RESEARCH RESEARCH DEBATE DEBATE PROJECTPROJECT

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I. TOPIC andI. TOPIC andTHESIS QUESTIONTHESIS QUESTION

Steroids in Sports. Exaggerated, unjustified, not dangerous

OR Understated/accurate, justified,

dangerous?

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II. ALL YOU KNOW II. ALL YOU KNOW ESSAY (AYK)ESSAY (AYK)

typed; essay format (headers, Intro, Conclusion);all you know about the issue, its history, and its advocates before you begin your research

4III. PRELIMINARY III. PRELIMINARY ANNOTATED ANNOTATED

BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY (PAB)(PAB)

5 sources per individual; each source is annotated (1 paragraph of

summary, 1 paragraph of evaluation of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos);

each group member will submit this P.A.B. to me with his/her name on it

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PAB (cont’d)PAB (cont’d)1. ALL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

o from the title page, NOT the card catalog

oappears like the Works Cited page2. SUMMARY

owith paraphrases & quotations3. ANALYSIS

omore than just agreeing or disagreeing, ofind contradictions, ofind insights and assumptions and

overgeneralizations, logos [fallacies], pathos, ethos)

6IV. FINAL IV. FINAL ANNOTATED ANNOTATED

BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY (FAB)(FAB)

each group selects the 5 best sources for its side of the issue;

each group member then contributes to a new, revamped annotation of these sources;

each group member will submit this F.A.B. to me with his/her name on it

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V. ANALOGYV. ANALOGYeach member of the group will compose

an analogy of this topic & submit it to me; see pages 300-303 in the textbook; analogies can be historical, scientific,

legal, medical, militaristic; *handouts are forthcoming;

ETHOS: admit that differences exist & admit the those differences o the differences should NOT be more

important than the similaritieso relate the similarities to your point

8VI. VI. FINAL FINAL ANALOGYANALOGY

each group will decide on its best analogythis analogy will appear in the

presentation and in the final draft of the essay (typically in the Conclusion)

no, you do NOT have to write and/or submit anything for this step

this is an UNGRADED assignment

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VII. DISCOVERYVII. DISCOVERYeach person in each group will be

responsible for creating a packet which contains the 5 final resources for that side;

then, each person will exchange his/her packet with a corresponding member of the other side;

in the end, each person will have the final 5 resources from his/her group AND the 5 final sources from the opposition

materials include the actual sources; not merely the bibliographic information to find the sources on his/her own

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VIII. WORKING VIII. WORKING OOUTLINEUTLINE

each group member will contribute to a detailed Working Outline of their project;

each group member will submit this to me with his/her name on it

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IX. PROPOSALIX. PROPOSAL the best way for me to explain this assignment is to

make an analogy. The proposal can be compared to the how-to essay you wrote in Eng 101. Just as you put the process of making Kool-Aid (for example) into a particular context, such as a quick and delicious thirst-quenching beverage, and thereby answered the so-what question, you will do the same with the process of this research project. Here, you will discuss this significance of the project (see #5 below) in your Introduction. In the paragraphs that follow, you will take each step in the process (starting with the AYK and ending with the presentations) and discuss what you did or what you will do, being as specific as necessary. The end of your proposal will resemble the end of any essay—with a conclusion. If the requirements of this assignment remain unclear at this point, I have included two alternate explanations below.

12PROPOSAL PROPOSAL (cont(cont’’d)d)

1.what you want to do2.how you will do it3.what you will do with it4.convince readers you are capable of

doing project & that project is worthwhile

13PROPOSAL PROPOSAL (cont(cont’’d)d)1.background research

owhy? what has led you to this project? owhat research has gone before

2.describe the project owhat you plan to do: ofind, collect, & read available research

from library, analyze it, & draw conclusions

3.explain methods & procedures oelaborates on previous description: owhich materials, how many, how you’ll

find them, your collection technique, the different materials you seek (books or journals)

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4.anticipate problems & requirements o can’t find materials needed, ohave to travel for interview

5.*discuss significance of your project o is your idea supported by your researcho --what the research says about the value

of your project, oNOT your guess or private opinion

(“interesting”)6.mention works consulted

o specific authors & their works you’ve read

oand how they are related and/or significant to your thesis

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X. OPPONENT’S X. OPPONENT’S CRITICCRITICALAL

RESPONSE to RESPONSE to FINAL ANNOTATED FINAL ANNOTATED

BIBBIBLIOGRAPHY LIOGRAPHY (OCR-FAB)(OCR-FAB)

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OCR-FABOCR-FABeach member of the group will contribute

to an evaluation of the opponent-group’s sources; this is similar to a F.A.B., but it is more critical; that is, the summary section is omitted and the evaluation section looks more to counter or rebut the use of this source; each member of the group will submit this to me with his/her name on it

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XI. SUMMARY XI. SUMMARY of of the OTHER SIDEthe OTHER SIDE

each member of the group will submit a full, fair, and objective summary of the Other Side;

this will be an individual (as opposed to a group) effort;

** in other words, each group will NOT summarize the opponent, but each person of that group will examine the information from Discovery and summarize the opposition;

this will appear in your final essay as the Other Side

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XII. RXII. ROUGH DRAFTOUGH DRAFTeach member of the group will write

his/her own essay; that is, although the groups will gather,

select, evaluate, and organize the data, each person will write his/her own paper AND use his/her own words AND follow the Rogerian Method AND create a complete Works Consulted

page (with the material from both sides);

**this is an INDIVIDUAL effort**

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XIII. FXIII. FINAL INAL OUTLINEOUTLINE

each group member will submit a Final Outline of the paper beforehand

taken from a polished Rough Draft

extremely detailed (more than a mere skeleton)

20XIV. WORKS XIV. WORKS CONSULTED CONSULTED PAGEPAGE

each member of the group will submit a final Works Consulted page,

checked for proper MLA format,

includes all material from both sides o10 sourcesoalphabetically listedonot separated by sides of the debate

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XV. FXV. FINAL DRAFTINAL DRAFTeach member of the group will submit a

final draft of the paper

this is an INDIVIDUAL assignment

while the information is shared, the words are not

35% of your final grade

22XVI. XVI. PPRESENTATIONRESENTATION

DAY ONE:

each group will present its side only; each member of the group will present; in other words, each person will be

responsible for a particular section; visual aides (graphs & charts) may be

utilized; in the interest of time, each person should

take only 5 minutes; the opposing group will look/listen for

weaknesses to rebut

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PPRESENTATIONRESENTATIONDAY TWO—REBUTTAL:

each group member will attempt to counter the opposition

arsenal=from Discovery and Presentation;**debate the issue, not the person

o this is an exercise in the healthy debate of an important issue;

o there is no right or wrong here;

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PPRESENTATIONRESENTATIONDAY THREE—SUMMATION:

each group member will have a chance o to offer concluding remarks, o to make corrections, o to offer concessions to the Other Side, o to offer possible solutions or a Third

Side

25XVII. GROUP XVII. GROUP GGRADERADE

each member of the group will grade the others in his/her group

no room for slackers here;

you will NOT grade yourself;

submit this typed form to me

and I will average the grades

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**GGRADESRADES**each individual assignment (grade from

me)group grade (from your group-mates)presentation grade (day 1) (from me)debate grade (day 2) (from me)summation (day 3) (from me)

****please beware of PLAGIARISM when it comes to individual assignments