Introduction to the RESEARCH PAPER

Class, now is the time to post your research introduction.  We will treat this in the same way as the previous blogging assignment.  However, I want you to respond to two of your peers who you had not responded to in the last blog.  This will give you an opportunity to read other research ideas.  In your two responses to your peers, be sure to offer suggestions for improvement in the introduction.  The introduction should be about 400-600 words.  So, it should be thorough.  Remember, it is an introduction to a research argument.  Keep the thesis as the last sentence.  You may use one or two paragraphs for the introduction.  Good Luck everyone!  In your critique of one another - everything counts - mechanics too.  Remember - offer critiques to two other peers (none of the two from the last blog).

RESEARCH PROPOSAL: SUPPORT and OBJECTIONS

Your task for this blog is in a number of parts (so read carefully):

1.  Write your approved research thesis

2.  List three major support points (you may have more, but list the best three).

3.  List three objections that someone else may have toward your thesis.

Write a paragraph explaining why your support is the best you can do for this thesis.

Write a paragraph explaining why these objections are the most prominent for your thesis.

Finally, respond to TWO of your peers' postings.  Read their thesis, their support, and the proposed objections to their thesis.  This is where you can all help one another.  Once there have been two replies to a student, you should then choose someone else for your reply - this insures that everyone gets feedback to their thesis.  This blogging assignment is worth more than double the points:  your personal blog = 10 points; each peer feedback (two maximum) = 5 points each; Total blog = 20 points