Format: 6-8 pages (or approximately 1500-2000) words, thesis-driven essay, appropriate APA or MLA format, 1” margins, double space, 12 pt. font.
Source Requirements: To get a full picture of a subject, you need to consult a variety of perspectives that go beyond one particular angle. Because each topic and research question will call for a different number and type of sources, what is listed below is merely the minimum. You will need to go beyond these requirements to find additional sources in each category to help you learn more about your topic:
- 3 scholarly articles that you’ve closely read, annotated, and are essential to understanding your topic.
- One of your sources can come from the synthesis essay.
- Online Comment found in response to a Tweet, Facebook thread, review, comment thread, or blog, or other online space.
- 2 Popular Sources from either a long-form magazine article (like The Atlantic or the New Yorker or another source provided for the synthesis essay); a newspaper article (from the New York Times or the Huffington Post); or a book written for a non-academic audience; a video, movie, or television show.