At least 1200 words My question: How important is the family environment for a children’s life? One design consideration is MLA format . Like Writing Project 2, Writing Project 3 asks you to lay out your paper according to MLA guidelines.  See The Norton Field Guide (blue book: p. 588-596; yellow book: p. 540-548) for an example of how your paper should be formatted. Note that your paper should be double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font.  Your name, teacher's name, date, etc. should appear in the top left corner of the first page. See the last pages of the sample paper for proper Works Cited layout.  Another design consideration is the use of headings and subheadings . If you want, you could incorporate headings in your paper to help guide readers through your piece.  If you're using an IMRaD structure (explained in last week's learning module), headings will be a necessity. But even if you're using some other organizational structure, headings might be useful. You could look at your sources for examples of how other writers use headings. Sources For this assignment, you'll use three to five sources.The types of sources you'll use will depend in part on what your question is. In other words, you'll need to ask yourself: what kinds of information will help me explore my particular research question? Maybe you'll need scientific data; maybe you'll need articles written by scholars or by lay people; maybe you'll need to interview someone or create a survey. The Norton Field Guide chapter on "Doing Research" can help you in finding and using various types of sources.  Ideally, though, you should use at least TWO periodical sources--articles from newspapers, magazines, or scholarly journals. The remaining sources may be field sources, like interviews or questionnaires, web sources (but check for reliability--see the "Evaluating Sources" chapter of the Field Guide for help!), or other sources.  Audience Think of your primary audience for this paper as your instructor and classmates within the academic context of our course. Format and Design For this assignment, you’ll use standard MLA format. Please see the instructions in the learning modules for the project.  Evidence / Documentation For this assignment, you’ll need to include evidence from a.) your personal experiences and observations; and b.) three to five sources (see above). Your paper should include a Works Cited page and in-text citations, using MLA format. Please see the relevant instructions in the learning modules for this project. Process You’ll work through the following stages for creating your researched document: Reading example writings in your textbooks  Conducting research  Completing prewriting and planning activities for your own draft Creating a first draft of your project Getting and giving feedback on drafts Revising your project Designing your paper in MLA format and citing sources appropriately Editing your project for clarit.

1. At least 1200 words
My question: How important is the family environment for a
children’s life?
One design consideration is MLA format
. Like Writing Project 2, Writing Project 3 asks you to lay out
your paper according to MLA guidelines.
See
The Norton Field Guide
(blue book: p. 588-596; yellow book: p. 540-548) for an
example of how your paper should be formatted. Note that your
paper should be double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman
or Arial font. Your name, teacher's name, date, etc. should
appear in the top left corner of the first page. See the last pages
of the sample paper for proper Works Cited layout.
Another design consideration is the use of headings and
subheadings
. If you want, you could incorporate headings in your paper to
help guide readers through your piece.
If you're using an IMRaD structure (explained in last week's
learning module), headings will be a necessity. But even if
you're using some other organizational structure, headings
might be useful. You could look at your sources for examples of
how other writers use headings.
Sources

2. For this assignment, you'll use three to five sources.The types
of sources you'll use will depend in part on what your question
is. In other words, you'll need to ask yourself: what kinds of
information will help me explore my particular research
question? Maybe you'll need scientific data; maybe you'll need
articles written by scholars or by lay people; maybe you'll need
to interview someone or create a survey. The Norton Field
Guide chapter on "Doing Research" can help you in finding and
using various types of sources.
Ideally, though, you should use at least TWO periodical
sources--articles from newspapers, magazines, or scholarly
journals. The remaining sources may be field sources, like
interviews or questionnaires, web sources (but check for
reliability--see the "Evaluating Sources" chapter of the Field
Guide for help!), or other sources.
Audience
Think of your primary audience for this paper as your instructor
and classmates within the academic context of our course.
Format and Design
For this assignment, you’ll use standard MLA format. Please
see the instructions in the learning modules for the project.
Evidence / Documentation
For this assignment, you’ll need to include evidence from a.)
your personal experiences and observations; and b.) three to
five sources (see above). Your paper should include a Works
Cited page and in-text citations, using MLA format. Please see
the relevant instructions in the learning modules for this
project.

3. Process
You’ll work through the following stages for creating your
researched document:
Reading example writings in your textbooks
Conducting research
Completing prewriting and planning activities for your own
draft
Creating a first draft of your project
Getting and giving feedback on drafts
Revising your project
Designing your paper in MLA format and citing sources
appropriately
Editing your project for clarity in terms of grammar, mechanics,
etc.
Reflecting on and assessing your work
Evaluation
Your work will be evaluated based on the criteria established in
the ENGL 1100 grading rubric. Specifically, you'll be evaluated
on how well you achieve the following:
• RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE: Hold readers' interest and help
them gain insights into your question and answer; use language,
voice, tone, stance, and level of formality appropriate to the
purpose, audience, and context

4. • CRITICAL THINKING AND DEVELOPMENT: Pose an
interesting question; connect the research question to your own
life; develop and support an answer to your question using
research, personal experiences, observations, and reflections
• ORGANIZATION: Present an identifiable and logical
structure (both overall and within individual paragraphs); use
transitional devices to guide your reader through your text
• CONVENTIONS OF STYLE AND USAGE: Achieve clarity in
terms of style, sentence structure, mechanics, punctuation, etc.;
use appropriate format
• USE OF SOURCES: integrate and document sources according
to MLA guidelines
Sample, prewrote things attatched.