-Use a variety of secondary sources and write an essay that presents a
new insight, or argument, on the topic.
-Format: 6-8 pages (or approximately 1500-2000) words, appropriate APA or MLA format, 1”
margins, double space, 12 pt. font.
-Avoid yes or no questions.
find
-Find sources to learn more about that topic (both scholarly and popular), evaluate those sources, and
use those sources to argue a new insight about your research question.
-Find sources to learn more about that topic (both scholarly and popular), evaluate those sources, and
use those sources to argue a new insight about your research question.
Source Requirements: To get a full picture of a subject you need to consult a variety of
perspectives that go beyond one particular angle. Because each topic and research question will
call for a different number and type of sources, what is listed below is merely the minimum. You
will need to go beyond these requirements to find additional sources in each category to help you
learn more about your topic:
1. Personal Connection to the topic: You will be your own source for this assignment and
need to have some sort of personal connection with the topic you are researching.
2. 3 scholarly articles that you’ve closely read, annotated, and are essential to understanding
your topic. I will approve these articles and we’ll spend time talking about how the
source adds to the conversation around your topic. This must be an interesting, exciting
look at your topic.
3. Online Comment found in response to a Tweet, Facebook thread, review, comment
thread, or blog.
4. Popular Source from either a long-form magazine article (like The Atlantic or the New
Yorker or another source provided for the synthesis essay); a newspaper article (from the
New York Times or the Huffington Post); a book written for a non-academic audience; a
video, movie, or television show.
I also attached a slide show with a few sources 🙂