Submit your final research essay incorporating 4-5 sources into your issue analysis/logical argument essay. The final research essay should be 5-6 pages (1250-1500 words, double-spaced, 12 point Calibri font). Your submission should incorporate the feedback you received from the instructor and your classmates, as appropriate. Submit your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
Remember that the final research essay should include the following:
- Your claim (thesis assertion)
- Supporting claims (topic sentences relevant to the main claim)
- Your own details and examples (appropriate type of support for your claim, enough support to prove your claim, logical support - no logical errors)
- Details and examples from 4-5 researched sources, evaluated for their validity, and appropriately relevant to your claims
- Researched information included in different ways, not just a string of quotes. Use quotations only when they are so well-written or unique that it would not make sense to offer their information in any other way. Otherwise, summarize or paraphrase the information, putting it into your own words and sentence structures, to maintain the flow of writing in your essay.
- Objections to your claim (another topic sentence and unit of support, including your refutation of these objections)
- Persuasive Conclusion
- Appropriate in-text and end-of-text citations using MLA format
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Submit your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (no .PDFs or other formats). Please refer to the Essay Rubric for more information on how your assignment will be evaluated.
AI Use
If you used AI for any additional help, it's with the understanding that:
- you only use AI to help with research skills
- AI isonlya tool to help you get started with writing; your essay draft will need to be personalized and substantially different from what AI generates
- you submit your AI prompt/s and log/s along with your research essay
Consult the Artificial Intelligence Tool Information in the Course Information section as needed.