****I HAVE INCLUDED PDFS OF 4 SOURCES THAT NEED TO BE USED IN THIS ESSAY AND THE 5TH SOURCE LINK WILL BE BELOW. PLEASE USE THE SOURCES GIVEN. ALSO PLEASE THE ESSAY NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 5 PAGES AND NEEDS TO INCLUDE A WORKS CITED AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE ESSAY NEEDS TO BE 5 PAGES AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL WORKS CITED AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
https://www.procon.org/headlines/police-body-cameras-top-3-pros-and-cons/
Getting Started on Essay #3 The Prompt: Researched Argument Essay
This researched argument will be a persuasive essay that synthesizes (puts together) different points of view based on reading multiple sources and multiple types of sources. The paper should assert an opinion that your research supports. Remember that this is a researched argument—not a book report—hence the need for your OWN opinion.
Language/ Identity-inspired prompts:
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Do the pros outweigh the cons of police officers being required to wear body cameras?
Research Paper Steps Overview
Remember that this final paper will be a persuasive essay– not a book report. You will be conducting research about a controversy in order to write a paper expressing and supporting your argument.
What You Will Do for the Research Paper:
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Conduct research using PCC’s library resources
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Write a rough draft of your research paper
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Turn in your final draft of your research paper.
Additional Requirements of the Assignment:
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The paper should present a thesis that is specific, manageable, provable, and contestable—in other words, the thesis should offer a clear position, stand, or opinion that will be proven with research.
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You need to research and cite from at least five sources. You must use at least 3 different types of sources.
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At least two sources must be from a PCC library database.
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At least one source must be from a credible website outside the PCC database– a website that is appropriate for academic use.
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At least one source must be scholarly. (These may be articles from PCC library databases or books that are “peer reviewed.” We will go over these in this module.)
NOTE: Even though you are not required to use the following types of sources, here are some other sources to consider for your paper:
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Books, anthologies or textbooks (including e-versions of these)
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Documentaries (must be non-fiction films)
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Interviews
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Podcasts
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The paper should not over-rely on one main source for most of the information. Rather, it should use multiple sources and synthesize the information found in them.
This paper will be at least 5 full pages, plus a Works Cited. It may be up to 7 pages in length, plus Works Cited page. This means you need to turn in at least 5 full pages of text. The Works Cited page does NOT count towards length requirement.
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You must use MLA format for the body of the paper, the in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. Please review MLA requirements from the 2nd Module if you are unsure.
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You must integrate quotations and paraphrases using signal phrases and analysis or commentary.
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You must sustain your argument, use transitions effectively, and use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
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Your paper must be logically organized and focused.
Audience:
Think of your audience as a well-read individual who may have heard about the controversy you are researching, but has a fuzzy understanding of it overall, and either does not yet hold an opinion or holds the opposite opinion from the one that you are advocating.
Purpose:
Your purpose is to persuade your audience to care about, consider, and maybe even act upon the position you are advocating. To achieve this primary purpose, you will also need to inform your reader about the controversy and why various groups hold different opinions on it.
Assignment:
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At least two sources must be from a PCC library database.
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At least one source must be from a credible website outside the PCC database– a website that is appropriate for academic use.
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At least one source must be scholarly. (These may be articles from PCC library databases or books that are “peer reviewed.” We will go over these in this module.)
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The fifth source can be another one of the types listed above OR can be:
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A book, anthology or textbook (including e-version)
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A documentary (must be non-fiction)
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An interview
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A podcast
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A fifth source of your choosing (may repeat a type of source from required types).
Make sure that you have evaluated any website or other sources you use to ensure that they are reliable sources for use in an academic paper (see the video on the page “Evaluating Resources for Reliability“).
What to Include:
An annotated bibliography includes (1) a full, alphabetized MLA Works Cited list of every source you’ve used while researching your proposition, and (2) underneath every Works Cited entry is an annotation—a summary and evaluation of how you might use the source in your essay. Your annotations should, in one fully developed paragraph, accomplish these 2 tasks in this order:
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Summarize the source: What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article or website? What topics are covered? If someone asked you what this article/book/website is about, what would you say? Try to keep this summary around 3 sentences.
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Evaluate the source: Once you’ve summarized a source, you need to evaluate whether it is credible and relevant enough to cite. Is it a useful source for your purposes? How might you use it to help shape your argument? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Finally, is the information reliable? Is this source biased? Try to keep your evaluation around 3 sentences
INTRODUCTION:
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Hook- Suggested Options to Choose From: Anecdote (from your experience or research), Myths (“Most people think that . . . ; but in fact . . .), Reference to a relevant current event (be sure to cite a source), Surprising fact or statistic.
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Bridge- Quick background to issue; explanation of why the issue is controversial, current, and worthy of your reader’s attention. Build common ground with skeptical readers; If you plan to integrate personal writing, here would be the place you explain your connection to the topic. Build to your thesis.
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Thesis – YOUR position on the controversy
BODY PARAGRAPHS:
(Each one should include a claim in the topic sentence, evidence, and analysis. The evidence in each should come from researched sources.
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Definitions and/or Background Information- contextual information necessary for your reader to understand the argument (e.g., for an essay on Occupy Wall Street, what is Occupy Wall Street, where and when did it start, how who is involved, etc.); not too much of this, just enough so that the reader has a clear understanding of the issue.
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(Optional) Historical and/or social context-this is also a good place to include any relevant historical or social context for the controversy, if you’d like to include it.
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Acknowledgment of Opposing Viewpoints- perspectives other than your position; balanced presentation of opposing positions.
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Reason #1: First Major Sub-Argument or Area of Evidence Supporting Your Position
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Reason #2: Second Major Sub-Argument or Area of Evidence Supporting Your Position
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Reason #3 Third Major Sub-Argument or Area of Evidence Supporting Your Position
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Reason #4 (and any other supporting reasons or areas of evidence you need or want to include.)
CONCLUSION
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Make recommendations and conclusions
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Reinforce argument in light of material covered above. Show once and for all how the evidence leads to the conclusions
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Give a sense of closure- Suggested Options to Choose From: Close the frame that your introduction opens (i.e. return to the hook and now look to a better future), Look to the future, Excellent final quote