Transcript Writing a Research Paper

Essay Writing
FLT 251
21 September 2011
How many papers must you write for
this class?
How many papers must you write for
this class?
Three papers:
How many papers must you write for
this class?
Three papers:
• Wednesday, 12 October
How many papers must you write for
this class?
Three papers:
• Wednesday, 12 October
• Wednesday, 16 November
How many papers must you write for
this class?
Three papers:
• Wednesday, 12 October
• Wednesday, 16 November
• Friday, 9 December
How long does each paper need to be?
How long does each paper need to be?
How long does each paper need to be?
How long does each paper need to be?
How long does each paper need to be?
How long does each paper need to be?
How long does each paper need to be?
What are the two main criteria for
grading?
What are the two main criteria for
grading?
Content
What are the two main criteria for
grading?
Content
What are the two main criteria for
grading?
Content
Form
What are the two main criteria for
grading?
Content
Form
You are probably accustomed to writing personal essays,
book reports, and other assignments which did not require
you to go further than personal knowledge and
experience.
You are probably accustomed to writing personal essays,
book reports, and other assignments which did not require
you to go further than personal knowledge and
experience.
You are now expected to probe a problem or make an
argument which is more profound; which could require
the use of outside material.
For example:
For example:
Machiavelli writes with a cold, pragmatic style.
For example:
Machiavelli writes with a cold, pragmatic style. This
rhetorical presentation matches his subject matter in that
he wants to present himself to Medici as a man with a
realistic worldview that is unclouded by ideals.
• Brainstorm
• Brainstorm
• Focus on something you like.
• Brainstorm
• Focus on something you like.
• Find angle on subject.
• Brainstorm
• Focus on something you like.
• Find angle on subject.
• Re-read text to verify veracity of argument and
search for support.
• Brainstorm
• Focus on something you like.
• Find angle on subject.
• Re-read text to verify veracity of argument and
search for support.
• Be prepared to rewrite.
• Brainstorm
• Focus on something you like.
• Find angle on subject.
• Re-read text to verify veracity of argument and
search for support.
• Be prepared to rewrite.
• Make sure you answered entire question.
• Sentence stating your argument.
• Sentence stating your argument.
• Multiple sentences supporting and specifying
your argument.
• Sentence stating your argument.
• Multiple sentences supporting and specifying
your argument.
• Wrap-up sentence.
• Sentence stating your argument.
• Multiple sentences supporting and specifying
your argument.
• Wrap-up sentence.
• Transition to next paragraph.
• Sentence stating your argument.
• Multiple sentences supporting and specifying
your argument.
• Wrap-up sentence.
• Transition to next paragraph.
• Start next paragraph with further transition.
Example
In your groups, please create a good
paragraph, using quotations, which beings
with the following words: “In Chapter
twenty-five of The Prince, Machiavelli
argues that Fortune ...
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