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They Say, I Say by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
The above textbook will be an important resource for writing your research paper.
Ch. 1: Introductory Paragraphs
Ch. 2 & 3: Literature Review
The above textbook will be an important resource for writing your research paper.
Ch. 1: Introductory Paragraphs
Ch. 2 & 3: Literature Review
- Use exercise 1 on p. 40; and exercise 2 p. 51 with your lit review draft.
- Use exercise 2 on pp. 76-77 and exercise 2 on p. 91 with your main argument draft.
- Use exercise 2 on p. 101 with your conclusion draft.
- Use exercise 2 on p. 120 to edit your entire draft.
- Use pp. 131-134 to create a final draft title
- Use bold headings to revise your entire draft.
- Read the example research paper on pp. 145-159 .
- Take note of citations, rhetorical moves, works cited, title, visuals with captions & citations. Does your paper look like the example?
MLA Citation Quick Guidelines
MLA Handbook
A guide to research by Dr. McCarter
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AP Language POLITICAL ISSUE RESEARCH Student Samples
Introduction Example
KBeck Intro
Literature Review Example
APattee Lit Review
Final Paper Example
BCraver Research Paper Example
ABrantley Research Paper
General Outline for Researched Argument
- Introduction
- A sentence from your intro about the context of the issue.
- A sentence from your intro about your involvement in the issue.
- A transition sentence to the lit review.
- Literature Review
- A topic sentence to introduce the first paragraph of your lit rev.
- A topic sentence to introduce the second paragraph of your lit rev. (repeat for all paragraphs in lit rev)
- A transition sentence to the argument.
- Argument
- A topic sentence to introduce the first paragraph of your argument.
- A topic sentence to introduce the second paragraph of your argument. (repeat for all paragraphs in lit rev)
- A transition sentence to the conclusion.
- Conclusion
- A sentence from your conclusion about who should care about the issue.
- A sentence from your conclusion about why the issue is important.
- A final sentence that brings all parts of the research paper together.