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WR 3 Research
WR 3 Research
ESSAY
Dietel-McLaughlin
/
WR
13300
/
Fall
2012
Paper Requirements
Address a topic of interest to you, while also engaging a theme of the course Present a clearly articulated, well-reasoned, focused argument to a specific audience Develop key points with examples, evidence, and analysis
Over the past several weeks, you have developed a variety of important critical thinking and writing skills. Specifically, youve learned how to write with compelling clarity and detail, how to read, summarize, analyze, and synthesize sources, and how to craft an organized, focused, fully supported argument for a specific audience and purpose.
Your research topic should somehow engage the broad themes of our course (rhetoric, multimedia, identity/community). Within that theme, your topic should be 1) of interest and importance to you, 2) narrow enough in scope to be adequately discussed in a 10-page paper, and 3) broad enough that you will be able to locate a variety of credible sources.
Anticipate and respond to possible counterarguments Use at least six credible sources Follow MLA format and citation guidelines Be 8-10 pages in length.
DUE:
NOV
9
(by
11:59
p.m.,
via
Sakai)
This essay will draw from Other Requirements all of the skills listed Before turning in your finished essay, you will be asked to complete above and will also orient several smaller tasks along the way. Most importantly, you will be you to the realm of required to turn in a research proposal and exploratory draft independent research. You early in your research process, so that I can get a sense for the will research a controversy direction your work is taking. You will compile an annotated relevant to your interests bibliography to organize your research. You will give a short and will develop an presentation of your major research findings to your peers. We will argument for an audience of talk more about these smaller projects in class. your choosing.
Inventing a Topic
There
are
many
strategies
for
finding
a
viable
topic,
but
one
of
the
best
approaches
is
to
begin
asking
questions
about
communities
that
are
of
interest
to
you.
Here
are
some
examples:
Academics:
How
is
your
intended
field
of
study
challenged
by
some
of
the
issues
weve
been
discussing
in
class?
How
are
these
issues
reflected
in
the
experiences
of
Notre
Dame
students?
What
is
the
greatest
ethical
issue
in
digital
marketing?
How
should
that
issue
be
addressed?
How
can
Notre
Dame
students
solve
the
problem
of
distraction
with
mobile
technology?
Hobbies:
Are
you
a
die-hard
sports
fan?
Do
you
love
a
specific
genre
of
movie,
video
game,
or
T.V.
show?
How
are
the
issues
weve
been
discussing
relevant
to
those
hobbies?
Should Notre Dame student athletes be required to delete their social networking accounts? What social, economic, or psychological factors might be contributing to the brony trend? How does the notion of the tethered self impact religious communities that have been historically slow to adopt new technologies?
Social
Concerns/Current
Events:
Whats
in
the
news?
What
about
recent
happenings
on
campus?
Should
South
Bend
schools
be
allowed
to
install
surveillance
software
on
school-issued
laptops?
What
role
should
digital
technology
play
in
Notre
Dames
ongoing
sustainability
efforts?
Should
Indiana
craft
legislation
forbidding
teachers
and
students
to
interact
on
social
networking
sites?
Help?
Dr. Erin: edietelm@nd.edu Leslie Morgan (Librarian): lmorgan1@nd.edu The Writing Center: http:/writingcenter.nd.edu