Osborne High School Senior Project 2017- 2018
The first part of your paper will SYNTHESIZE your sources for the reader, who presumably knows nothing
about your topic. Objectively summarize the totality of your sources and provide a complete overview of the work.
You must include and label copies of all research used behind your works cited page. I strongly recommend
structuring the research review by argument rather than summarizing each source, one at a time.
III.
Critical Lens Analysis (approximately three pages)
The second part of your paper will ANALYZE your topic through three (3) critical lenses. Evaluate your career
related issue through three critical lenses. End your critical lens analysis by defending the critical lens that you feel
provides modern society with the most compelling view of research inquiry. Support the claim with valid reasoning
and with relevant and sufficient evidence from your reading and observations.
IV.
Accept, Reject, or Qualify (approximately one or two pages)
Form an ARGUMENT regarding the issue, and support it with evidence from your research. In doing so, you must
attempt to find common ground; consider conceding to the opposition in order to find a win/win scenario.
Remember, while seeking to qualify this issue, you must clearly select a position.
V.
Prepare your paper according to MLA guidelines. Your work must be no longer than eleven pages.
The twelfth page of text will not be scored. This does not include your works cited page.
Remember to follow your works cited page with the copies of your research.
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This guide has been adapted and revised from Hillgro