2023 Final Argumentative Paper Topic Discussion Title Prepare As you prepare to write

• Develop a Research Topic
• Incorporate Sources into Your Research Paper

It is also recommended that you review these tutorials from the Ashford University Library:

• Searching in Databases
• Evaluating Sources

You may also want to review the Week Five Sample Final Paper Guide, so that you can start preparing your rough draft that is due in Week Four.

• Identify two global societal issues from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week Five Final Argumentative Essay: common core education; cutting liberal arts funding in support of STEM education; minimum wage; oceans desertification; overcoming the digital divide; refugee (escaping persecution, war, or death) crises; species extinctions (modern); standardized testing in schools; tax havens; TransAtlantic Trade investment partnership (TTIP); universal statement of human rights (pick one); airport security; or wealth disparity. Keep in mind that you will choose just one of these topics, which will be the same topic addressed in the Week Three Annotated Bibliography assignment, Week Four Rough Draft Submission, and the Final Argumentative Essay.
• Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the two topics to further research for your final essay.
• Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly and credible.
• For one of the topics chosen, summarize information from at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims.
• Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
• Download and attach PDF copies of the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attachments: Add/Remove” function located below your response. Please view this Attaching Documents to Discussions tutorial for more guidance on how to attach your article to your discussion post. You can also view this Citing and Saving Articles in [email protected] tutorial if you are unsure how to save articles found from the Ashford University Library.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations  and references.

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide comments on your classmate’s topic idea and ask a question that prompts your classmate to think more critically about how to explore the research topic in more detail. Each participation post should be a minimum of 75 words.

DQ 2