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1. Choose your topic -

You are required to find your own "niche" within the assigned topic, "Animal Rights; Human Rights," and you must discuss animal rights in relation to human rights.

Please consult the instructor if you need further clarification.

Do not attempt to use work from other courses

You will receive a grade of zero on the assignment if this happens.

Come up with a working thesis and rough outline.

2. Conduct your research -

You will need a minimum of eight outside sources, but you will likely need more.

Gather sources and sift through them. Once you have finalized your sources, move on to the formal planning phase.

3. Formally plan your essay -

Devise an expanded thesis statement and detailed outline.

Without a strong expanded thesis statement, your essay will likely lack focus.

Does your thesis statement strictly adhere to the topic?

Are you making a unified argument?

Have you reviewed the handouts?

4. Write your essay -

Draw interest, offer your refutation strategy, and put forth your thesis.

Each body paragraph should be devoted to explaining and supporting a specific subtopic.

Each body paragraph should contain a topic sentence, and each (excluding the first) should have a smooth transition connecting it to the previous.

Support your claims throughout your essay via research and logical analysis.

Conclude your essay. Maintain interest, summarize your subtopics and offer an overall conclusion that sounds familiar yet fresh.

5. Research strategies -

You must use the online database (periodicals) searches to conduct your research. These are treated the same as print sources, so they are not classified as general internet sources. You may also cite books from the library.

There are instances where web sites are appropriate (government documents etc.), but if you wish to use sources from the web, they MUST be approved by your instructor. You can either email the link or talk to your instructor outside of class. If you fail to seek this approval, your sources will automatically be deemed invalid.

This rule is for your own protection as you can end up with a low grade due to invalid research.

Avoid excessively citing the same source throughout your essay. The common error is to focus mostly on a single source throughout the entire body of your essay; instead, cite a variety of sources in each of your body paragraphs.