English 101 Research Paper The research paper is the most important out-of-class writing assignment of the semester. It will be peer-reviewed in class before revision and submission in its final form. The due dates for all drafts are given in your syllabus. The essay will be graded on completion of the various phases of the assignment (topic selection, preliminary list of sources, outline, peer review) as well as the content of the final draft. Instructions: The paper must be written in MLA format, including a formal outline. The approximate length of the essay is 8 to 10 pages. The paper must cite at least 5 research sources, including the following: - Doctor Zhivago · One full-length text (book) by an authority on your topic. Recommended sources are books and ebooks specifically on your topic that appear in the LAMC library catalog. This requirement may also be satisfied by citing a textbook for a relevant subject such as political science, psychology, sociology or history. · One scholarly journal article from the LAMC library databases. This will be an article designated “scholarly” or “peer reviewed” in one of the databases such as ProQuest or CQ Researcher. · One other periodical. This may be a second scholarly journal article, or it may be a major metropolitan newspaper or a news magazine. · One Internet site. This may be the web site of an organization that offers authoritative information on your topic, a web site that specializes in news reporting, or a web site you use as an example of popular opinion or pop culture. In some cases, other sources such as interviews or government documents may be used as well. Do not use or cite informal sources such as web sites that collect or sell student papers (e.g. echeat.com or 123helpme.com),blogs maintained by individuals or groups that do not have solid academic credentials, or Q&A sites such as ehow or about.com. Acceptable web sites include those maintained by university departments, libraries, museums or government agencies. You may choose to consult dictionaries and encyclopedias to gain a better understanding of terminology and the history of some aspects of your topic. If so, these should be listed on your Works Cited page. However, they are not substitutes for the required sources listed above, and the information you use from them should be limited to definitions and basic background information. The required five sources must not only be listed on your Works Cited page, but must be either quoted or paraphrased in the text of your essay. Topic Choice Guidelines: The topic is the influence of public perception of/by a social movement through the control of information in a particular historical period. This may involve propaganda techniques or censorship involving messages in entertainment media, journalism, public assemblies, communications technology, education and other institutions. You may consider a variety of sources of information and mea ...