Can someone write a CFP paper

Introduction

Students will write a final researched essay of approximately eight to ten pages targeted toward a real-world, published Call for Papers (CFP). A CFP is how people holding a conference advertise their conference. They “call” for papers, and writers send abstracts describing their paper topics in the hopes that the conference coordinator will accept them into the conference. Once accepted, they present their paper at the conference. For this essay, you will find a conference that fits with your desired topic and write your essay for that CFP advertisement.

Essays must use sources taken from peer-reviewed publications relevant to students’ topics. The components of the essay must include a formal title page, an abstract, a literature review, and the final, polished essay, including your reference page.

Assignment Objectives1

• Students will use critical thinking to identify a particular problem, area of interest or curiosity within a discipline.

• Students will make connections to their particular issues or problems based upon evidence acquired by research and citation methods within the discipline.

• Students will demonstrate creativity by producing an original essay for a conference.

• Students will communicate outcomes through writing and online discussion.

Writing Skills Evaluated

This essay tests all of the writing skills emphasized thus far in the course:

• Thesis statement & topic sentences

• Introduction & conclusion techniques

• Effective paragraph organization—MEAL

• Incorporating scholarly research—ICE

• Proper documentation style formatting

Also evaluated will be your ability to compose:

• a formal title page (OWL website)

• an essay abstract (handout)

• a literature review (handout)

• an annotated bibliography (handout)

Assignment Instructions—Your final essay needs to be at least eight pages (double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font, 1-in margins). Note: The page requirement does not include your title page, abstract or work cited pages. Use the following bullets to guide your composition.

For this essay, you must complete the following.

• Find a Call for Papers (CFP) for your essay topic. Use the websites linked into Module 4, the conference information from the Wikis and internet searches to help.

• Develop a research question and preliminary thesis statement based on that CFP.

• Begin your research for the essay. A minimum of six, peer-reviewed sources are required. You may use non peer-reviewed sources in addition to these six, but be sure to check for reliability.

• Compose the final essay that includes:

  • a formal title page (MLA should use APA style),

  • an abstract,

  • a literature review (within your essay, usually after your introduction), and

  • reference page according to your documentation style.

Topics must be approved, and you must include a link to your CFP with your topic proposal and with the final essay. You may use first (I, we) or second (you) person constructions sparingly and only when they serve a rhetorical need. Otherwise, write in third person. Use the documentation style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) in accordance with your professional field or required by the CFP.

CFP Resources

UPenn CFP database for Humanities: http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/

H-NET for Human Sciences: http://www.h-net.org/

Google is good, but be sure to qualify your search terms by using “conference” and/or “CFP.”

Grading—Your CFP essay grade will depend on:

• How well your topic fits with your selected CFP and the requirements of the assignment,

• How well you have mastered the writing skills from the course,

• The complexity of your final argument and the quality of your research,

• How well you meet the standards of the grading scale in your syllabus and,

• How well your final essay shows improvement from your previous essays.

Good luck and e-mail if you have questions! –Dr. D-