Major Assessment 2: Research Essay

Target Competencies
1. Analyze post-secondary sources to distinguish purpose, organization, and logic of an
argument across a variety of platforms.
2. Demonstrate research skills by locating, evaluating, and organizing material from a variety of
sources.
3. Produce organized, unified and coherent work using correct grammar, mechanics, diction, and a
standard formatting and documentation style.
4. Create informative and persuasive works in which the main points are supported by appropriate
evidence.
Evaluation:
Final Draft: 20%
Assignment Directions
1. Review previous lectures on rhetoric and essay structure, as summarized below:

DescriptionArgumentation

NarrationPersuasion

Exposition (i.e., cause and effect, classification, comparison/contrast, process, analogy,
definition)
2. For this assignment, you will be asked to research and provide documentation to an
essay on the topic generated for your research proposal. Be sure to include
supporting detail (i.e. direct quotations, summaries, and paraphrases) from
documented sources. Your essay should include the following characteristics:
a. Length = 1,250 words
b. Citation style = APA
c. Required number of research sources minimum = 5 . Only one of your research
sources can be from the Internet. All others must come from databases,
newspapers, magazines, books, primary-source interviews, or surveys. Be sure to
include proper documentation for both in-text citations and your References page.
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