Research Essay

EN 102 Prof. Manley

Approximate Summary Length: 2000-300 words plus Works Cited

Grade: 400 points

Due Dates:

Blog 11Monday, June 15 by 11:59 pm-submit to Moodle

Blog 12Tuesday, June 16 by 11:59 pm-submit to Moodle

Blog 13Wednesday, June 17 by 11:59 pm-submit to Moodle

Online Peer Review #1 Thursday, June 18 by 11:59 pm-email to Prof. Manley

Blog 14Monday, June 22 by 11:59 pm-submit to Moodle

Draft (2000 word minimum)Tuesday, June 23 at by 11:59 pm-submit to Moodle

Online Peer Review #2Wednesday, June 24 by 11:59 pm-email to Prof. Manley

Final DraftFriday, June 26 by 11:59 pm-submit to TurnItIn

The research essay is your longest major assignment in EN 102. It is the culmination of everything you have been reading, writing, and researching in blogs, articles, readings, Research Ready, and your annotated bibliography. Your topic is the one you have chosen and must be a researched based argument on a controversial topic. It should follow MLA formatting and citation practices.

Audience: an academic audience

Grading Rubric Possible points:CriteriaYour Points:

0-5Title Do you have a creative, non-predictable title?

0-25Introduction Is your introduction engaging? Did you use at least one of the introduction strategies? Does your introduction present a thesis? Does your introduction provide relevant background information? Did you complete the introduction draft (Blog 12) on time?

0-85Argument Do you present a strong argument? Is your argument well supported with specific examples and explanations? Do you reference a specific audience and its values or beliefs? Do you have a strong thesis statement? Is your argument debatable? Do you acknowledge the other side of the argument (counterargument)?

0-85Evidence Is your argument well supported with specific examples and explanations? Do you cite at least 3 secondary sources? Did you include primary research? Are your sources credible? Does your works cited page include ONLY the sources you cited in the text of your essay? Do your internet sources score high on the CRAAP rubric?

0-35 Language Use Does your writing allow readers to move easily through the text? Do you use sophisticated stylistic features such as figurative language? Did you eliminate the fluff? Do your grammar errors take away from the overall meaning of the narrative? Did you take time to proofread your essay? Is your essay interesting for your reader?

0-30Organization/Arrangement Do you have a clearly stated argument (thesis statement) that provides the underlying structure for the writing? Is the overall organization strong? Is the organization within paragraphs clear? Do your paragraphs contain a topic sentence that indicates content? Do you use transitions that move readers smoothly from one idea to the next?

0-25Conclusion/Discussion Does your conclusion give the reader something to think about? Does your conclusion present a call to action? Did you use at least one of the conclusion strategies? Is your conclusion engaging? Did you complete the conclusion draft (Blog 13) on time? Did you participate in Peer Review #1?

0-25MLA Formatting Do you have correct MLA formatting? (heading; page number; font; spacing) Did you meet the length requirement (2000-3000 words)? Are your in-text citations correct? Did you include a Works Cited with correct citations? Does your works cited list contain only the works found in the in-text citations?

0-5Writing Process Did you submit your documents in the correct place and on time with the correct file name? Did you complete all the steps: outline, introduction draft, conclusion draft, 1000-word draft, draft, Peer Review 1 (20 points on Moodle), Peer Review 2 (20 points on Moodle)?

TOTAL = 360 POINTS