Themes in Readings: Developing a Research Question and Argument

Part A: Developing a Research Question

Please consider some of the themes of our readings thus far (e.g., work, human dignity, capital punishment, substance-use and perception). Pick a theme. Develop a research question about your theme, and investigate your question. Besides the sources we have used in class, find two other reliable sources of your own choice (newspapers, peer reviewed journals, websites of experts/authorities are all valid). Each source should not exceed 8 pages.
1.Print your sources.
2.Highlight/underline the central subject/thesis in green/blue.
3.Highlight/underline each major fact/argument in yellow/pink/red. Please also number the facts/arguments.
4.Summarize your sources. Summaries should be 5-8 sentences.

Part B: Argument
Using our class readings as well as your two sources from Part A, please write a thesis statement and two academic, argumentative paragraphs. You should use the topic and argument, evidence, analysis, link, connection to thesis paragraph format, and formal language. All quotes and paraphrases should be accurately formatted and cited in APA. Each paragraph should be 9-12 sentences long.

Part C: References
Create an APA 6th Edition References page that includes ALL of your sources for this assignment.

There is a Sample Summary and Argument Assignment on Blackboard. When you have completed this assignment, your assignment should look a lot like the sample assignment. If it does not, you need to revise your wor