For this assignment, you will submit a rough draft of the research essay you have been working on. Your essay should make an argument about a topic, issue, or problem related to your field of study or work. Before you begin, be sure you have reviewed the sample research paper walk-through lecture video from Module 4.
These student research paper samples can also help give you an idea about the genre conventions of this writing assignment.
Socioeconomic Status and Food Deserts: Finding the Oasis download(Ahn, 2020)
The Collapse of US Railroads in the 20th Century download(Horner, 2020)
The Negative Internal and External Effects of Corporal Punishment on Children (Links to an external site.) (Philbrick, 2020)
Instructions
Your research essay should be thesis-based and should develop an argument related to your topic. Your essay should be 4 to 5 pages in length and should include 4 to 5 scholarly sources from the Excelsior College Library.
Although the structure of your research essay should follow a traditional organization with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, APA format should be used for the general page set up (cover page, line spacing, font, etc.) and for source documentation (in-text citations and references).
For this rough draft only, you will add MEAL plan notes to one of your body paragraphs. For the first or one of the first body paragraphs in your rough draft of your research essay, you will label each section of your MEAL plan paragraph with an M for Main idea, E for Evidence, A for Analysis, and L for Lead out. You should put the letters in parentheses AFTER the corresponding section. Please see the sample. download
Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you upload it.
