English Composition 101 - Professor Fazio  Tags: assignments composition  

3/31 Library Instruction in Wolverton LRC, Rm 012.  You will have class time afterwards to select an arguable topic.

5/5 Oral Presentation delivered in class (no more than 5 minutes); Essay #5 is due.

Assignment:

select a controversial topic that you wish to learn about.  Use the Topic Ideas tab above to explore different ideas. Once you have selected a topic, find and select high quality resources that support your topic.

Goals:

• Select an arguable topic
• Develop a focused thesis statement
• Find 4 or more high quality sources, preferably scholarly, that you will use to support your thesis
  
  • 3 must be from books or periodicals (articles from magazines, newpapers or journals)
  • 1 may be from an authoritative website (.edu or .gov)
  • sources must be 3 or more pages long
• Quote and cite your sources correctly - use MLA format
• Write a strong conclusion
• Review and revise your essay as needed

Sample MLA research papers:

  "The Limitations of Wikipedia," by Philip Lau in Patterns for College Writing, pgs.782-788.

   "Online Monitoring," by Anna Orlov in Rules for Writers, 6th edition, pgs. 467-475. 

Additional examples are available online at Rules for Writers website under 'Model Papers':  http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rules6e/Player/pages/Main.aspx

Textbooks:

Patterns for College Writing, 11th edition, by Kirszner and Mandell, 2010.

   Chapter 14, "Argumentation," pgs. 547-572.

   Appendix, "Using Research in Your Writing," pgs. 757-788

Rules for Writers, 6th edition, by Diana Hacker, 2009.

    Section 49, pg. 382 - Section 56, pg. 466