Research Exercise # 2
Instructions:
Read these articles:
%u0432%u0402%u045AAgricultural Biotechnology: Economics, Environment, Ethics, and the Future%u0432%u0402%u045CPreview the documentView in a new window By Alan B. Bennett, Cecilia Chi-Ham, Geoffrey Barrows, Steven Sexton, and David Zilberman. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 38: 249 -279 (October 2013)
Half of Europe opts out of new GM crop scheme http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/01/half-of-europe-opts-out-of-new-gm-crop-scheme (Links to an external site.)
Using library resources, find at least three additional articles that discuss and/or analyze social/cultural/political responses to GMO/GE foods in two countries outside the U.S. One country must be European. One must be non-EU. You should find reference articles that will allow you to compare the ideas, values, and/or attitudes of people from at least two different countries outside the United States.
The three articles must be research-based articles (not reviews or personal essays) from scholarly journals published after 1/1/2010. You may (but are not required to) use no more than three additional news articles from reputable sources (e.g. the New York Times, The Guardian, Scientific American).
Write an outline for your paper and submit it to Canvas along with APA-formatted citations for the three additional articles you located and read. Your thesis should compare the ideas, values, and/or attitudes of people from at least two different countries outside the US to GMO/GE foods.
Your outline must include:
specific details on how you plan to introduce your paper (narrative, shocking fact, etc.)
a description of the context of your discussion
a clear and specific thesis statement that includes the countries you choose
an outline of the specific points/arguments you will make (you need to indicate the logical connections between your points to show how they are integrated into a coherent argument)
your reference list in APA format, including DOI if available (hint: use RefWorks)
Suggestions for organizing your research paper:
Begin with 1-3 paragraphs that set the context (what is the issue, what generally are the ideas about the issue).
Clearly state your thesis, typically toward the end of your introduction, although you may take an inductive approach here and delay your thesis to the end.
Focus each paragraph around a central idea. Use topic sentences (which should be included in your outline) and support your ideas with examples and analysis.
Connect your ideas and articulate the connections so that your argument and overall narrative are coherent and cohesive.
Choose an organizational pattern for your discussion before you write the paper. You can move from one country to another, and compare/contrast them; you can start with general ideas and move to specific beliefs; you can classify by responses/actions/attitudes. Whatever you decide to use, be logical.
End gracefully. DO NOT USE %u0432%u0402%u045AIN CONCLUSION%u0432%u0402%u045C! What do you want readers to take away from your discussion? What should they consider or believe?
Based on your outline and the research articles, write a research paper that cohesively and coherently demonstrates your thinking about the issue based on the research articles you%u0432%u0402%u2122ve studied.
Higher credit will be given to responses that show evidence of a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the topics involved. The narrative portion of your essay must be at least 1200 words (approximately 5 pages double-spaced). Papers less than 900 words will receive no more than 50% credit. Do not go over 1500 words.
You may submit first to ETS Criterion before submitted to Canvas. You may submit your writings to ETS Criterion as many times as you would like prior to the due date to improve your score on the final product. As such, you should begin working on assignments early so that you will have time to work with ETS Criterion to fix any errors in the writing prior to being graded.
Keep in mind that Criterion doesn’t find some errors and finds %u0432%u0402%u045Aerrors%u0432%u0402%u045C that might not be errors. As well, Criterion does not make corrections for you, but rather points out possible errors and you must decide if it needs to be fixed, and if so, how to fix it. You must think critically when editing your papers and not just blindly do as Criterion says.
You will be graded down for any fixable errors pointed out by Criterion that you did not fix. You must think critically when editing your papers and not just blindly do as Criterion says.
Grading
All assignments will be reviewed for grammar and sentence structure in addition to content. Higher credit will be given to papers that demonstrate a clear understanding of the topics involved.
Your final research paper will lose significant points and/or receive an F if:
The essay does not address the topic. This is NOT a pro/con debate over GMO! Read the directions thoroughly.
The essay focuses on the U.S. and does not include other countries
There are too many direct quotes in the essay. Normally, you should not have more than 10% direct quoted material in your essay.
Grammar is not at an acceptable level for an upper-division SJSU Studies course
References are not listed
Fewer than three additional journal articles are cited
Supporting material is too old. You must find articles published after January 1, 2010.
Paper is not submitted to Canvas