans to the U.S. (3) Video/film related to the subject. (2) You may do a biographical study of a writer you can most relate to. For example, you may like Octavio Paz, Lin Yutang, Henrik Ibsen, Kate Chopin, or another from our readings. You CANNOT download and merely give biographical details. Just what do you relate to most? What you choose to relate to must relate to some issue in their culture or in our contemporary culture. From there, you follow the structure given above of an argumentative essay. The main thing is to present somethings not commonly known of this writer and of the issue. What new "take" can you give to the discussion of the author or issue? (3) For Topic #3: Or, you may choose a topic not directly centered on an author. You'd rather work with a topic you yourself found interesting in the text or texts read during our weeks of study. For example, you are interested in particular in the pattern of material success of immigrants within a people group as presented in one of our resources in Week 4 (Swedish, Chinese, Latino and other in videos). No repeat of what you've written about in Week 4 regarding "National Transmigration". Please be sure to relate particulars to source(s) with the research you've found. Avoid downloading blocs of information on your topic. Select research information that relates to contentions and essay content and your opinion of both her text and what you've discovered in your research. For topic #3, you may get interviews with persons who can tell you about their own experiences. Note: Please do not repeat what you've already written about in Essays 1,2 or Midterm in your Research Essay. Do this Research Essay step by step. Draw on your own experiences and thought! You'll do well!! Submit on time! Rubric Rubric for Research Project Rubric for Research Project Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction & Thesis (weighted in favor of thesis) Full Mastery: Able to use ALL skills effectively. Strong inroduction with the topic clearly identified. Article title and author names are present, if applicable. Thesis presents a clear argument and rationale that is specific and shows logical connection of ideas. 15 to >12.0 pts Full Marks Full Mastery: Able to use all skills effectively 12 to >9.0 pts Competent Able to use most skills effectively. Basic introduction with the topic slightly unfocused. Article title and author names are present, if applicable. List thesis is focused ona dominant idea. 9 to >3.0 pts Emerging. Starting to grasp skills. Weak introduction with topic that is unfocused or overly general. Article titles and author names present but are incomplete in parts. Thesis is attempted but the thesis is ague or does not respond appropriately to the assigned task. 3 to >0.0 pts Still Developing. Low or weak evidence of skills Lacks introduction, thesis, and overview of topic, or it is unclear. No article titles or author names, if applicable. Focus of the paper is missing. 0 pts No Marks 15 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence (Quotes or Paraphrase) Evidence or examples that support the topic and are ussed consistently. No plagiarism; paraphrases without changing meaning. Pasraphrasing synthesizes ideas across sentences and paragraphs. Quote is contextualized and lead-ins (signal phrases) are used. 25 to >13.0 pts Competent. Able to use most skills effectively. Evidence and examples that support the topic are provided but are not used consistently. All body paragraphs have at least one example or quote. Lead-ins (signal phrases) are used occasionally. No plagiarism; there is very little change in meaning when paraphrasing. There is an attempt to connect ideas across sentences and paragraphs. 13 to >7.0 pts Emerging. Starting to Grasp Skills Some evidence or examples are provided, but lack integration. Evidence and examples do not support the thesis AND/OR the topic sentence. Minor plagiarism; may forget in-text citation but quotation marks are present. Some paraphrasing changes meaning. Lead-ins (signal phrases are inconsistently used. Occasionally connects ideas. 7 to >0.0 pts Still Developing. Low or weak evidence of skills. No evidence or examples are proavided. Plagiarism is evident. Many paraphrase attempts change meaning. Lack lead-ins (signal phrases). Does not connect ideas. 0 pts Still Developing. Low or weak evidence of skills. No evidence or examples are provided. Plagiarism is evident. Many paraphrase attempts change meaning. Lack lead-ins (signal phrases). Does not connect them. 25 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis or Selecting Points Analysis is consistently provided, proves the argument in the thesis, and provides personal insights grounded on textual evidence and examples. The student makes relevant connections to other discssed sources(s), including key poionts of discussions. Leaves out minor examples and details. Demonstrates critical thought. 25 to >13.0 pts Full Mastery. Able to use ALL skills effectively Analysis is consistently provided, proves the argument in the thesis, and provides personal insights grounded on textual evidence and examples. The student makes relevant connections to other discussed sources(s), including key points of discussions. Leaves out minor examples and details. Demonstrates critical thought. 13 to >7.0 pts Competent. Able to use most skills effectively. Analysis is consistently provided but does not always connect with the thesis; avoids giving unsupported opinions. Most key points of iscussion are present and relevant, though there are a few minor unrelated and unnecessary details and examples. the analysis may be obvious or does not demonstrate deep critical thought. 7 to >0.0 pts Emerging. Starting to Grasp Skills. Essay is heavily dependent on summary; weak connection between the writer's ideas and sources; avoids opinion. Some key points of discussions are mimssing. The essay includes quite a few or unnecesssary details/examples. Slight analysis without much critical thought. 0 pts Still Developing. Low or weak evidence of skills. No analysis of source(s). Many key points of discussion are missing; many or unnecesssary examples and details. The writer's opinion is included without offering support. 25 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization (Paragraphs) Paragraphs are organized, have topic sentences which connect to the thesis and are developed. Uses transitions within and between paragraphs to show the logical connection of ideas by using signal words. All paragraphs are well-focused. The essay is easy to read. 25 pts Full Mastery. Able to use ALL skills effectively. Paragraphs are organized, have topic sentences which connect to the thesis and are developed. Uses transitions within and between paragraphs to show the logical connection of ideas by using signal words. All paragraphs are well-focused. The essay is easy to read. 13 pts Competent. Able to use most skills effectively. Paragraphs have consistent organization, have topic sentences, and are focused. There may be an attempt at using transitions within and between paragraphs to show the logical connection of ideas and uses signal words and signal phrases. Paragraph is cohesive and supports thesis. 7 pts Emerging. Starting to Grasp Skills. Limited organization. Some paragraphs may have topic sentences but lack focus. Transitions or signal words are used inconsistently. Several paragraphs include ideas not covered by the thesis statement, or do not develop thesis statement adequately. Some paragraph structure issues. 4 pts Still developing. Low or weak evidence of skills. Lacks organization. Paragraphs do not containtopic sentences and are not developed. The essay is confusing. Paragraph by paragraph summary or summarizes one article at a time. Paragraph order is not logical; it lacks transitions. Little connection to thesis statement. Poor paragraph structure. 0 pts No Marks 25 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar & Mechanics Very few errors in sentence structure, spelling, word choice, punctuation, and/or documentation. The essay is mechanically easy to read. Uses MLA format consistently. 10 pts Full Mastery. Able to use ALL skills effectively. Very few errors in sentence structure, spelling, word choice, punctuation, and/or documentation. The essay is mechanically easy to read. Uses MLA format consistently. 5 pts Competent. Able to use mosts skills effectively. There are a few errors in sentence structure, spelling, word choice, punctuation, or documentation. These errors do not harm the readability of the essay but may be distracting. There are minor mistakes in MLA format. 3 pts Emerging. Starting to Grasp Skills.. A consistent pattern of errors or multiple random errors may appear in sentence structure, spelling, word choice, punctuation, or documentation that does not prevent readability but does indicate a lack of mastery and may be confusing. Contains several mistakes in MLA format. 0 pts Still Developing. Low or weak evidence of skills. The essay contains significicant and distracting errors in sentence structure, spelling, word choice, punctuation or documentation. The errors make the essay difficult to read and understand. Does not use MLA documentation. 10 pts Total Points: 100 PreviousNext