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Preparing for Submission Five: Final Paper Guidelines and Requirements

Submission Five (30% of your final grade) requires you to compile previous submissions into a cohesive essay, revising them as needed. Minimum length is 25 pages with at least 25 sources, while not exceeding 40 pages. Ensure your conclusion addresses the title question, supports it with strong arguments, includes moral reasoning, and outlines a plan for solving identified social issues. Don’t forget to document your civic engagements and field research. Submit two copies by May 4th at 9:50 AM, along with a research file and compliance with MLA formatting.

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Preparing for Submission Five: Final Paper Guidelines and Requirements

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  1. The End of the Semester

  2. Submission Five – 30% • Final graded version • No new sections of Writing.

  3. Submission Five- 30% • All prior submissions knitted together into one coherent essay. • Minimum: 25 pages and 25 sources. Maximum: 40 pages!

  4. Revise • Think of old papers as first drafts! • Submission 5 is an improved version of 2, 3 and 4 in content and in form.

  5. Grading Write your paper according to the common rubric

  6. The Conclusion to the paper

  7. Beef it Up!

  8. Things that Must be in the conclusion • Your conclusion/solution must include: • Your answer to the title question • Your argumentation that supports this answer • Your moral reasoning that supports this answer

  9. More on the conclusion • It must also contain • Your specific plan to solve the social problems identified in the beginning of your project • How your field research did (or did not) impact your final thinking • How your civic engagement impacted your conclusion as appropriate

  10. The Conclusion The end of the project • for example, what you see as the future of the controversy • what doing this project meant to you • how your opinions about the controversy changed over time; etc.

  11. Things to Add to the Appendix for Paper 5 • Include • Copies of legislation • Your interview Questions • Documentation of your civic engagement

  12. Submitting the paper

  13. Where and When • Doyle 206 • By 9:50 AM • May 4th

  14. What to turn in • Two copies of your final paper • The Research File • An uploaded file to turnitin.com

  15. Paper Copy #1 • The Graded Version • 100% MLA Form on the header and the pages • MLA in this paper is 2.25% of your final grade!

  16. Paper Copy #2 • This goes to the man • Use your id instead of your name in the header and on page numbers • Omit my name from the MLA header on page 1

  17. Turnitin.Com via Blackboard • This paper must also be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on May 4th • Failure to do this will result in a 10 point deduction on the Paper 5 grade. • Don’t leave points on the board

  18. The Research File • This is 5% of your final graded and must be turned in with your paper • You should note whether or not you want it back.

  19. What the Research File must contain • It must be organized in an easily accessible way • Previous submissions (1-4) • You can just turn in the graded copies if you would like • Notes that you have taken

  20. What about Books and Articles? • Printouts of online material used • E.g. Cq Researcher • Photocopies of articles used • Do not photocopy entire books, but include notes and/or photocopies of pages used

  21. More on the Research File • Notes from interviews • Notes from civic engagement • The Contact information of your interviewees (name, position, phone, email)

  22. The Research File • This is an opportunity cost • Basic works best • No extra points for being cute

  23. As Mentioned in Lecture 1, Capstone is a Job, and you are almost out of work!

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