The Government VS African American Families
Your Final Research Essay should be argumentative, analytical, critical, and evaluative. Make sure to have a clear and consistent focus that will allow your readers to gain a rich understanding of what you are trying to say. Use your thesis statement as a guide to write your paper, and make sure that all your paragraphs stay “on topic” with your thesis. For this paper you will choose your own research topic. This topic must be approved after the submission of your Topic Proposal. Your finished essay must be uploaded to Blackboard/E-Campus before 11:59 PM on Wednesday December 12, 2018.
A successful essay will:
- “Hook” the intended audience with an interesting introduction.
- Include a clear thesis statement as the last sentence of the introduction.
- Be clear and consistent with purpose, audience, genre, and tone.
- Use vivid vocabulary that is appropriate, professional, and used correctly.
- Use correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, etc.
- Develop an unambiguous conclusion that reinforces your thesis.
- Give relevant details that help develop the claim.
- Carefully avoid repetition and wordiness.
Minimum requirements:
- Minimum of 1200 words (use Microsoft Word’s word count tool to check this). You cannot pass unless you meet the minimum word count.
- Word count is from first word of intro through last word of conclusion
- Title, header, and Works Cited page do not count toward word count
- Conform to MLA format in all particulars, including but not limited to:
- 12 pt. Times New Roman font
- 1” margins on all sides
- Double-spaced
- Original title
- Last name and page number in header (upper right-hand corner in margin)
- Full MLA heading (upper left-hand corner, below margin; four lines)
- Save document as Word .doc or Word .docx.
- Minimum of five sources:
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