This is a second part to an essay. please write this essay as a continuation for the first one. The first part has already been written and will be attached here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lsrMGOtzeQehIfxs482lZIEs80MEXP0zsfTjztHLAuY/edit. Sources have already been sited so please use them accordingly. This is the prompt: ”
Research Essay B
Thus far this semester, you have collected at minimum six
sources of academic research related to a topic of your choice. These
sources, which have primarily come from an academic perspective, each
contain their own point of view and unique perspectives of the topic in
question, or on an adjacent topic that is useful for illuminating the
core conceit of your argument. Now, at the culmination of the process of
researching and coming to terms with these sources, it is time to begin
composing the essay itself.
However, research writing, particularly academic research
writing, is a challenging task. For this reason, we will be writing the
essay in two stages: an Essay A and Essay B, if you will. In Essay B,
your goal is to take the disparate pieces of your argument from Essay A
and coalesce them into a coherent conclusion. Your reader should be left
clear as to why the different elements and sources of your research are
relevant to the rhetorical situation you have chosen, as well as what
the new understanding you wish for them to come to is.
What you are not tasked with doing (anymore) is providing new
context to the conversation that your reader would be unfamiliar with
(that’s Essay A!). The main goal of this section of the essay is to pull
the various elements of your argument into a final, ultimate
understanding of the topic in an academic, third person voice.
Other logistics:
- Essay should be between 1500-2000 words, or
thereabouts. This length should be sufficient to explore the topic in
some depth without becoming overwhelming or unwieldy as a writer or as a
reader. - Essay should use MLA or APA formatting for in-text citations and Works Cited, in line with your Fully Annotated Bibliography.
- As opposed to the FAB, you do NOT need to
include full annotations for every entry. For the rough drafts, a simple
Works Cited including the core source information is all that is
needed. - You are also tasked with creating an abstract
(~150-250 words) summarizing your research essay as a whole and placing
it in the context of your respective field. Abstracts can be affixed at
the end of your document, after the Works Cited.”