Research Assignment
Introduction
You will base this essay on the discussion from: “Tweens: Ten Going On Sixteen” (181-185). This project will allow you to tackle your research skills. You will need to use the databases from the FDTC library. There are several steps to completing this assignment.
Due 4/5: Discussion on “Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen”
Due 4/5: Thesis
Due 4/12: Outline
Due 4/12: Annotated Bibliography
Due 4/19: Peer Review (Post your rough draft to the discussion for Week 11)
Due 4/26: Final Draft
Directions
The author of “Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen” advances a powerful argument about the alarming contemporary trend of tweenhood. But many would disagree with her entirely pessimistic analysis. Write an essay in which you argue, contrary to Hymowitz, that tweens today actually exhibit several positive characteristics. You might say, for example, that tweens today are more independent or more socially conscious than kids in the past. To develop your argument, you’ll need to show how each characteristic you’re discussing contrasts favorably with that characteristic in a previous generation of kids. Be sure, to acknowledge opposing arguments as you proceed. Research conducted in the library should help your argument.
The essay should be properly formatted according to the most up-to-date MLA standards found in the supplement provided in your textbook. If you do not have access to that supplement, please follow the guidelines found at the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) Link to Purdue Owl MLA
Proper formatting includes the following criteria:
• MLA General Format
• In-text citations
• Works Cited page that follows all MLA guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Your essay should be submitted as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file via the D2L Dropbox before the date and time listed in your calendar.