For your final essay, you should bring together the research you conducted in your annotated bibliography to write a clear, interesting, and well-structured paper that answers a basic sociological research question.
sociology
Description
SOCI 102 – Final Essay
15% of course grade
Topic-
poverty and immigration
Instructions
For your final
essay, you should bring together the research you conducted in your annotated
bibliography to write a clear, interesting, and well-structured paper that
answers a basic sociological research question.
Your final essay should be written in a formal academic style, 12-point
font, double-spaced, and should be approximately 5-8 pages, excluding your
bibliography. Please see the box below for writing advice and resources.
Other
information:
DO NOT COPY YOUR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WORD
FOR WORD:
Because my
expectation is that you have fully read the articles and have a good
understanding of the content, you should do your best to write the essay in
your own words.
Wholesale
copying of content in your annotated bibliography (except for quotations,
properly cited) will be penalized. Please see the grading rubric on the
next page for details.
REFERENCES & CITATION STYLE:
Please
format your in-text citations and references in APA Style, 7th
edition. Please see the following resources for more information:
·
https://libguides.csudh.edu/citation/apa-7
·
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_changes_7th_edition.html
·
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/
BONUS OPPORTUNITY:
Up to 3
bonus points may be awarded if a student is able to effectively make
connections between their essay topic and ideas covered in SOCI 101/102.
GRADING:
Please see
the next two pages for specific requirements.
You will be
graded on the following:
·
Clarity
of research question/thesis
·
Quality
of research
·
Ability
to answer your research question
·
Clarity
of writing
·
Spelling
and Grammar
·
Citations
and references
DUE DATE:
This essay
has a flexible due date. However, you should ensure that your final essay is
submitted to the D2L Dropbox by the final day of all classes for the semester - April 9, 2020 at 11:30PM.
