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Homework

For this homework, you will The final product of this homework will be a thesis-driven, persuasive research essay that addresses the research question you established in the Topic Proposal. Audience Think of your audience for the Research Paper as a well-informed member of an academic discourse community who may not be familiar with your specific topic.

Remember what you learned about perspective and bias to construct your identity as the writer in relation to your imagined readers. Objectives Apply strategies for brainstorming and drafting a researched argument Locate, organize, and structure the key points in your argument Develop, warrant, and support a logical argumentative thesis statement Recognize, differentiate, and apply components and structures of a research paper Revise for content, rhetorical context, structure, and style Accept, interpret, and apply peer feedback in the revision process Apply strategies for proofreading at the sentence-level Process Revisit your Topic Proposal and Annotated Bibliography taking note of the following:

Research Question Topic relevance Methods Scope of Sources Gaps and Limitations in existing research Begin drafting the research paper. Use your annotated bibliography and synthesis homeworks as "raw material" to build upon. Once you have a completed first draft, participate in a peer-review session or schedule an appointment with the writing center. Take notes during your peer review or consultation so you'll know how to start revising your paper. Revise your research paper, focusing on content, rhetorical context, structure and style. Proofread your final draft, focusing on sentence-level errors, citation consistency, and overall document format.

Task

Though you may use other sources, consult your instructor if you want to use fewer than 6 of your original sources. The body of the research essay should be 7 to 8 pages (1750 to 2000 words) not counting the title page, abstract, references page, and appendices. Choose a topic from the course and create a mock exhibit proposal. To do this, you must find 5-6 primary sources on your topic and put together a narrative describing their importance and connection. For your sources, remember you are telling the viewer a story about a specific moment in history. Be sure to find robust sources that work well together in creating this overall experience. You will put these sources together in a slideshow with the following organization:

Slide I: Title of the Exhibit

Slide II: Exhibit overview: In 150 to 200 words, describe your exhibit. For this, you will provide general information and background. What would a visitor need to know to understand your exhibit? What context is important? Be sure to include factual information on the broader/period and moment.

Slide III: Reception: In 150 to 200 words, describe the feel and design of the overall exhibit. Would it be dark and moody or bright and airy? Would it be in a small room or spread out? Would you recreate anything to have in the space so people can see or touch or experience something there? In this section, also consider how your exhibit might be received. Is there any potential negative reaction to this exhibit?

Slides IV-X: Primary sources. For each primary source, provide the citation (in whatever form you would like), a copy of the source if possible, and any images that would complement the source. Then, write a 50 to 75 blurb for each that could serve as the label for that source in the overall exhibit.