The Research Paper Outline

This is to remind each of you of the upcoming items due within the next two weeks...

The Introduction and Outline to your Research Paper is due this Thursday. Please include the first roughly-drafted page and a detailed outline. See the examples below and use them as models for your individual outlines. Remember that I am asking that you produce at least a half-page, detailed outline. See the generic outline I have produced that follows. Note that items in parenthesis are optional. As another example, see the outline that appears on pages 13-14 in Hacker's Writer's Reference; it has been scanned and provided below for your convenience.

Fourth, you need to bring two extra copies of your outline and introduction to class, so that we can perform a peer-edit of your work.

I.               Introduction

a.     (Epigraph)

b.     General Introduction to Topic

c.      Argumentative Thesis Statement

d.     Identification of Sections, Main Points, etc.

II.             Background information, historical context, definition(s), etc.

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

III.           Section 1 - Main Point 1

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

IV.            Section 2 - Main Point 2

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

V.              Section 3 - Main Point 3

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

VI.            (Section 4 – Counterpoint)

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

VII.          Section 5 - Conclusion

a.     Restatement of Thesis

b.     Restatement of Sections, Main Points

c.      (Personal Experience or Opinion)

d.     The What’s Next

Presentation and Research Project Rubrics Posted

The rubric for the Presentations and Research Project are now posted on the Schedule, Readings, and Rubrics page. I will distribute a hardcopy of these documents in class tomorrow, yet should you need to retrieve another copy you can do so by clicking on the link on the aforementioned page.

Annotated Bibliography Rubic Posted

The rubric for the annotated bibliography writing assignment is now posted on the Schedule, Readings, and Rubrics page. I distributed a hardcopy of this document in class today, yet should you need to retrieve another copy you can do so by clicking on the link on the aforementioned page.

Below is a sample annotation in APA style:

Lothan, K. (2005) Seizing the time: Australian aborigines and the influence of the Black Panther party, 1969-1972. Journal of Black Studies, 35,179-200. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40027217.

This article is about the Australian aborigines that were influenced by the Black Panther Party to start a party of their own to fight against inequality in Australia. The article shows that the Black Panther did not just influence the people in America but other people around the world. The Australian Black Panther Party wanted similar needs and wants as the Black Panther Party in America. They both wanted “land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, and peace and immediate end to police brutality” (Lothan, p. 187). The Australian Black Panther Party wanted to use self-defense as their ideology but that was not very successful because carrying guns was illegal. So instead of using guns when they followed the police, they used pencils and a note book. Members were shown movies about the Black Panther Party because they wanted every member to know what was expected of them. The Australian Black Panther Party started survival programs just like the American Black Panther Party. Some of the survival programs they started were Legal services, feed the people, free breakfast for children and Medical Services. This source supports my thesis because it shows that other people around the world saw the good things that the Black Panther Party was doing for the community and they wanted to do the same for their community. This source will be used in concert with my other sources that discuss the global influence of the Black Panther Party during the 1960s and 70s. 

Updated Thesis Proposal Rubric Posted

Good day all,

The rubric for the Thesis Proposal has been updated and is now posted on the Schedule, Readings, and Rubrics page. Note that I have included a scanned copy of the sample research calendar outline from Hacker's text here so that you can use it as a model when filling out your own research calendar.

Let me know if you have any questions regarding the upcoming assignment, or if you would like to discuss your working topic and thesis in further detail.

s.

Week Two Updates

Hello All,

Please make note of the following changes to the blog at the close of week two. First, the updated syllabus has been uploaded and can be found under "Course Documents" on the left-hand sidebar. Second, the rubric for the first formal writing assignment has been posted to the "Schedule, Readings, and Rubrics" page, which is now fully operational.

That's all for now. Enjoy your weekend and see you Monday!
s.