Posted: September 13th, 2017

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ENG 105

The objective of this assignment is to construct a short informational argument that shows your understanding of an issue or question or problem: what are the various sides to the topic? While you may or may not be neutral in this paper (you can argue a side), you must cover the various sides to the issue or problem or topic that you’re focusing on. This gives you the chance to kind of examine the conversation that is going on, about the issue or problem. The more in-depth you can examine your topic, the better prepared you will be to construct an extended argument, should you choose to remain with the same topic.

Research Focus

Crafting an effective text calls for a clear understanding of the research process. For each unit over the course of the semester, we will have a focus on various aspects of research, such as identifying sources, citing them, and incorporating quotes or paraphrases into your text, among many other things. For the informational argument essay, we will focus on becoming familiar with the following areas of research:

Developing and refining strategies to create and modify keywords lists for the research process.
Selecting appropriate search engines such as Academic Search Complete, WorldCat, and subject specific databases.
Evaluating sources individually, implementing criteria such as the currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose of the source in order to determine if it is appropriate to use for this project
Properly citing and creating a Works Cited/References page using the MLA or APA styles of citation
Your essay should include the following parts:

Introduction:
This is where you introduce the topic (problem or issue or question). If you want to present your information in a neutral manner (so your readers don’t know which side you are on), that’s fine. If you want to let your readers know what your stand is on this issue or problem is, that’s fine, too. But be sure to examine all the sides, all the arguments, about your topic. You’ll need at least six (6) sources for this project. Note that visual aids are critical to this assignment, so you will want to select, use, and discuss at least two (2) visuals: charts, photographs, maps, drawings, cartoons, graphs, etc. Be sure to explain and discuss them in your own text, so they connect to one or more of the various arguments you are discussing.
Body:
This is where you discuss and write about and examine all the conversation that is going on about your topic. It’s your opportunity to examine something that you are interested in, in depth, to really think about and consider all of the arguments that swirl around any controversial issue or topic. Remember that whatever side you come down on, you always want to present all arguments accurately and as completely as you can. For example, if you wanted to write about rising tuition costs, you’d want to consider
Are rising tuition costs really a problem? Why? For who?
How can you demonstrate or show the problem?
Does the problem exist elsewhere?
How do tuition costs here compare to tuition costs elsewhere? Are costs at community colleges increasing at the same rate as at the universities? Why or why not?
Who determines tuition costs?
How does the rate of change for tuition costs here compare to tuition costs elsewhere?
What does tuition pay for, anyway?
What do some of your friends have to say?
(and so on) (Note that the same kinds of questions could be asked for, say, textbook costs, or class fees, or housing costs, etc.)
Conclusion:
This is where you briefly outline the topic and the arguments and conversations about it.

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