Important Stuff to Remember About Your Research Essay:
1. You will revise your position essay into a research essay by
integrating quotes and paraphrases into it from outside sources.
2. You should have a minimum of three sources. Each of these
sources must come from Valencia’s databases. (I highly
recommend using Opposing Viewpoints, Points of View, and
Newsstand.) Also, each source must be listed on the Works Cited
page using proper MLA guidelines.
3. You should have a minimum of six quotes or citations. Each
quote or paraphrase must be taken from one of your chosen
sources. Also, each quote or paraphrase must be in the proper
MLA format for in-text citations.
4. Your essay should be between 1,000-1,200 words. Of course, you
are revising your position essay into a research paper by adding
quotes and paraphrases, so you already have a minimum of 800
words before you even begin.
5. The entire essay should be in MLA format. In other words, do not
include a cover page, an abstract, photos, or nonstandard fonts.
6. You must submit your essay as an MSWord attachment. Any
other format will not be accepted.
7. Your research essay will be checked for plagiarism. Please do not
be tempted into copying an essay or sections of an essay from
somewhere else. If you have uncredited passages from outside
sources, you could get a “0” on this essay!
Sources from Valencia databases.
1- “Mother knows too well value of education.” Australian [National, Australia], 7 Feb. 2013, p. 7. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A317785403/OVIC?u=lincclin_vcc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=be958eba. Accessed 11 Mar. 202
“N.B. pledges school funds McKenna says ‘education is the key to economic success’.” Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada], 22 June 1992, p. A10. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A164046986/OVIC?u=lincclin_vcc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=32fec612. Accessed 11 Mar. 2023.
Schools of dreams more education is not an economic elixir: no compelling evidence exists for the thesis that giving people more formal academic education will result in a restructuring of jobs and increased productivity and growth in the economy at large Cappelli, Peter.
3- “Schools of dreams more education is not an economic elixir: no compelling evidence exists for the thesis that giving people more formal academic education will result in a restructuring of jobs and increased productivity and growth in the economy at large.” Issues in Science and Technology, vol. 24, no. 4, summer 2008, pp. 59+. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A181573748/OVIC?u=lincclin_vcc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=836bf07c. Accessed 11 Mar. 2023
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