Use of and attitudes towards social media among teenagers, young adults, and middle-aged New Yorkers

ENG 111
Spring 2020
Research Paper Assignment: See Topics on 2nd page, below
25% of ENG 111 Final Grade
1. WRITE A RESEARCH QUESTIONdue MAY 21
Write a general question that will guide your research e.g., What kinds of
romantic relationships do teenagers pursue, and what are their experiences in
these relationships? Topics are on page 2, below. Send your research question
to me in an email or through the Remind app.
2. READ THE LITERATURE
Conduct a search of recent (last ten years) scholarship on your topic, using
one of the many databases available to you on the BCC library website e.g., Academic Search Complete; JSTOR; Social Sciences Full-Text; Worldcat Advanced
Search. In addition to scholarly sources, use articles from respectable newspapers like The New York Times or The Guardian.
3. CREATE AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY due MAY 21
An Annotated Bibliography consists of a list of citations of journal articles
or other sources that are supported by brief (100-200 words) summaries of the
key conclusions of each of those citations. Your Annotated Bibliography must list
at least 4 relevant sources. Send you annotated bibliography to me in an
email.

4. WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFTdue MAY 21
You first draft should be as complete as possible, including a Works
Cited page. Send this draft to me in an email our upload it to Blackboard.
5. SUBMIT YOUR REVISED RESEARCH PAPERdue MAY 21
Send your revised research paper to me in an email or upload it to Blackboard.
RESEARCH TOPIC:
A. Use of and attitudes towards social media among teenagers, young adults, and
middle-aged New Yorkers

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