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ENG 240: Final Paper – Writing in the Disciplines Points: 500
PURPOSE: In this paper, you will continue to practice basic discourse patterns common to all academic writing, but with the specific focus of moving closer to the discourse conventions in your chosen major, recognizing that scholars in different fields may use somewhat different discourse patterns or conventions. This paper will also reinforce fundamental patterns of academic writing that apply to all fields. The purpose of the paper is also simply to practice more high-stakes writing before entering the upper-division courses of study.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Other Requirements:
Citation Style You will cite your paper in the citation style preferred by the discipline in which you are writing. Include a works cited or references page in the same citation style. If you use a citation style that is not MLA or APA, please let your instructor know which citation style you use.
Sources Academic writing is a conversation. Your final paper must use five credible sources that support your argument or add to the conversation around your main point. Two of your sources must be peer-reviewed journals. Two of your sources must not be listed on the course library guide. You must find them through your own research.
Acceptable scholarly sources include:
Acceptable popular sources include:
In many academic papers, popular sources will not be allowed, but since this paper may make a claim about a topical, polemic subject in your field, popular sources used for the sake of conveying popular interest or public exigency in a problem are acceptable if used judiciously. Finally, to be complete, your paper should make good use of the rhetorical strategy prolepsis—that is, you must anticipate and overcome skepticism.
The paper should consider all of the basic conventions of academic writing learned in ENG 102 (or whichever introductory composition course you completed at another university). The paper should be thoroughly edited and proofread.
Submission To repeat, final papers should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or as a .rtf file. Do not submit as a .pdf, a Microsoft works file, or a Word Perfect file. If you think there may have been any technological error when submitting your paper, it is best to email your paper to your instructor as a backup so you will not be counted late.
No Recycling!
If you took English 102 here at National, it might be tempting to improve your ENG 102 paper and turn it in for ENG 240. This is against the rules. You are expected to write a wholly new paper. Your instructor in this class will have taught ENG 102 many times before and will be familiar with all the subjects in ENG 102. On the flip side, since we are focusing on disciplines in this class, it might be tempting to try to recycle a research paper you have written in another class. This is also against the rules and will easily be detected by your instructor. To use the work written in one class to fulfill the requirements of another will be considered academic dishonesty, and the university may reprimand you. This class is about practice. You don’t become an excellent writer with just one try. So, please, recycle your aluminum cans and plastic water bottles, but recycling papers is not allowed in college-level work.
Criteria for Success
To understand what makes a successful paper, let’s look at the highest levels of the associated rubric.
Critical Thinking
Text in Conversation/Research
Thesis and Organization
Revision
Grammar, Style, and Citation
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