Assignment task: Your task for the research essay is to choose one aspect of identity-Language/Pace/Education/Work -and to compose research essay in which you first introduce and present a thesis (argument) about your chosen topic then offer your own background with respect to the topic then present summarize of three articles related to the topic then analyze the topic and finally present your conclusion about the topic. Your research essay will be evaluated on organization content your discussion, analysis incorporation of effective supporting quotations.
Introduction - Ask 3 rhetorical questions about topic you have chosen for your research either Language/Place/Education/Work. Quote a dictionary definition of identity. Extended definition of identity explains why it's important, what constitutes identity specific examples of identity. State the significance of the specific aspect of identity you will address why is this topic important. Make a connection to and quotation from identity A Reader for Writers
Discuss your personal autobiographical experiences with this aspect of identity offer one or more specific examples from your own experiences to illustrate your discussion.
3, and 4, paragraph begin the paragraph with a clear topic sentence in which you introduce the author, the title and the main idea of the article. summarize the main idea in your research article, incorporate one supporting quotation!
Analysis- explain what you have learn from each of three research articles, discuss how each of the three articles inform your understanding of the aspect of identity you are addressing in your research essay. Explain how each article support your thesis argument.
Conclusion
Restate your thesis (argument) What are the implications or consequence of this topic? What problems have been raised? And how do you propose the problem's to be solved? What have learned from your research process? What further work needs to be done on this topic?