Task:
For this assignment, write an 8-10-page research essay in which you address a specific case study or example to make a strong argument in response to
your proposed research question. This is your opportunity to contribute the academic and public discourse that surround your topic. Remember to focus on a
specific topic and position
yourself within a specific debate. Consider your sources, audience, biases, and expectations as you write to address and defend your position.
The research essay should be well-organized with a clear introduction, literature review, body, and conclusion. The introduction should explain your topic,
research question, and methodology. It should also explain the stakes for your project, articulate a strong argument in the form of a thesis statement, and
preview the organization of the essay. The literature review should explain important backgrounds for your project, including history, theoretical frameworks,
and key terms and definitions. The body of your essay should summarize and synthesize specific evidence that helps to answer your research question. You
should make explicit connections between your sources and position yourself in relation to them as you make the case for your argument. The conclusion
should weave together the threads of your argument, acknowledge the limitations of your project, and suggest avenues for further research or policy
implementation.
A successful Final Reflection Project will:
MLA Format: 12pt font, Double Spaced; Include Title, Name, Date, Page # and references
Make a strong argument that answers your research question about an issue related to our inquiry.
Include a literature review to explain necessary history, concepts, and definitions.
Use source texts to document and analyze a specific case or example as evidence for your argument.
Quote, paraphrase, and summarize effectively from source texts, and provide context so your ideas are
understandable to a reader who has not read the texts.
Be well-organized, free of grammatical errors, and avoid plagiarism.
Use specific examples, details, and anecdotes to illustrate its points.
Show evidence of active revision in response to comments and advice from peers and instructor.
Learning outcomes:
– Conduct academic research drawing from multiple sources in multiple media.
– Read texts in a variety of disciplines and genres, using critical reading strategies.
– Defend a position in relation to the range of ideas surrounding a topic
– Construct a logically supported argument.
– Demonstrate knowledge of writing as a process, including consideration of peer and instructor feedback, from
initial draft to final revision.
– Demonstrate sentence-level correctness