Part One: Explaining the Problem (1.5-2 pgs)
Think about a major issue in our society or the world altogether. The first part of your research paper is to prove your topic to be a problem and explain the important details around it. In other words define your topic. What is it? Where is it? How is it impactin g us? What is so bad about it?
Step One: Pick a Topic, You Saucy Fool
Select topic be it a serious one or a silly one.
Serious Examples:
Global Warming
Child Abuse
Your Mom
Video Game Addiction
Silly Examples
Showering
Old People
Short People
Step Two: Research
You must prove your topic to be a problem. Find research that proves your topic to be a negative impact on society. Serious topics will have a straight forward approach. Silly topics will need a creative mind to illustrate how their topic is a problem. Use the illustration at the bottom about old people to help you think.
Sources you can use:
Websites
Books (calm down, they won't hurt you)
Interviews
Proper sources
You will want to avoid suspicious websites like Wikipedia because you are trying to establish credibility in the first part of the research paper. By all means, you can go to Wikipedia or people's personal blog sites to get a proper direction but you can't use them in the first part.
Step Three: Writing
The main objective is to prove your topic to be a problem but the trick is that you must appeal to my pathos (emotions). The wording needs to be strong and persuasive. You can't be wishy-washy. Stick to your side like butter to toast or cheese in your colon. Aside from strong language, you will need the standard structure: intro, body paragraphs, conclusion.
You will also need citations. You must cite any statistic in your paper, any quote or idea that doesn't belong to you, any other information taken from the source. Follow the link on the main research page to properly cite information within a paragraph.
Finally, put together you works cited list. It should be have at least four citations in alphabetical order.
Criteria:
Prove the topic to be a problem
Use strong language
Citations
1.5-2 pages of argument
Cover page
Works cited page
(A minimum of 4 pages should be turned in)
Think about a major issue in our society or the world altogether. The first part of your research paper is to prove your topic to be a problem and explain the important details around it. In other words define your topic. What is it? Where is it? How is it impactin g us? What is so bad about it?
Step One: Pick a Topic, You Saucy Fool
Select topic be it a serious one or a silly one.
Serious Examples:
Global Warming
Child Abuse
Your Mom
Video Game Addiction
Silly Examples
Showering
Old People
Short People
Step Two: Research
You must prove your topic to be a problem. Find research that proves your topic to be a negative impact on society. Serious topics will have a straight forward approach. Silly topics will need a creative mind to illustrate how their topic is a problem. Use the illustration at the bottom about old people to help you think.
Sources you can use:
Websites
Books (calm down, they won't hurt you)
Interviews
Proper sources
You will want to avoid suspicious websites like Wikipedia because you are trying to establish credibility in the first part of the research paper. By all means, you can go to Wikipedia or people's personal blog sites to get a proper direction but you can't use them in the first part.
Step Three: Writing
The main objective is to prove your topic to be a problem but the trick is that you must appeal to my pathos (emotions). The wording needs to be strong and persuasive. You can't be wishy-washy. Stick to your side like butter to toast or cheese in your colon. Aside from strong language, you will need the standard structure: intro, body paragraphs, conclusion.
You will also need citations. You must cite any statistic in your paper, any quote or idea that doesn't belong to you, any other information taken from the source. Follow the link on the main research page to properly cite information within a paragraph.
Finally, put together you works cited list. It should be have at least four citations in alphabetical order.
Criteria:
Prove the topic to be a problem
Use strong language
Citations
1.5-2 pages of argument
Cover page
Works cited page
(A minimum of 4 pages should be turned in)
