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Research essay-synthesize your ideas with research materials to reach new conclusions demonstrate originality of thought and creative insight use MLA format correctly for formatting, in-text citations, and works cited page integrate research sources effectively, fairly, and ethically
The research paper should be 4-6 pages or 1000-1500 words. It should also use at least one primary source(a work of literature) and at least 4-6 secondary sources to reinforce the premise of the paper.
Source should be paraphrased and summarized in clear, concise language, direct quotes from sources should be integrated into the paper with signal phrases and grammatical transitions, sources should be formatted according to MLA guidelines, all summaries, paraphrases, and direct quotes should be accompanied by an in-text citations, the works cited page should contain properly constructed MLA citations for all primary and secondary sources used in the paper, the paper should synthesize the writer’s ideas with research information to reach creative insights into the topic at hand.