Assignment 5: Research Paper Weight: 30% of your final course grade Due: At the end of Unit 9 Length: 2,000–2,500 words Instructions This assignment builds on your research proposal (Assignment 3) and

Assignment 5: Research Paper

Weight: 30% of your final course grade

Due: At the end of Unit 9

Length: 2,000–2,500 words

Instructions

This assignment builds on your research proposal (Assignment 3) and your annotated bibliography (Assignment 4). Your final paper must include:

• Introduction: One to two paragraphs briefly explaining the significance of the question you chose to answer, and answers the question in the form of a thesis (your central argument).
• Body of the paper: The arguments that support your thesis. You may also wish to provide counter arguments that you will refute.
• Conclusion: You will summarize your paper and restate your thesis (no new material at this point).
• Bibliography: A minimum of seven sources, five of which must be peer-reviewed academic sources (work that has gone through a formal process of review by other academics). Work that has been through peer review can be found in academic journals or scholarly books. If you are unsure of the quality of your resources or need assistance finding peer-reviewed sources, contact the Write Site .