Sex Education in Florida High Schools
Order Description
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of an persuasive research paper (and a Works Cited page) on any of the topics we covered in class or another one of the research evaluations you are interested in the course. Everything should be in MLA format: Double-spaced, 1 inch margins, Times New Roman including header, last name on upper right hand corner of the page along with the page number. You should also have a works cited pages at the end (5 or more valid sources from MDC library database or JSTOR or any valid articles of your choosing: NO WIKIPEDIA, BLOGS, or any random websites, articles, etc. Do not use first or second person points of view (no I , you , we, us, me, my). Use words such as (a person, a subject, an individual, etc.). Voice of writing should be in third person active voice.
The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency through informed and organized exploration of the topic. You will research something you feel passionate about. You will analyze the topic, per your thesis statement. You will prove something about the topic to the reader, and debate something about the topic to the reader by proving your argument throughout the essay. This is your midterm exam, and should not be taken lightly. This essay is work 30% of your overall grade total. Any paper submitted through email will be disregarded. No grade shall be given. All papers have to be submitted through the designated drop box under Research Assignment. Late papers will not be accepted. No excuses. No exceptions. Late papers will be given a zero. Thus, 11:59 p.m. means same day. If any paper is submitted after 11:59 p.m. (12:00 a.m.), you will not get credit for the paper (unless a valid written excuse is presented and the student speaks with the professor).
Outcomes
To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to apply what you have learned in this course and should include the following course outcomes:
1. Evaluate and synthesize various critical arguments and incorporate these arguments about your topic of choice.
2. Demonstrate expertise in the topic of choice, and articulate new potential connections between social and culture history and previous examinations about the topic.
3. Compose an essay of significant depth that involves researching a variety of valid scholarly sources, evaluating sources, and integrating pertinent research into an academic paper with an extended, cohesive, and original societal argument that contributes to the field of study
4. Produce scholarship that adds to others’ aesthetic appreciation for the topic and articulates the critical role it plays in culture and society
Main Elements
This paper should include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, carefully developed body paragraphs, and a meticulous conclusion. Finally, this paper should examine persuasive elements with enough, relevant details in order to persuade the reader, and prove the argument/thesis statement.
Topic: Anything of choice, which can be proven through objective evidence, which also can be proven through academic persuasion and the implementation of inferences, in order to articulate an argument, which leads to discovery of something about your topic.
Abstract or Introduction Paragraph: An abstract is a clear and concise paragraph that informs the audience of the argument that the writer intends to make in the paper. More specifically, the abstract should contain the following information:
Introduction Paragraph
• Purpose: What is your main point?
• Scope: Where will you devote your attention?
• Method: What textual support do you provide to support your point?
• Results: What is the issue that you intend to explore?
• Conclusion: What conclusions can be drawn based on your exploration?
You should include three secondary quality resources directly related to your topic.
Analytical Paper: This should be an informed and organized exploration of what resistance and liberation meant to the enslaved Africans.
A note about documentation: Direct quotations should not exceed 25% of the paper. However, it is appropriate to summarize and paraphrase from supplemental sources. Angel similarity should not go over 15% percent. Only submit the paper with the works cited page (nothing else).
Format
Milestone One: Topic Proposal
First paragraph 8-10 sentences with sources on the topic of your choosing. The introduction should capture the reader’s attention, but primarily introduce your argument without surprises. Do not use first person such as: I, me, nor should you use second person such as: you, us. Stay in third person such as: he/she, they, According to, etc. Do not state: I think or I believe because I, is already implied.
Milestone Two: Body # 2 Body with major and minor details proving your thesis statement.
8-10 sentences with citations. It should prove your thesis statement. This paragraph should have a topic sentence, major and minor details with transition words such as First, first of all, to being with, etc. You may use any other transition words depending if your essay is comparison & contrast or cause and effect, but you should still use addition or simple listing transition words (above) to introduce sub-topics.
Milestone Three: Body # 3
In this area, you will submit an analytical paper integrating appropriate sources within the sphere of the literature you are reading. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Project Rubric. 8-10 sentences with citations. It should prove your thesis statement. This paragraph should have a topic sentence, major and minor details with transition words such as Secondly, In addition, also, etc. You may use any other transition words depending if your essay is comparison & contrast or cause and effect, but you should still use addition or simple listing transition words (above) to introduce sub-topics.
Milestone Three: Body # 4
In this area, you will submit an analytical paper integrating appropriate sources within the sphere of the literature you are reading. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Project Rubric. 8-10 sentences with citations. It should prove your thesis statement. This paragraph should have a topic sentence, major and minor details with transition words such as First, first of all, to being, etc.
Milestone Four: Body # 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10:
In these final two areas, you will submit an analytical paper integrating appropriate sources within the sphere of the literature you are reading. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Project Rubric. 8-10 (for the fourth body and 8-10 sentences for the conclusion) sentences with citations. It should prove your thesis statement. This paragraph should have a topic sentence, major and minor details with transition words such as Third, Furthermore, Moreover, etc. You may use any other transition words depending if your essay is comparison & contrast or cause and effect, but you should still use addition or simple listing transition words (above) to introduce sub-topics. When you get to your conclusion, your do not have to use, nor should you use: In conclusion, to summarize, etc., but you may. You should use cause and effect words such as: Therefore, Thus, In essence, Hence, etc. Remember that for your conclusion, you will restate your thesis statement, and then, you will summarize all the major details and main ideas. Finally, you may stipulate your opinion an inference for the entire paper (without using “I” or “me” or course).
Conclusion: Restate the thesis statement (do not copy and paste). Remind the reader about what the paper was about as well as the argument usually the topic sentences (do not copy and paste) of the previous body paragraphs, and final discovery, thoughts, or inferences (conclusions about the investigated topic). Effectively persuaded the reader.
Rubric
Requirements of submission: Students will write a 5 page analytical paper (and a works cited page). Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations.
Instructor Feedback: Please check your Miami Dade College Email for feedback. If there is something you do not understand, please take a picture, send an email, call me, or see me during office hours.
Critical Elements Exemplary A
90-100 Proficient B
80-89 Needs Improvement C 70-79 Not Evident D-F
69-0 Value
Argument/
Thesis Statement
Investigates various concepts related to the topic and includes current scholarship in the construction of analysis that shows the critical role it plays in culture and society. Thesis? indicates? original? and? engaging? argument ?with? evidence? of? development? strategy.
(23-25) Mostly investigates various concepts related to the topic and includes current scholarship in the construction of analysis that shows the critical role it plays in culture and society Thesis? competent? but? lacks ?originality.? Good? response ?to? assignment.
(20-22)
Somewhat investigates various concepts related to the topic and includes current scholarship in the construction of analysis that shows the critical role it plays in culture and society Thesis ?too ?broad. Adequate? understanding ?of? assignment.
(18-19) Does not investigate various concepts related to the topic and analysis does not shows the critical role it plays in culture and society Thesis?unclear?and? vague. Does?not?fully? respond?to? assignment. Or, ? No? controlling?idea. Poor? or? mistaken? response? to? assignment.
(0-17) 25
Ideas, Support, and Development (Evidence)
Complete?mastery? of ?topic. Assertions ?supported? with? well-chosen? source(s)? evidence.?Appropriate ?quotations? with? necessary? and ?full? explanations
(18-20) Good?understanding? of? the topic.?? Sufficient? but? predictable? source(s)? evidence.? Good ?use? of? quotations? but? too? many?or? too? few? and ?lacking ?careful? explanations
(17-16) Adequate? but ? predictable? understanding ?of? basic? ideas ?about? topic. ? Insufficient ?use? of ?source(s)? evidence.? Quotations? insufficient,? ill-chosen,? misplaced,? or ?lacking? explication.?
(15-13)
Insufficient? understanding? of? the topic. ?Little ?useful? textual? evidence o?f or? an? argument. ? Lacks? appropriate? quotations? or? quotes? heavily ?without? purpose? or? explication.
Misses ?the ?point? of? the? assignment to persuade and research.?? Lacks? support? for? claims.?Essay? is? incomplete.??No ?quotations? or ?inappropriate? quotations,? no t?integrated? in? the? essay.??No? clear?plan.
(12-0)
20
Organization
Demonstrates an in-depth examination of questions and concepts along with construction of an extended, cohesive, and original argument that contributes to the field of study or topic. Persuades the reader and goes above and beyond to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence. Makes a clear inference and/or discovery about the topic. Sequence? of? ideas ?is? consistently ?clear, ?logical and? relevant ?to? thesis.? Paragraphs? unified;? transitions? effective
(23-25)
Demonstrates a moderate examination of questions and concepts along with a mostly extended, cohesive, and original literary argument that contributes to the field or topic Persuades the reader moderately, but does not go above and beyond to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence. Makes a clear inference and/or discovery about the topic to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence Sequence? of? ideas? reasonably? clear? and? logical, although? parts? of? argument? may ?not? be? explicitly? connected? to? thesis.??Some? digressions.?? Paragraphs ?reasonably? coherent ?but?could ?be? better? connected.
(20-22)
Demonstrates minimal examination of questions and concepts along with a somewhat cohesive and original literary argument that may or may not contribute to the field of study construction to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence. Does minimal effort to persuades the reader moderately, but does not go above and beyond to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence. Makes a clear inference and/or discovery about the topic to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence Ideas? could ?be? more? logically? arranged.? Significant? parts ?don’t? explicitly ?advance ?thesis. Paragraphs ?not ?tightly? unified? or? related? to? each? other. Unclear? or? missing? transitions
(18-19)
Does not demonstrate examination of questions and concepts along with an original literary argument to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence does not demonstrate any effort to persuade the reader, and does not attempt to go above and beyond to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence. Makes a clear inference and/or discovery about the topic to prove the thesis statement and argument clearly with enough and relevant evidence Difficult ?to? determine? how? arrangement? of ?ideas? contributes ?to? argument.?? Parts? of ?the? argument? do? not ?hold ?together—jumps? around.? Paragraphs? disorganized ?and? unconnected. No? clear? sense? of? an? evolving ?argument? or? logical? arrangement? of? ideas; ?haphazard. Paragraphs ?incoherent,? undeveloped,? and? unrelated.
(0-17)
25
Research
Includes several current and topical scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research (5 or more sources)
(Works Cited page present with mostly no errors. Submitted to Turnit-In (ANGEL). Paper submitted through email will be disregarded. No grade shall be given.
9-10
Incorporates some scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research (4 sources)
Works Cited page with minimal errors
Submitted to Turnit-In (ANGEL)
Paper submitted through email will be disregarded. No grade shall be given.
(8) Incorporates very few scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research
(less than 4 sources) Works Cited page present
Submitted to Turnit-In (ANGEL)
Paper submitted through email will be disregarded. No grade shall be given.
(7) Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research
No sources used: No Works Cited pages
Submitted to Turnit-In (ANGEL)
Paper submitted through email will be disregarded. No grade shall be given.
(0-6) 10
Writing
(Mechanics/Citations) No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations
(18-20)
Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations
(17-16) Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations
(15-13)
Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations
(12-0)
20
Total
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