08 Oct Writing the Persuasive Research Paper

Competency

Show ability to use standard professional English in formal written documents.

Writing the Persuasive Research Paper

Writing a persuasive paper using formal English is a way to communicate with others. Using well-established conventions of writing can be an effective way to reach career goals, both by showing your ability to use the rules and good skills of writing, and showing good critical thinking on your part. When you have created a document using meaningful research that you have gathered, vetted, synthesized, and produced using the conventions of good writing to communicate with your reader, you have shown that you are a competent writer.

Resources

There are many resources in the Rasmussen Online Library available online that will help you use your research and annotated bibliography.

Deliverable 06: English Composition

Competency

Show ability to use standard professional English in formal written documents.

Instructions

Familiarize yourself with the strategies of research and produce an original five page minimum persuasive research essay using only the Rasmussen College library` to find varied academic resources/databases. Choose five current, varied (by type), and credible sources to use in writing to support your topic which should result in a five page essay that persuades the reader that your perspective on a debatable topic is the correct position to take. Your APA paper should demonstrate your ability to engage the reader, provide a strong thesis with pattern for development, incorporate in-text citations as needed, and include a final reference page listing and using research resources as described above. Here is the topic for your persuasive essay assignment:

What do you think will be the most important debatable economic or social problem facing your field of work 20 years from now? Choose the problem, define it, and defend your position using credible research from the Rasmussen College library databases.