Instructions
Objective: Students will be able to write a five-paragraph expository essay with scholarly research that explains three points with well-developed and well-supported body paragraphs, five+ MLA format in-text citations, and a Works Cited page with five+ MLA corresponding entries.
First, please watch Prof K’s Video: Heroes Research Paper Instructions Links to an external site. https://collin.instructuremedia.com/embed/ae520fb5-ea47-462c-ac3f-796f8871dd72
Read Heroes and Breakthroughs in the Working Class World-1.docx file attached
If needed, you may review Prof K’s Video, Unlocking the Mystery: How to Write a College Research Paper, links to an external site. https://collin.instructuremedia.com/embed/8f5d0501-deed-4f9c-810d-134cf7c63c3f
Please note that this test-grade-equivalent assignment comes with a bonus opportunity! and update their papers accordingly may earn up to a grade of 110 on this assignment!
Assignment step- by- step directions:
Prepare: Read the materials and watch the videos listed above in the “prepare” section.
Preplan and Organize your thoughts: Use your Heroes Preplan, completed in a separate assignment.
Use Lib Guide Links to Find Secondary Sources–Using my INRW 0405 Lib Guide Prof K’s Lib Guide Research Shortcut LinksLinks to an external site. https://collin.libguides.com/kapocsiheroes research databases, locate your secondary sources: 1 scholarly journal article, 1 ebook or print book, and 3 database magazine articles or database newspaper articles or database websites that support your points and give examples that further explain your points. Include evidence from your research to support your points in your paper.
NEW! Summer 2023 Discovery Database Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIPkjRPJMS8 Librarian’s Video for Prof K’s Everyday Heroes Research Time Savers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2tpx20yBE&t=2s
Kapocsi INRW MLA Citations Summer 2023.docx file attached
Kapocsi INRW 04050 Books Summer 2023 Heroes Discovery.docx file attached
Kapocsi INRW 0405 Summer 2023 Articles MLA Heroes.docx file attached
Draft–using your preplan document, begin typing your rough draft essay in MLA format.
Paper Length–Your paper will include five paragraphs: introduction, three body paragraphs that explain your three reasons, and a concluding paragraph. Each body paragraph should be 11+ sentences in length.
Use 4-Part Quote Sandwich– Embed your quotes and paraphrases into a 4-part quote sandwich: lead up to the quote/paraphrase, share the quote/paraphrase, add an MLA in-text citation in parenthesis after your quote/paraphrase, and write a sentence or two to explain how the quote/paraphrase supports your point in that paragraph. 4-Part Quote Sandwiches. pptx. file attached Integrating Quotations into Sentences by IVCC https://facultyweb.ivcc.edu/rrambo/eng1001/quotes.htm
Format–You will use MLA format. Use the MLA format materials and links I have provided in Canvas Modules and these: .MLA Basics by Easy Bib https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/ MLA Format by OWL Purdue https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_overview_and_workshop.html
Add a corresponding MLA entry on your Works Cited page that corresponds to your in-text citations. Remember that when you find an article or ebook that you want to quote in a database, you may click on the database “cite” button, select MLA, and copy and paste your Works Cited page entry onto your Works Cited page document. MLA Citations Handout.CWC.Corresponding Citations-1.pdf file attached
Any borrowed material in your paper, whether paraphrased or quoted, must include both an in-text citation and a corresponding Works Cited page entry. A Works Cited page entry must correspond to at least one in-text citation in your paper.
Write your introduction paragraph and concluding paragraph. Your introduction must include a hook (story, quotes, statistics, or a combination with citations), background information, and a clear thesis with an overview of your three heroes.
Add a clever title. How to Think of an Interesting Essay Title https://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-Catchy-Title-for-Your-Paper/Essay
Check Grading Rubric: Preview the grading rubric, below, to see how you will earn your points on this assignment.