write a paper on the “importance of reading” Keeping in mind that many students are entering college without the reading skills or attitudes towards reading that is adequate for that level. also describe 1. controversies surrounding the topic, 2. the argument you feel is right and why, This research paper is: • A paper that makes an argument. Its goal is to persuade, not simply to inform. • A paper that uses outside research to support this argument, but that contains the author''s own analysis of this outside research to make the argument. Sources: Your research paper must directly refer to at least five sources (in the paper''s text, not just in the references page). Of these, no more than two can be Internet-only sources. Internet-only means articles found ONLY on the Web. Articles you receive from "MasterFILE Premier," "Academic Search Elite" (see below), or other library databases are not considered Internet-only. At least two must be books or academic articles. One great way to find academic sources is to look for articles in refereed or peer-reviewed journals, and "Academic Search Elite" allows you to limit your search to scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals. Your final project research paper must include a references page containing all sources used, even those not directly referred to in the paper itself. Note: this requirement that your references page must include all sources used and not just those referred to in the paper itself is a course requirement, not an APA requirement. The references page is in addition to, not included in, the 8-10 page minimum required for the paper. It also must include a title page. You can view models of these in the Writing Center''s reading, APA Manuscript Style. A final important note: your final paper must be original work written for this class. This means that you must be the author (turning in a paper written by someone else is plagiarism and will not be tolerated) and you must not have turned your final paper (or another version of it) in for a grade in another class. If you wish to further develop a paper or idea you had for a prior class, you must first get your instructor''s permission to do so, and you must send your instructor that paper along with the instructor''s name, course number, and quarter it was submitted. With rare exception, this is discouraged. The goal of this course is to improve your writing, and that only happens through practice. If you do not write, you cannot improve your writing.