For this assignment, you will research a topic connected to Monsters you are interested in learning more about. You will read articles, books, and other materials outside of class, and may elect to interview people whose expertise or experience is relevant to your topic.

Your Task:

For this essay, you will pick a topic about Monsters to research.

The Steps:

1. Pick an issue related to monsters that interests you
2. Narrow down the topic to something you can cover in 6-8 pages e.g. How have zombies movies influenced the conversation about global pandemics?
3. Read articles and books, and watch some media clips that interest you on that topic. Make sure to get sources you agree and disagree with
4. Put your sources on your source list. You must use the sources in Annotated Bibliography.
5. After doing a little research, develop your topic on your issue develop a hypothesis. Basically, take a stand on how your topic impacts the local community. Hint: This will turn into your thesis.
6. Write a 6-8 page argumentative research paper, written in response to a research question of your choice about monsters.

Essay Requirements:

1. An introduction that provides context on the topic, eases the reader into your essay, and has a “hook” that grabs people’s attention.
2. A thesis statement or controlling idea that takes a strong stand and is narrow enough to cover within the page limit e.g. if your umbrella topic is “The nudism movement promotes a healthy body image” you would have to narrow that down into a more focused topic that fits into that larger topic.
3. Research is secondary and personal voice is first.
4. Transitional topic sentences that are clear, provocative, develop your thesis, and provide unity in your essay.
5. Body paragraphs that have a transition, a topic sentence, multiple examples, and a concluding sentence.
6. You must use research that you used in Essay #4
7. The Quote Sandwich model (lead-in, quote, and analysis of quote) must be used with each quote.
8. Some analysis of all your supporting examples.
9. A conclusion that offers some ideas about what can be done about the situation.
10. Strong sentences that are both grammatically correct and sophisticated.
11. MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page are required for this paper.

PAPER FORMAT:

o 1800+ words (about 6-8 pages).THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE WORKS CITED PAGE!

o All drafts must be typed and double-spaced.

o Size 12 Times New Roman Font

o Have: Name, Class, Date, Assignment, and Topic in upper left hand corner.

o A title that is not GENERIC

o Paper MUST follow MLA format and MLA citation guidelines.