ACADEMIC ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY - IEI

FINAL PAPER

ACADEMIC ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY SEARCHING, FINDING, CAPTURING THE ESSENCE, EXPLORING, REASONING, ARGUING, STRUCTURING AND REFERENCING

ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT

Introduction to Advanced Academic Studies (IAAS)

Now it is time to use everything that we have practiced in the course so far, and then some. To show that you are indeed ready for advanced academic studies you will write a final paper and you will do so in pairs. You hence need to find a partner. This time you will write about something that is related to your study program, and we have hence asked your program directors to provide a topic and one article that you will use as a starting‐point. You will then add two to three more articles of your own choice that relate somehow to your starting article as well as your paper topic. The goal is to produce a paper of about 1500‐ 2000 words. Some topics are very broad, others a little bit more specific, but still too broad to fit such a small paper. You will hence need to find a way to narrow it down into a question for discussion that will be more fitting. The form of the paper should be an ‘academic argumentative essay’, where you present opposing, or different, views on your chosen topic, (using proper referencing) and use these views to build your own conclusion on the matter. FINDING THE BUILDING BLOCKS

The first step will be to find your assigned article, and this is something you will learn how to do during your library session. Bring your article reference and topic to that session. The librarian will also show you how to search for articles on related themes. When you have found your basic building blocks, first analyze them (just like we did in class) and then brainstorm with your paper partner – how can you turn this into an interesting question to discuss in an academic argumentative essay? THE TOPICS AND ARTICLES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED ARE: HEALTH AND SOCIETY

Topic: Gender differences in health Article: Anne Maria Möller‐Leimkuhler, The gender gap in suicide and premature death or: why are men so vulnerable?, Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosoc (2003), 253: 1‐8.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Topic: Scientific knowledge production, environmental change and sustainable development Article: Wayne, B. (1989). Sheepfarming after Chernobyl. Environment, 31(2), 10‐39. SMIO

Topic: In Daniel Golemans article from 2000 (Harvard Business Review) he points out Leadership styles as the factor to understand success. Explore the relation between leaders and followers (employees) and how it relates to “success”. Article: Goleman, D. 2000. LEADERSHIP THAT GETS RESULTS. Harvard Business Review, 78(2): 78‐90. I&E RELATIONS + E & I AFFAIRS

Topic: Diplomacy and Diplomats Article: Sasson Soffer, “Being a ‘Pathetic Hero’ in International Politics: The Diplomat as a Historical Actor”, Diplomacy & Statecraft, Vol. 12, (March 2001), pp. 107‐112. CLOD

Topic: What does it mean to be a leader? Article: Goleman, D. 2000. LEADERSHIP THAT GETS RESULTS. Harvard Business Review, 78(2): 78‐90. Book: Shakespeare, Henry V (you only need to find one more article, not two to three) FEEDBACK ROUND 1 – PEER STUDENT FEEDBACK


When you have finished your first or second draft, it is probably time for some feedback. On Wednesday 31st there will be a feedback session where you will give each other feedback on what you have produced so far. Try to have a full paper ready (it is easier to give feedback then), but if that is not possible then you print what you have. Bring two(!) printed copies to the classroom. In return you will get another paper to give feedback to. DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1 ST , 17.00

After the feedback round 1 you still have one more day to finish your paper before you turn it in on September 1st before 17.00. There will be a box outside Marie’s office (A‐building, upstairs, A‐corridor, office 3A:837). The doors to the corridor close at 17.00, so the deadline is dead…

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FEEDBACK ROUND 2 – TEACHER FEEDBACK

About one or two weeks after you have turned in your final paper, you will get the results. You will then have the chance to sign up for a 15‐minute feedback meeting with the teacher who graded your paper. FEEDBACK CHECKLIST

These are the things we will look for in your papers. INTRODUCTION

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Is there a thesis statement? Has the author provided a discussion context? Is there any indication of the organization and approach of the paper?

BODY OF THE WRITING

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Does each paragraph contain a main idea and supporting ideas? Is there a topic sentence that indicates the main message of each paragraph? Are there connecting sentences between paragraphs?

CONCLUSION

Is there a summary or a conclusion at the end? Does the conclusion show the relevance and significance of the body of the text? Does it all come together in the end?


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GENERAL

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Are terms and ideas clearly defined? What does the paper do (describe, compare and contrast, classify, explain causes and effects, or develop an argument)?

REFERENCING

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Is the in‐text referencing correct and consistent throughout the paper? Has the quoting been done correctly? Is the reference list complete and correct?

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