Dvorak+-+AP+English+11


 * English AP 11: Language and Composition **
 * Social/Environmental Issue Research Paper **

[[file:APresearch Dvorak.pdf]][[file:DvorakAnnotatedBibliography.pdf]]
Of necessity, the instructions for this assignment are somewhat vague. Each student will have to explore different resources and will need to develop an individual approach to the subject. **The goal is a detailed exploration of a social or environmental issue impacting our world today.**
 * The Assignment **

The minimum length for this assignment is EIGHT to TEN pages, very short for a research paper. If you cannot stretch your material to this minimum, you don't have enough material or—more likely—aren’t examining it closely enough. Believe it or not, the chief reason people run out of things to say is that they have defined their topics too broadly. A narrow, tightly focused topic will allow you to get specific and dig into the finer shades of the topic, and finding enough to write about will be no problem. Avoid vague generalizations.
 * Length **

The research essay will be graded according to the following rubric: 10 Organization 10 Sentence Fluency 10 Conventions 10 Ideas 10 Citations/Works Cited Page __10 MLA Format/3rd person__ 60 Total
 * Rubric **

**Due Dates:** 28 January: Detailed Proposal 3 February: Annotated Bibliography 7 February: Outline 11 February: Rough Draft #1—at least SIX pages 15 February: Rough Draft #2—Complete draft! 18 February: Final Draft due

//notes: all assignments must be typed and the// PDF of the assignment above //must be attached to the back of your final draft//

The online edition of [|World Book Encyclopedia] should provide good background information for your topic. The password is available in the library.

Use the //[|Digital Pipeline]// to find online resources on your topic. Necessary passwords are available in the library. When searching in a database... • Try //Resources for Students > College// • Try //Categories > Reference Suite// //@ Facts.com// (Try //Issues & Controversies, Today's Science,// and //World News Digest//)