Thursday, October 1, 2015

Selecting & Narrowing Topic's



List 5 requirements for the final paper:

1.      Be in your own words

2.      Be 3,000 + words in length, not including Works Cited Page or extended quotations

3.      Employ correct grammar, punctuation, and MLA-style formatting

4.      Employ parenthetical citations, a Works Cited page and copious signal phrases to avoid plagiarism and identify and contextualize the authors, sources, and debate you’re engaging in

5.      Convincingly argue your thesis through a combination of rational and affective appeals

 

List 5 criteria for success on your final paper:

1.      Time management

2.      Follow the syllabus outline

3.      Peer reviews

4.      Up to date sources

5.      Scholarly sources

List 5 topics you brought in for discussion:

1.      Fathers should be allowed the same treatment as mothers in family court decisions. Too many times the mother is favored because of the "nurturing" stereotype.

2.      Is gun control an effective method of reducing crime?

  1. Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in cases where death is certain and consent is from the dying (in writing).
  2. All animal experimentation (including cancer research) should be outlawed as advances in technology have made animal testing unnecessary.

5.      The classroom size of grades K through 5 statewide should be set at a maximum of 20 students.

Notes:

Pro’s:

·         Good topic choice but should a side be favored?

·         Broad topic, very detail oriented topic.

·         Narrow your topic down.

Con’s:

·         How broad is too broad?

·         What’s the hidden message?

·         Are sources going to be credible?

·         More in depth of a topic sentence.

5 research questions:

1.      What rules and regulations could be more lenient and or stricter for gun control?

2.      What evidence shows why women are more nurturing then men?

3.      Do we need any more rules or regulations added to the gun control policy?

4.      Do children get a chose when parents go through divorce?

5.      How to appeal physician assisted suicide?

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