RESEARCH
ESSAY
Dietel-McLaughlin
/
WR
13200
/
Fall
2011
Paper Requirements
Address a topic of interest to you, while also engaging a theme of the course Present a clearly articulated, well-reasoned, focused argument to a specific audience Develop key points with examples, evidence, and analysis
Over
the
past
several
weeks,
you
have
developed
a
variety
of
important
critical
thinking
and
writing
skills.
Specifically,
youve
learned
how
to
write
with
compelling
clarity
and
detail,
how
to
read,
summarize,
analyze,
and
synthesize
sources,
and
how
to
craft
an
organized,
focused,
fully
supported
argument
for
a
specific
audience
and
purpose.
Your
research
topic
should
somehow
engage
the
broad
themes
of
our
course
(violence
and
violence
prevention).
Within
that
broad
theme,
your
topic
should
be
1)
of
interest
and
importance
to
you,
2)
narrow
enough
in
scope
to
be
adequately
discussed
in
a
10-page
paper,
and
3)
broad
enough
in
scope
that
you
will
be
able
to
locate
a
variety
of
credible
sources.
Anticipate and respond to possible counterarguments Use at least six credible sources Follow MLA format and citation guidelines Be 8-10 pages in length.
DUE:
NOV
11
(by
11:55
p.m.,
via
Sakai.
Save
as
LastFirst_RES.doc)
This
essay
will
draw
from
Other Requirements all
of
the
skills
listed
Before
turning
in
your
finished
essay,
you
will
be
asked
to
complete
above
and
will
also
orient
several
smaller
tasks
along
the
way.
Most
importantly,
you
will
be
you
to
the
realm
of
required
to
turn
in
a
research
proposal
and
exploratory
draft
independent
research.
You
early
in
your
research
process,
so
that
I
can
get
a
sense
for
the
will
research
a
controversy
direction
your
work
is
taking.
You
will
compile
an
annotated
relevant
to
your
interests
bibliography
to
organize
your
research.
You
will
give
a
short
and
our
course
theme
and
presentation
of
your
major
research
findings
to
your
peers.
We
will
will
develop
an
argument
for
talk
more
about
these
smaller
projects
in
class.
an
audience
of
your
choosing.
Inventing a Topic
There
are
many
strategies
for
finding
a
viable
topic;
one
approach
is
to
begin
asking
questions
about
communities,
interests,
and
current
events
that
are
important
to
you
and
the
various
ways
in
which
our
course
theme
might
intersect
with
those
topics.
Here
are
some
examples:
What
should
the
ND
administration
do
to
reduce
the
instances
of
sexual
assault
on
campus?
What
economic,
social,
or
psychological
factors
might
be
contributing
to
instances
of
abuse
against
the
elderly?
How
might
your
hobby
(football,
knitting,
music,
etc)
be
used
to
support
existing
violence- prevention
efforts?
What
factors
might
be
contributing
to
the
rise
of
violent
flash
mobs?
To
what
extent
might
anti-violence
programs
like
Take
Ten
utilize
social
media
to
help
deliver
its
curriculum?
What
sorts
of
training
should
teacher
education
programs
include
to
better
equip
teachers
to
identify
and
respond
to
non-physical
forms
of
aggression?
In
what
cases
do
depictions
of
violence
(in
art,
sports,
film,
literature,
rhetoric,
or
some
other
expression)
perform
a
valuable
social
function?
What
theoretical
and
cultural
frameworks
might
help
us
to
better
understand
the
recent
Amish- on-Amish
attacks?
What
do
children
learn
about
violence
from
the
stories
of
the
Old
Testament?
How
are
those
messages
similar
to
or
different
from
the
messages
they
receive
through
popular
culture?
The Dos and Donts of Research Writing
DO
investigate
a
topic
that
interests
you.
If
youre
bored,
then
your
readers
will
be
bored,
too!
DO
look
for
opportunities
to
create
NEW
knowledge
through
your
fresh
perspective
on
the
topic.
DO
draw
from
a
variety
of
credible
sources.
DO
synthesize
source
material
to
add
richness
and
complexity
to
your
argument.
DO
cite
all
source
material
accurately
and
responsibly.
DO
research
and
respond
thoughtfully
to
counterarguments.
DONT
turn
your
paper
into
a
report
about
your
topic.
Keep
your
essay
argumentative.
DONT
rely
on
just
one
source
(or
one
TYPE
of
source).
DONT
use
sources
that
your
audience
may
not
see
as
credible.
DONT
lose
track
of
your
audience
Need and
purpose.
Help?
Dr.
Erin:
[email protected]
Leslie
Morgan
(Librarian):
[email protected]
The
Writing
Center:
http:/writingcenter.nd.edu
