Write a 1000-1500 word (3-5 page double spaced) argumentative paper on something related to class content.

Paper Assignment

Term Paper Assignment

 

Write a 1000-1500 word (3-5 page double spaced) argumentative paper on something related to class content.

 

You will also include an abstract for the paper, which will have one numbered sentence corresponding to each paragraph of the paper (these sentences will be numbered and the numbers will indicate which paragraph they refer to). Each sentence should summarize the corresponding paragraph (it is ok if these sentences appear in the paragraph in question) with lots of content (no, “I talk about stuff” nonsense). Use your thesis to summarize your introduction (assuming you have one).

 

Formatting, spelling, and grammar are tools for you to use to help communicate your point. I have no rules for formatting and will not evaluate you based on it. You will be evaluated on how you use formatting to convey your content.

 

References are a way of supporting your claims. I do not require a specific number. I do not restrict the sources that you can use, but treat them for what they are. If you make a claim that is better with a reference, show me.

 

The grading of this paper will be based on:

 

Organization based on your thesis

 

Focusing on the interesting path, not the easy one

 

Clarity

 

Quality of argument (plausibility, identifying implications and assumptions, showing knowledge of limits, and identifying foundational support)

 

Depth, not breadth

 

Originality

 

How well the abstract mirrors the paper