Journal Twelve: Developing Ideas for Your Final Paper

Like I said in class, it's about that time to start writing the final paper for the course. In order to get you set up before you leave for Thanksgiving, I want you to start brainstorming possible topics for this paper, which is worth 25 percent of your grade. Nothing to sniff at, right? So might as well start strong and confident. For this journal assignment, I want you to quickly propose two different topics you might be interested in writing about. Give me a link to some reputable source that talks about the issue, just to be sure you are already aware of the larger discussion. Make sure it is something you are interested in, invested in -- something you truly want to learn more about. It can be something related to your possible major; an extension of something you already wrote about in this class; a reverse stance on the issue you wrote about for your argument paper; a well-researched proposal related to your investigative report; something relevant to your personal narrative; an academic/critical analysis of a film or a celebrity you wrote about for the evaluation. Or something entirely new. Whatever you want, really. You'll be using these topic ideas for our Topic Workshop on Wednesday. Hopefully you'll leave class knowing exactly what you'll need to start researching. Oh...did I mention this paper is worth 25 percent of your grade? Good luck!