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The information on the following tabs of this guide will help you identify keywords for your topic, find and evaluate different types of sources, and cite your sources.
Research Paper
The research paper topic will be inspired by a topic you find interesting from My Heart Can’t Even Believe It (Silverman) and/or Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body (Taussig). There is a list of possible topics in the “Topics” tab in this Library Guide.
Here is a list of the writing assignments that will lead to your final paper:
- Introduction Section
- Background Section
- Historical Context Section
- Findings Section
- Conclusion Section
Paper Requirements
Length - 6-8 pages of original writing (The Works Cited page is not included in these pages)
Sources - 5 minimum from the TC library. Most good papers include more than five library sources.
Additional valid and reliable sources may be used from the TC library and elsewhere. All sources in the Works Cited page should be referenced within your paper using parenthetical citations. Double-check this by using your Works Cited page as a checklist and ensure references to all your sources before submitting.
- MLA Citations and Formatting - 9th edition. (There is a sample paper link above.)
- Content - You will build your audience's background knowledge with your expert use of outside sources and your well-integrated and developed ideas about the topic. (Use the headings and subheadings styles rules from Purdue's OWL MLA Sample Paper).
- Analysis and critical thinking about the content you share
- Organization - logical progression of ideas
- Grammar - Academic language and structure consistent throughout research paper.
My heart can't even believe it : A Story of Science, Love, and Down Syndrome by Call Number: ENGL 1500This book is available for in-library use for 2 hours per day per student.
Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Call Number: ENGL 1500 RC 406 .P3 T38 2020This book is available for in-library use for 2 hours per day per student. A second copy is available for check out for 3 weeks.
