ENG 101 Assignments

ENG 101 Research Essay Project

Project Objectives

  • Investigate a social issue from a text reading

  • Understand how research supports writing

  • Learn how to use library databases

  • Learn how to evaluate sources

  • Use MLA format for Works Cited

  • Integrate and cite sources following MLA

  • Apply appropriate writing strategies

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Assignment Due

Date

Topic 

Nov. 14
Submit source summary Nov. 19
Bibliography draft (three sources in MLA format, one with a summary) Nov. 19
Research report with annotated bibliography (an 80-word summary for each source) Dec. 3

 

This project includes

Choosing Sources

Find sources that help you understand the ethics and opposing arguments about a social issue in the course readings.

Your eight sources must include:

 

Format

Use Calibri 12-point font, one-inch margins, and 1.5 for line spacing (under paragraph format). Use the required heading on the opening page and provide a descriptive title, centered under the heading, for the project. Use a header at the top right of each page with your name and the page number.

 

Questions to guide you in composing the essay

Composing the Essay