Research Based Argumentative Essay 30% of final grade

You will design a research based inquiry based on the work you did analyzing a text or phenomenon in the Analytical Essay. That is, to start, you will ask a specific question in regard to your material, and you will determine where you need to go and what you need to find to answer it. You will synthesize ideas and information from class readings and other sources, define your lens, and organize your paper using a thesis statement or question, while providing reasons and evidence to support your conclusions. I expect you to develop and organize your paper around your own argument, one that you have thought through and mapped out. This paper will not be a report on what your sources think about a topic, nor will it be a matter of you taking a particular side regarding an issue, or simply presenting your opinion about a topic.

Your inquiry will determine the types of sources you use, but in your paper, you will evaluate your sources, summarize them succinctly i n your own words, and follow proper citation protocols.

Include a “Works Cited” page at the end of your paper (this does not count toward your page count).

Length: 8 double-spaced pages

Sources for these topics we used in class:

– A Workbook for Arguments, Weston, Appendix III – Argument Mapping, p. 262

Do the Mapping Complex Arguments exercises starting on p. 271

https://docplayer.net/65867076-Arguments-a-complete-course-in-critical-thinking.html

– https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-tensions-of-scientific-storytelling

– https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php

– Italo Calvino, The Last Channel, approx. 4-5 pp

http://www.ruanyifeng.com/calvino/2008/12/the_last_channel_en.html

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP3c1h8v2ZQ

But if you want to steer away from writing about journalism and write about technology instead here are some sources we used in class:

http://wiobyrne.com/what-is-blockchain/

https://wrenchinthegears.com/2018/09/08/welcome-to-your-permanent-record/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-blockchain-platform-creates-digital-assets-from-personal-data

What is the IoT? Everything you need to know about the Internet of Things right now, Steve Ranger, 2/3/20

https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-the-internet-of-things-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-iot-right-now/

What Is The Internet Of Bodies? And How Is It Changing Our World? Forbes, Bernard Marr, 12/6/19

https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-the-internet-of-things-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-iot-right-now/