The final essay must be submitted in APA format. All first-person pronouns and personal references should be removed, and the paper should be written from a third-person perspective. The assignment requires fourteen references and a minimum length of ten full pages. The chosen topic is Art and Literature – Including Film and Television. The final essay instructions and the previous issue essay are attached.
HERES THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Final Persuasive Research Essay Requirements:
The major project in this class is your persuasive research essay. It must be a ten to twelve pages (approximately 2500-3000 words) essay that takes a clearly definable stance regarding an issue, supports it with credible research, and defends it effectively in an appropriate academic writing style. The essay should demonstrate the standards of good argumentation.
Research Requirements
For your final essay you will be required to utilize information from the following areas:
- Internet— 1 – 4 sources
- Academic Journals, Articles, and/or Periodicals— 4 – 7 sources
- Academic Book— 1 – 7 sources
- Biblical— 1 source
- Original Research— 1 source
Notes:
- Source selections for a., b., and c. must meet the standards of credibility established in this class. Students must evaluate each source for accuracy and authority.
- Your biblical reference requires substantial support for your thesis from whatever translation of the Bible you choose. Link your research meaningfully with scripture as best you can.
- Original research examples include interviews, polls, questionnaires, observations, experiments, case studies, and other methods of collecting information beneficial to your thesis. For example, a university is a wonderful place to seek interviews with knowledgeable sources (faculty experts in diverse disciplines).
- However you decide on the numbers for each kind of source, the total number of sources must be 14 minimum.
Format
Your essay must be formatted precisely in the style you have chosen (MLA, APA, or Turabian), including title page/title elements, headers, page-numbering, font consistency, paragraphing with indentations, proper spacing (usually double!), in-text citations (or footnotes in Turabian), and Works Cited/References/Bibliography page.
Use the feedback you have received on the draft of this essay, as well as other assignments through the semester.
Submit the final form of your research essay through the link below. The essay must be submitted as a Word or PDF file. Google docs are not accepted and will receive an automatic zero. Any file that I cannot open will receive an automatic zero.
If you have noticed that uploading throws off your formatting, convert the essay to a PDF file for submission.
The grading rubric is below.
