Professional Documents
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Create an essential research question that reflects a career, social, economic, or lifestyle issue
EXAMPLES:
Female CEOs What are the most important jobs of the future Marriage equality Does pop music/TV influence youth or the other way around Central Valley economics Poverty in the US Immigration law reform Influence of social networking sites Anything you can think of!
What are the benefits of hands-on learning in the contemporary high school classroom?
What challenges face the availability of water for farmers in the Central Valley?
KEEP IN MIND: Expository can mean any of the 7 rhetorical modes. In this case, the easiest modes in which to write your thesis paper are:
Argumentative Definition Compare/Contrast Cause/Effect
Choose whichever of these modes works best for the focus you want your topic to take. See me if you need help choosing.
You may also refer to the Rhetorical Modes board in C3 for sample essays in each mode.
You must also have a Works Cited at the end of your paper, with all sources properly credited.
Example:
Bard, Joseph. The State of Our Economy. Time 20 Nov. 2010: 70-71. Print.
MLA is the #1 required research format in both universities and the workplace. Without it, you are plagiarizing, which can cost you your job or your place in a school. So learn it, and learn it now!