Hey everyone– rough drafts of Unit Two are due on Tuesday (Intro, Reviews of all four sources and conclusion) PLEASE BRING A PAPER COPY AND POST TO OPEN LAB.
Final draft is due before Prof. Coughlin’s class on Thurs!
What am I going to be looking for?
- INTRO: (short, but hooks the reader and tells us what question you are investigating)
- FOUR SEPARATE REPORTS—EACH ON A DIFFERENT SOURCE:  (at least 300 words each. Probably 2-4 paragraphs each. This is an estimate of paragraphs, not a rule!) Each source should tell me:
- What that source IS (who wrote it, what publication it’s in, who the intended audience is)
- What the source’s biases are—remember, having biases doesn’t mean a source isn’t credible, it just means that the writer or publication has opinions. That’s okay, but it’s important to know them!
- If the source is worth listening to—and why or why not?
- What you learned from that source about your question
- CONCLUSION—this is where you put your ideas together. What did you learn from your research? What questions do you have for further research—things you want to know more about? How did your opinions change and grow?
- Throughout, I will be looking for TEA—Topic/ Evidence/ and Analysis. This isn’t just a formula! Each paragraph should have a topic, or a point. And when you make a point, you need to back that point up with evidence that proves that point. The analysis is the place where you explain the evidence to your reader—why did you chose that evidence? What does it have to do with your research question and the topic of your paragraph?
