The Source Project English 101

The Source Project is designed to explore a topic in depth and present accurate facts and examples to support the thesis. The Argumentative approach is very common in research. Students gather and interpret the information and make judgments. They should report responsible, impartial findings while avoiding bias, prejudice and hasty generalizations. The Source Project includes several steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. CHOOSE A TOPIC ( THESIS STATEMENT) CREATE A WORKING ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DEVELOP AN OUTLINE ORGANIZE THE DOCUMENTATION WRITE THE ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER COMPLETE A WORKS CITED PAGE

EACH STEP IS NECESSARY TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL ARGUMENT. The Topic for the paper should explore some controversial issue of your future career; the topic is subject to the approval of the instructor. The career designation is a beginning. You many choose a topic in the field itself or research a related area that affects the primary career. Example: if you intend to pursue a career in computers, you might choose such issues as censorship on the internet, privacy or computer crime etc. THE FINAL PAPER SHOULD BE TYPED (COMPUTER) DOUBLE SPACED 12 PT FONT, AND FIVE PAGES MINIMUM; TITLE PAGE, OUTLINE AND WORK CITED PAGES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIVE PAGES.
YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A FIRST DRAFT TO BE PEER TUTORED IN CLASS AND REVIEWED BY ME , A FINAL PAPER, AND A REVISED FINAL PAPER.

THE PAPER IS DUE ON THE DESIGNATED DAY. LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!
REVISION FINAL PAPER WILL ONLY BE GRADED IF YOU HAVE RELATED TO ALL COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANY COMMENT, PLEASE CONSULT WITH ME FIRST.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER:

TOPIC DUE: ( THESIS STATEMENT)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE: (4 SOURCE MINIMUM)

OUTLINE DUE: PAPER DUE: ROUGH DRAFT FINAL PAPER

REVISED FINAL PAPER

PARTIAL LIST OF TOPICS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE: ABORTIONS CHILD ABUSE
ALCOHOLISM HISTORIES TEEN PREGNANCY CORPORAL PUNISHMENT WELFARE DISEASES

SUICIDE
ASSISTED SUICIDE AUTHORS GUN CONTROL SCHOOL PRAYER WAR DRUGS BIOGRAPHIES

ONCE AGAIN, THE TOPIC IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PROFESSOR. PLEASE DO NOT BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL. ONCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN YOUR TOPIC, YOU CANNOT CHANGE IT. CHOOSE AN INTERESTING SUBJECT- ONE THAT IS WORTHY OF YOUR TIME AND EFFORT, NARROW THE SUBJECT TO A MANAGEABLE AND WORKING THESIS. SKILLS REQUIRED FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PAPER 1. TIME MANAGEMENT- LEARNING TO MEET DEADLINES 2. PERSEVERANCE- STAYING FOCUSED ON THE ASSIGNMENT 3. DECISION MAKING- CHOOSING A TOPIC 4. RESEARCH SKILLS- SEARCHING FOR THE CORRECT SOURCES 5. LEARNING TO US THE VARIOUS RESOURCES AVAILABLE0 BOOKS, JOURNALS, THE INTERNET ETC. 6. CHOOSING THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WILL SUPPORT YOUR THESIS 7. LEARNING TO CONTROL INFORMATION- WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS NOT 8. ORGANIZING THE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A WORKING
OUTLINE

9. USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR TO CREATE A COHERENT ARGUMENT 10. LEARNING CORRECT DOCUMENTATION FOR YOUR SOURCES. GOOD LUCK!