Cancer

Research Essay
This essay will be the culminating portion of the semester. It will demonstrate your knowledge of college composition, formal writing, research, and critical thinking. Research power points will be provided on the Canvas Discussion Board and links will be provided on Canvas Pages. The paper will be 4-5 pages double-spaced in Times Roman and in 12-inch font. Do not go over 5 pages or you may have a grade deduction. This essay is not meant to be a book
report. Read thoroughly on your subject and form a research question. State a claim regarding the topic and create a thesis. Support the thesis with in-text citations and a properly formatted Works Cited Page
(MLA- see Owl@purdue or NVCC Woodbridge Library with questions).
Research Essay Rubric
Introduction (thesis)/Conclusion:
Evidence of Research/Synthesis of Sources:
Works Cited:
Mechanics (Grammar/Spelling/Sentence Structure):
Suggested Topics for Research
Please choose one topic to research. Create an Annotated Bibliography and synthesize your important resources.
Technology and Media
Digital Literacies (Ohio State University Digital Narratives and others)
New London Group
Gaming as Study (MIT Lab/Course of Study)
Gorilla Girls
MOOCS
What is Art? (Graffiti versus traditional art)
Feminist Theory – you may use several of these topics or one in your essay
bell Hooks. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (Mexico)
Virginia Woolf Sarah and Angelina Grimke (Southern Abolitionists)
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin Judy Chicago (The Dinner Party)
Women in Ancient Greece. Eleanor Roosevelt
Christine de Pizan (Italy) Mary M. Bethune
Social Justice
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King (Birmingham Jail essay)
Sherman Alexie
Harvey Milk
Environmental Issues
Plastic Pollution/BPA
Monsanto Controversy
Global Warming
Space Program
Cancer
Authors – you may research any of the authors we have covered
John Updike
Ernest Hemingway
Tennessee Williams
James Baldwin
James Joyce
Tim O’Brien
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Etc.