Holocaust

Holocaust Order Description Research Paper Assignment3000 -3500words(Exclude source material)OBJECTIVEThe research paper calls upon the skills of analysis and synthesis, i.e. “breakin" rel="nofollow">ing” the larger issue in" rel="nofollow">into smaller “components” and in" rel="nofollow">incorporatin" rel="nofollow">ing opin" rel="nofollow">inions and evidence from sources in" rel="nofollow">into your own argument. You will also be usin" rel="nofollow">ing the skills of paraphrasin" rel="nofollow">ing, summarizin" rel="nofollow">ing and quotin" rel="nofollow">ing sources to substantiate and support your position. Your task is to present your opin" rel="nofollow">inion on an issue or problem in" rel="nofollow">in such a way that your presentation reveals your understandin" rel="nofollow">ing and attempts to convin" rel="nofollow">ince others of its validity. Remember, this is a persuasive research paper and the topic should lend itself to argument (pro/con, for/again" rel="nofollow">inst).The subject MUST BE controversial: this assignment requires you to take a position and defend it. Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about your subject carefully. You MUST be able to address the opposition, i.e., the refutation.ESSAY CRITERIAWrite a persuasive research paper about a topic of your choice. The essay must follow the classical arrangement of persuasive discourse:1.Introduction?Remain" rel="nofollow">in neutral?Remain" rel="nofollow">in general, no specific poin" rel="nofollow">ints?Generate reader in" rel="nofollow">interest?Avoid overuse of sources in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">introduction2.Narration?Giveoverview of differin" rel="nofollow">ing opin" rel="nofollow">inions?Defin" rel="nofollow">ine terms (if relevant)?Provide history (if relevant)?Provide overview of in" rel="nofollow">interest groups?Establish credibility or authority?Introduce thesis 3.Confirmation?Your poin" rel="nofollow">ints (1 idea or poin" rel="nofollow">int per paragraph)?Support opin" rel="nofollow">inion with evidence and facts from sources?Comment on how sources prove or illustrate your position?Avoid usin" rel="nofollow">ing source material, especially quotations, as topic or transitional Sentences?Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about transitional words and devices that will move the argument forwardseamlessly and fluidly4.Refutation?Identify opposition by name or title (A.C.L.U., the Catholic Church)?Fairly and accurately summarize the position?Concede the poin" rel="nofollow">int and give credit where it’s due?Attempt to disprove or discredit the opposition by usin" rel="nofollow">ingevidence or facts: you simply cannot say someone is wrong because you disagree with them5.Conclusion?Re-emphasize main" rel="nofollow">in poin" rel="nofollow">ints?Don’t in" rel="nofollow">introduce new evidence?Avoid overuse of source material?Call on audience to rethin" rel="nofollow">ink position?Make a strong call for action?Offer possible solutions?Discuss implications of doin" rel="nofollow">ing nothin" rel="nofollow">ing?Suggest other tangential issues that might be relevantPlease remember the refutation. This is an important component of persuasive writin" rel="nofollow">ing and should be treated adequately.SOURCESThis assignment requires a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of 9 sources (maximum 11). You MUST in" rel="nofollow">include one each of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing source types: 1.newspaper article2.trade journal or news magazin" rel="nofollow">ine3.personal in" rel="nofollow">interview (that you do in" rel="nofollow">in person, by telephone, or onlin" rel="nofollow">ine)4.government document5.reference or specialized book6.special in" rel="nofollow">interest websiteHard copies of all source material must be in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in your fin" rel="nofollow">inal writin" rel="nofollow">ing package. Sources must be clearly labeled (with author/title) and highlighted(quotations used in" rel="nofollow">in paper should be easily identifiable). Sources should be arranged in" rel="nofollow">in Works Cited order. You must in" rel="nofollow">include a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of 12 parenthetical citations (in" rel="nofollow">in-text references), maximum 15 citations. Do not rely too heavily on one source. At least one source must support the refutation and you must use a source to DISPROVE the refutation. Make sure you scrutin" rel="nofollow">inize the quality of web and in" rel="nofollow">internet sources. Remember that you should be lookin" rel="nofollow">ing for major, reliable and authoritative sources. Credibility will be one of the features I use when evaluatin" rel="nofollow">ing your use of sources. Alsothin" rel="nofollow">ink about how to arrange the confirmation and refutation. You may want to discuss the refutation first, and then the confirmation (or vice versa). You might also consider an organizational scheme known as poin" rel="nofollow">int by poin" rel="nofollow">int.All ideas relatin" rel="nofollow">ing to the in" rel="nofollow">introduction should be grouped and arranged; likewise, you should arrange the narration, confirmation, refutation and conclusion so that you maximize your position and min" rel="nofollow">inimize the refutation. Be min" rel="nofollow">indful that min" rel="nofollow">inimizin" rel="nofollow">ing the refutation does not mean disregardin" rel="nofollow">ing it. Refutation is an important part in" rel="nofollow">in argumentation and you should devote a fair amount ofdiscussion to it. The key is to prove that your position is superior to the opponent’s. NEVER disregard the opposition: to do so min" rel="nofollow">inimizes your credibility by suggestin" rel="nofollow">ing that you’re careless, ignorant, weakor unable to effectively argue again" rel="nofollow">inst the refutation.Look at your sources carefully and begin" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">integratin" rel="nofollow">ing them in" rel="nofollow">into your paper. Use sources to augment and validate your position. Don’t just simply“tack a quote on.” Introduce your source with a tag phrase or runnin" rel="nofollow">ing acknowledgement: put the source in" rel="nofollow">in some sort of context in" rel="nofollow">in relation to your own writin" rel="nofollow">ing. At this poin" rel="nofollow">int in" rel="nofollow">in the writin" rel="nofollow">ing process, you should be lookin" rel="nofollow">ing carefully at the primary and secondary poin" rel="nofollow">ints you plan to make. Remember the thesis. How pertin" rel="nofollow">inent are the poin" rel="nofollow">ints you in" rel="nofollow">intend to emphasize? Have you constructed any fallacious arguments or used faulty reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing?Scrutin" rel="nofollow">inize the in" rel="nofollow">introduction and conclusion carefully. Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about the arrangement of persuasive discourse. Have the in" rel="nofollow">introduction and conclusion met the requirements outlin" rel="nofollow">ined earlier in" rel="nofollow">in this handout? Does the in" rel="nofollow">introduction generate reader in" rel="nofollow">interest without turnin" rel="nofollow">ing the reader “off?” Does the conclusion provide a strong sense of logical closure? Is the conclusion clear, with a call foraction, reaction or thought? NTRODUCTION_____Authoris notin" rel="nofollow">introduced immediately (full name on first reference, last name only from thereon)_____Article (full title)is notin" rel="nofollow">introduced(proper punctuation, standard upper and lower case)_____Short summary of article content is not provided_____Short statement of author’s purpose and thesisis not stated(should be paraphrased)_____Analytical thesisis notplaced at end of in" rel="nofollow">intro_____Introduction is abrupt and in" rel="nofollow">inadequate; fails to clearly establish rhetorical context/analysis_____Mechanical, predictable diction, i.e. “This paper will analyze. . .THESIS_____Thesis is not analytical_____Thesis isnotbased on a sin" rel="nofollow">ingle prin" rel="nofollow">inciple_____Elements bein" rel="nofollow">ing analyzed arenotclearly stated_____Thesis isnotin" rel="nofollow">inone concise, emphatic sentenceCONTENT_____Content isnot analytical, SUMMARY_____Content is not focused on issue, but on analyzin" rel="nofollow">ing rhetorical strategies_____Analytical poin" rel="nofollow">ints arenotwell developed and discussed i.e., discussion lacksdepth and detail_____Poin" rel="nofollow">ints arenotsupported with evidence from article_____Contentdoes not followorder suggested by thesis statementORGANIZATIONAND PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT_____Organization isnoteasy to follow_____Paragraphsdo nothave a clear topic sentence_____Paragraphsdo notdevelop one idea; paragraphs are not unified around a sin" rel="nofollow">inglepoin" rel="nofollow">int_____Paragraphs are not adequatelydeveloped, short and underdeveloped_____Paragraphs are long and ramblin" rel="nofollow">ing with no clear purpose or idea_____Ineffective transitionbetween paragraphs, lackslogical cohesionCONCLUSION_____Mechanical transition_____Does not offeroverall assessment of article (no 1stperson)_____Lacks strong sense of logical closure_____New in" rel="nofollow">information or poin" rel="nofollow">ints in" rel="nofollow">introduced in" rel="nofollow">inconclusion_____Overuse of quotesSOURCES AND MLA_____Unacceptable source type, not credible_____Overuseof quotations; long quotations_____No signal phrases used to in" rel="nofollow">introduce quotations, summary, paraphrase_____No in" rel="nofollow">in text citations at the end of cited material_____Improper use of quotation marks_____Careless, in" rel="nofollow">inaccurate quotin" rel="nofollow">ingOTHER_____Below word count _____No Works Cited page_____No word count_____Copy of source not attached_____Sloppy, unprofessional work_____Paper not in" rel="nofollow">in MLA format_____Paper not typed in" rel="nofollow">in 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int Times New RomanSENTENCE STRUCTURE, STYLE, GRAMMAR, MECHANICS_____Run on_____Fragments_____Fused sentences_____Comma splice_____Subject-verb agreement_____Pronoun- antecedent agreement_____Passive voice_____Informal, slang language_____Contractions_____Misspelled words_____Incorrect use of punctuation_____Incorrect use of lower and upper case letters_____Too many prepositional phrases