Why the information is important and dependable in relation to the problem.

Find five sources that deal with your issue and present varying positions. Make sure to vary your sources with at least three different types of article—electronic, books, academic journals—that must come from the TCC library databases, .gov, or .edu. (Donot use blogs or Wikipedia as a source)Once you have decided on the five sources, you will have to read and analyze them and take extensive notes. If they are long or book-length articles, then do your best to skim them. Always look at the table of contents, the chapter headings, and then index or bibliography in the back. You can learn a lot about a book from doing these things before you read it at length. Then, go back and read carefully the parts that are relevant to your position.Now, make a list. List the [five] sources alphabetically by author’s last name, using MLA style, and then in one paragraph write five-to-ten sentences summarizing each source. Make sure to identify the author’s claim in your short summary. After each summary, form another paragraph to compose a short evaluation of the source. Many paper assignments call for you to establish a position and defend that position with
an effective argument. However, some assignments are not argumentative, but rather, they are exploratory. Exploratory essays ask questions and gather information that may answer these questions. However, the main point of the exploratory or inquiry essay is not to find definite answers. The main point is to conduct inquiry into a topic, gather information, and share that information with readers.The Exploratory Paper: The exploratory paper identifies at least three positions on an issue and allows you to get an idea about where you might stand. From the five sources that you found for your annotated bibliography, choose three to summarize and discuss more thoroughly. Make sure that the three sources you choose present three different positions on the issue or three different ways of looking at it. Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion for the Exploratory PaperExploratory essays are very different from argumentative essays. In fact, an exploratory essay is likely different from any other essay you’ve written. Instead of writing to convince an audience of the validity of a thesis, you will be writing to find out about a problem and perhaps to form some preliminary conclusions about how it might be solved.However, there is another aspect the exploratory genre that is equally important. An exploratory essay is, in essence, a retrospective of your writing and thinking process as you work through a problem. It describes when, how, and why you completed certain types of research. This kind of writing is about how you work through problems that require writing and research. You will have to be introspective and think about your thinking process in order for your essay to turn out well.The format for the exploratory paper is easy (Roman Numerals represent paragraphs). I.The introduction should discuss the problem explored and why it is important. In addition, briefly discuss 1) some of the problem’s possible causes; 2) the institutions and people involved with the problem; 3) some of the possible solutions to the problem. End the paragraph with an exploratory question.II.Identify the rhetorical situation (See Chapter 4): purpose, audience, and context III.For each perspective 1-3, follow the outline below:A. Introduce source (title and author) B. Important information found in the source regarding the problem C. Why the information is important and dependable in relation to the problemD. Some personal introspection on how the source helped you, allowed you
to think differently about the problem, or even fell short of your expectations and led you in a new direction in your research, which forms a transition into your next sourceIV.Perspective 2 – same as aboveV.Perspective 3 – same as aboveVI.Conclusion – Without using first or second person, thoroughly explain your perspective or why you favor a perspective above. Then, discuss a possible solution.The Exploratory Paper must include 1,000-1,200 words, not including the Annotated Bibliography. Remember to include a Works Cited page since the Exploratory Essay will include three of five annotations.You should include some direct quotations in your summaries; choose quotes that make the main points in the article, but do not over-quote. Both of the peices have to be tied in together so The annotated bibliography and the exploratory paper has to be together but the exlporatory needs to be on a different page.

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