Any research topic (Arts/culture, current events, education, ethics, gov., health, history

You must research the rhetorical situation for your inquiry, including a brief history of the topic, its existing critical discourse, and why this is a relevant research project at this particular cultural moment. You are welcome to conduct and include your own original research if it will benefit your project. Imagine the audience for this essay a “general academic” one that includes both your peer and me as your instructor: we hope to be interested in, intrigued by, and ultimately persuaded by the argument that you develop here.

-A thesis statement that includes a strong claim, sound reasoning, and piques reader interest
-Plenty of specific and vivid evidence drawn from documented sources
—NEED TO INCORPORATE AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT SOURCES, SIX OF WHICH MUST BE PEER-VEVIEWED, SHCOLARLY TEXTS
—A works cited list (in MLA format) at the end of the essay
-Topic sentences that organize and introduce the various sections of your discussion
-Detailed analysis that explains the relationship between your thesis statement and each major piece of evidence that you include
-Clear organization of your evidence and analysis that answers the questions: How does this information relate to the information included directly before it? Directly after it? To the thesis itself?
-Thorough close readings that unpack and analyze direct quotations and relate their significance to the essay’s larger arguments
-Careful attention to the expectations of a general academic audience with regard to language, usage, style, and tone
-The works cited list does not count toward the word requirement
-Page numbers and a word count at the top of the essay.