Your final research essay is a 4-5 page research essay answering one of the prompts below. You will use scholarly research sources to support your thesis statement; this means you will use one quote from three different research articles (so there will be three research quotes total in the essay). You can use things you have written in your homework responses as drafts for this essay, but be sure you revise your responses (fix the errors).
Page length: 4-5 pages
Sources Required: 3 from library database (CREDO, JSTOR, Academic Search Compelte).
Format: MLA (double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, no cover page, title, etc.). Works Cited page in MLA format: see https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html (Links to an external site.)
Prompts (select ONE prompt from below to write your research essay):
1. Discuss the benefits of feminism in Hip Hop.
2. Discuss the ways hip hop has changed since its beginnings and analyze whether these changes are overall a positive or a negative.
3. Discuss how an Afrocentric education can benefit HBCU students.
4. Discuss how African American poetry reclaims Africa and their overall representation of Africa as positive, negative, fictional, romanticized, etc. (Has to be poems we read in class).
Reminder:
*comma splice; I went to the store, and I bought food.
*run-on sentences;
*avoid first person (I/we/our); avoid second person (you)
*coherence/clarity
* 5 paragraph structure (intro with thesis as last sentence; body para 1, body para 2, body para 3; conclusion).
* If you plagiarize, depending on the amount, you could have points taken off to failing the entire assignment without the ability to re-submit it.
Rubric
Humanities Rubric
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroductionYou should begin with a good hook (not begin as if mid-conversation). You should indicate what your topic is, why it is important, and how you plan to proceed with your discussion. In many academic disciplines, your introduction should contain a thesis. |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesisIt should present the topic of your paper and also make a comment about your position in relation to the topic. Your thesis statement should tell your reader what the paper is about and also help guide your writing and keep your argument focused. It should have three clear reasons/evidence/prongs. |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch Quality & QuantityDoes the essay contain the required number of research quotes? Are the sources scholarly, peer-reviewed from library database? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuotation IncorporationAre the quotes/speakers introduced? Are they integrated into the paragraph smoothly? Parenthetical citation correct? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTextual EvidenceDo you provide quotes from primary sources (texts read in class)? Do you connect these pieces of evidence to research and analysis? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelopment of IdeasDo you analyze texts? Do you discuss the texts and research in a critical manner? Do not just summarize. |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization of EssayDoes the essay flow in a logical manner? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeParagraph TransitionsUse transition statements at the start of paragraphs and within paragraph to make ideas flow. |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeParagraph UnityDoes each paragraph focus on one idea at a time? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Essay formatMLA: required information in the left hand corner of 1st page; double-spaced; 12 pt Times New Roman Font; interesting title centered; paragraphs indented; book and article titles in proper format; |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAcademic LanguageDo not use first or second person in academic writing; avoid colloquialisms; slang. |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWorks CitedIs the Works Cited included? Formatted in MLA properly? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar/Punctuation(-2 for each error) |
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40.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePlagiarism/Extra CreditI will deduct points for plagiarism; if you go to CASA or Writing Center and show evidence of visit, I will add points. |
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0.0 pts |
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Total Points: 100.0 |
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Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson
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