This topic must grow out of your personal experience and must be debatable, so your paper can take an argumentative stance, trying to convince the reader to believe your thesis. Friday Discussion of research paper topics . Be sure to begin by clicking through the various handouts and getting copies of anything that seems to be of interest. I will be somewhere in McCord Hall during class time and available for individual discussion of problems, etc. If you have questions about anything from how to find stuff on the Internet to how to correct folders to what makes a good research paper topic, now is the time to ask them.
Today is withdrawal deadline for spring semester classes.
Also e-mail me a copy. Discussion of organization and bibliography for your research paper. Bring to class print-outs of the various handouts. Work on the bibliography for your research paper Some time Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, send me e-mail telling me what you're working on. I'll take attendance for ONE day according to whether or not I get this message.