Food Insecurities in America
Using a newspaper or magazine, select a story that was published within the last month(this magazine article is at the bottom of these instructions),
conduct research on its topic, and write an expository research paper.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
The goal of an expository research paper is to explain an issue without arguing for one side or the other.
The best essays will draw out surprising or unexpected points about the topic—revealing things that the average newspaper or magazine reader might not know.
Don’t forget to consider your paper’s audience—write as though you are introducing the topic to someone who knows nothing about it.
Goals:
To learn about the important elements to include in a research paper, including its introduction, body paragraphs that present the results of your research, a compelling conclusion that both restates the thesis and summarizes the main points within the essay, and a Works Cited that is formatted according to MLA style conventions.
use the MLA citation style.
Your paper must:
Clearly introduce the topic within the first paragraph
Have an original title that signals your topic
Contain page numbers.
Ten in-text citations, ten works cited required minimum using two different mediums
