De Anza College Americas Border Policy Final Essay

The final paper’s proposal(outline) has to be finished by Nov 21 at 11:30 pm (PST); however, the whole final paper can be finished in 7 days.

The final paper is the expansion of the essay from essay 2.

The outline of the final paper will be like this. (Intro – Chapter 1- Chapter 2 – Conclusion – References)

The idea should not be too broad or specific (appropriate).

For Chapter 1, case or examples from the podcast and development is more recommended.

Podcast 1 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/arti…

Podcast 2 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/arti…

Podcast 3 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/arti…

For Chapter 2, other resources can be used and highly recommended.

(Focus more on problem and issue, for example, ‘Separation of a family – Policy makes parents send back…)

Part 1

The required parts of your final paper are as follows:

• An introduction in which you set up your topic and working thesis (at least 300 words).
• One chapter comprised of a revised version of your essay about “Our Border Policy” (at least 825 words, the length of a 3 page essay).
• One chapter in which you examine one or two applications of the idea that you developed in your revised essay (at least 825 words, the length of a 3 page essay).
• A conclusion in which you explain why your evolved and overall thesis matters (at least 300 words).
• A Works Cited Section (MLA in-text citation format).
• A 250 word reflection and explanation, describing what you attempted to do in your final paper and how you incorporated the techniques that you learned over the course of the quarter.

Your final paper should be at least 2500 words (at least a 10-page essay) including all of the above.

P.S.

For the revision version of the essay about “Our Border Policy,” I have already written the paper, and the instructor said it is good to go. However, I still need a revision, and I have directions and instructions to do it. I’ll send the essay after we start the conversation. It won’t take that long because 900 words are already written among 2500 words.

Part 2

Submit your proposal for your final paper. Your proposal will consist of the following:

• At least a paragraph describing what you will attempt to do. This paragraph will include an explanation of how you will take your essay on Our Border Policy and expand it to cover a more in-depth analysis which includes an application of your idea to your own evidence.
• A working thesis.
• A list of possible applications for your idea (possible evidence that is yours and not in the texts or podcast episodes).

P.S.

I will also send you the sample work and format for the final paper’s proposal. It helps you to do it more comfortably; it is a more specific version of an outline.

Some suggestions for how to start and for how to write your final paper:

Begin by deciding which topic you want to pursue and essay to revise On Our Border Policy. How you revise your previous essay will depend on your approach, topic and working thesis for the final paper. You can revise your essay to serve as a first chapter for your research paper where you will set up the problem or issue that you will be discussing and analyzing. So you will use your revision of your previous essay as a set-up for the second chapter which will emphasize your specific application of your idea. In other words your second chapter will be about applying your idea to your own evidence and your final paper will go from general (chapter 1 set up of issue/problem) to specific (chapter 2 application to your own evidence). Another way to organize your final paper is to set up your idea/problem in your introduction and then use your two chapters to serve as applications of your idea. In this case you will revise your previous essay to develop an application of your idea. The second chapter of your final paper will be another application of your idea.