Research+Paper+2015

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=Create a focused research question & answer the question with a solid opinion defended with research.= =You are creating an argument and defending it with research to support your opinion.= //(The examples below are unfinished for a reason. These are just think tanks for you and of course you would create your own idea and find your own articles. You do NOT have to use any of the ideas below and perhaps they aren't appropriate for your focus)//
 * Reading the classics is essential for improving... : article 1 article 2 article 3 article 4
 * Reading the classics is an archaic, biased lens towards the world view; as a result, required reading in schools must be revised to include student choice, cultural variety, and gender equality. article 1
 * Required reading is... article 1 article 2
 * Perhaps you want to pursue or research the idea of censorship or book banning, perhaps in America, perhaps in the world, perhaps why specific geographical areas don't allow reading... article 1 article 2
 * Imagine a place where students/people aren't allowed to read (yes, such places exist). What opinion do you have about this?
 * Books of literary merit should be required reading in schools
 * How do we recover the love for reading?

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Due Dates:
4/22: all 4 research articles annotated 4/27: Claim, written text at least two pages with quotes, lead-ins, parenthetical citations 5/4: Final essay, printed MLA with works cited 5/4: Submit to turnitin.com

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