Writing Homework Help

You will practice researching the topic, evaluating a variety of source material, and correctly documenting sources in

Directions:

Nearly all scholarly writing makes an argument. That’s because its purpose is to and share new knowledge so it can be debated to confirm, dis-confirm, or improve it. That arguing takes place mostly in journals and scholarly books and at conferences. It’s called the scholarly conversation, and it’s that conversation that moves forward what we humans know.

Your scholarly for classes should do the same—make an argument—just like your professors’ journal article, scholarly book, and conference presentation does. (You may not have realized that you’re required to do mirrors what scholars all over the university, country, and world must do to create new knowledge and debate it. Of course, you may be a beginner at constructing arguments in writing, while most professors have been at it for some time. And your audience (for now) also may be more limited than your professor’s. But the process is much the same. As you research assignments, you, too, are entering the scholarly conversation.

Making an argument means trying to convince others that you are correct as you describe a thing, situation, relationship, or phenomenon and/or persuade them to take a particular action. Important not just in college, that skill will be necessary for nearly every professional job you hold after college. So learning how to make an argument is good job preparation, even if you do not choose a scholarly career.

“The Purpose of Argument.” PressBooks. Ohio State University.

To convince others of your argument, presenting your opinions is not enough. You want to provide credible, relatable, and relevant sources. This assignment will get you started on finding one of these sources in our Cuyamaca College Library Databases. (Links to an external site.)

Your job for this assignment is to find practice using these databases by finding one source on your topic.

Step 1: Review

First, review our Research Guide here. Pay particular attention to the information about finding sources in the Cuyamaca College Library. (Links to an external site.)

Step 2: Find a Database

Go to the Articles and Databases (Links to an external site.)part of the library website. Select a database you want to use (you might have to try out a couple to find what you need).

Step 3: Research

Go into the database and do some research! Find an article that deals with your topic for Essay 3 Prompt-Social Justice Issue.

Step 4: Worksheet

the worksheet below is based on the article you selected:

Researched Source Worksheet

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Section 1: Finding your results
What keywords did you type into your search engine? What types of resources did you retrieve?
How many results did you get? How many resources on the first page were about your topic?
What keyword combinations produced the most relevant results?
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Section 2: Collect your results.
Below, give details on the article you selected.
 Article Title:
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 Title of publication:
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 Author’s name (use the first author listed):
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 Date Published: _____________________________________________________
 Email article to yourself: ☐ done!
Section 3: Reflect on your results:
1 make a short academic summary of the article you chose:
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2. Select three quotes that you can potentially use as your Information sections when you add
this article to your sources for Essay 3.
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3. Why did you select this article? What made you believe that it is credible and reliable?
How will it help you support your argument in Project 3?
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