Diverse perspectives
In this major assignment, you will write a research essay that integrates at least two different primary perspectives on a topic and uses at least 4 quality sources.
For this assignment, you’ll write an unbiased research paper comparing and contrasting at least two different viewpoints on a topic of your choice.
Your essay should be approximately 1250 words plus a Works Cited page.
Your audience for this assignment is someone who is unfamiliar with your topic.
This challenge focuses on four major goals:
Discover an opportunity for learning based on academic research
Select a topic for which there are multiple, diverse perspectives and arguments
Create research questions to guide your exploration of these diverse perspectives
Narrow your topic appropriately. The goal is offer an in-depth examination of small part of a broader, more complex topic.
Collect, document, and integrate evidence from research material
You must use at least four credible sources for your essay.
Sources must not be used in class (such as a textbook reading or assigned article).
Research and summarize expert knowledge and diverse perspectives on the topic to develop a mediated argument that clarifies your understanding and contributes to the conversation
Identify and present the reasons why some people think one way and others think another way
Your goal is not to discover who is “right.” Your goal is to remain unbiased and understand the issues that impact how people view this topic without arguing for a side.
