Students should be able to write a research paper using library resources

Students should be able to write a research paper using library resources.

Rhetorical Strategy Options

• Argumentation

• Persuasion

Writing Topics

Refer to the articles we have read in class if you need topic ideas. You will need at least 3-5

sources for your essay. Three sources must be scholarly, peer-reviewed sources, such as

books or journal articles. You may have non-scholarly sources; however, you must have a

minimum of 3 scholarly sources. GALILEO is a great resource.

There are many topic suggestions for research essays. You may use potential prompts located

in BBL or in your textbook, or you may look for suggestions online.

Since you must write a college-level essay, not all of the topics online will work for this

assignment, so if you have reservations about one of the topics, please ask your instructor. If

you do use the internet to look for a topic, see your instructor for approval.

Sources

For your final essay, you must use the full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles you found in your

GALILEO research to defend your stance in your essay. Periodicals are not acceptable as

scholarly sources.

You will need 3-5 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources for your essay. You may have non-scholarly

sources; however, you must have a minimum of 3 scholarly sources

Your essay must adhere to the following requirements for ENGL 1101:

• Your essay must have well-developed paragraphs

• Your essay must be 3-4 pages

o Bottom of page 3 is the minimum

o Your works cited page is required, but does not count toward your page count

• The introduction must have an attention-getting hook and effectively introduce your

thesis statement

• The thesis must be the last sentence of the introduction

• Each body paragraph must have an easily identifiable topic sentence, major and minor

details, and transition words and phrases that correspond to the rhetorical strategy that you are following