Research Paper Stuff due by the en d of Thanksgiving break

I mentioned this in class and am planning on fleshing this out more fully tomorrow when we do research in library, but I thought a more tangiable expression of what I am looking for in this assignment would be helpful.

1. You need a total of TWELVE sources.
     A.  These sources need to be "print" but you CAN FIND THEM ON THE INTERNET
     B.  The point here is to find legitimate sources that we can be reasonably sure are reliable.
     C.  You need to cite each source AS YOU FOUND IT; meaning if you found it on the internet, even if it is a newspaper article, you need to cite it as a web site. If you find your source in "meatspace" (formerly known as "physical reality," "the material world," or "the phenomenal universe") cite it as it is (a book, a film, an article, etc.)

2. You need a thesis statement
     A. Definition: A single sentence that states a text's thesis, usually somewhere near the beginning. Ex: "Sweatt v. Painter advanced equality by ultimately improving African American educational rights, thus transforming American democracy for a better today."



www.apstudynotes.org/english/rhetorical-terms/scheme/
 
     B. Make sure that your thesis statement ANSWERS A RESEARCH QUESTION and ASSERTS A POSITION. If it does not, it is not a thesis statement
 
 
This needs to be on both a physical document as well as emailed to me at rickodum@gmail.com (as a word doc, pdf, txt, etc.)
 
The document needs to be single spaced, 12-pt font and in Times New Roman font
Format it like this:
 

Your Name

Date Created

Period

 

Research Paper Thesis Statement and Initial Bibliography

 

Thesis Statement: Type your thesis statement.

 

 

 

Bibliography:

 

Sources cited in MLA format, numbered and in alphabetical order by the last name of the author, or if no author is listed, by the title of the work.