FIRST DELIVERABLE
(1) Opinion Paper (due week 2): In this paper you will
state a topic that you are interested in researching and
justify why it is important to research. While this is
based on your personal opinion, we expect that you will
build an effective argument to justify your area of
interest. You should bring in information from two sources
of any kind (including blogs and newspaper reports) to
support your argument. Length: 2 pages.
Submit via Collect-It in Word format only.
Due by 6 p.m. on day of class.
Booth, Chapter 3: From Topics to Questions
Strunk and White, Chapter II Elementary Principles of
Composition and Chaper V: An Approach to Style
SAMPLE (unlike in sample, remember you need TWO SOURCES in
yours):
First_paper_example