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Research essay – Economics
 
Informal vs formal
Informal-Personal:
I think good work ethic is important.
Formal:
Good work ethic is important.
 
This is a formal essay. Formal essays are always the opinion of the writer but the trick is to state his or her opinion without ever using “I”.
 
The Essay itself
 
There are no topics decided for you but instead you choose a topic with a clear thesis statement at the end of the introduction that is either based on one of the articles in your study this year or an important theme linked with economics. Remember that a thesis statement is a statement but not a question.
 
You must get approval from your teacher about the topic you want to write about before you begin to write the essay.  
 
Examples of topics not necessarily connected to the articles might be, for example:
 

The effect of COVID-19 on small businesses
Using business to help the world
The rise of e-commerce
Economics and video games

 
This essay is pair work. You will choose a topic and then find a clear thesis you will support with clear examples and two outside sources (one of which can be the article you chose your topic from). At the end of the essay, there must be a bibliography (heimildarskrá) according to the APA system.
 
Note that you must include at least one example of direct quote and one example of indirect quote.
 
Since this is a research essay, where you are required to make correct use of secondary sources, you are encouraged to use Turnitin to make sure you are dealing with sources the right way.
 
Wrong use of outside sources will cause a failure in this part of your studies and your grade will be in accordance with that. Plagiarism means a notification will be sent to the heads of school.
 

Your essay must have at least 3 arguments to support your thesis statement.
 
Your setup should then be set up thus:
 
v  Introduction
Ø  Starting the essay and ends with a clear thesis statement.
v  Argument 1
Ø  Weakest argument.
v  Argument 2
Ø  stronger than the first argument
v  Argument 3
The strongest argument 
v  Conclusion
Ø  The closure of the essay where you sum up what you have said in the essay. You cannot bring in new information here.
v  A bibliography (APA system)
 
Length: About 400-600 words
Types:            Send it through Turnitin and nowhere else..
Language:      British English (UK) or American English (US). Do not mix the two. 
 
Do’s and Don’ts
 
Do:
·       read the instructions.
·       check whether your use of sources is done correctly
·       check whether the essay makes sense.
·       check whether you are following instructions.
·       check the setup of the essay.
·       check whether paragraph breaks are clear and all of the same kind.
·       check the grammar and spelling
 
Don‘t:
·       Don’t use ellipsis, such as “it’s”, “he’s”, etc. It is not formal.
·       Don’t use subtitles.
·       Don’t use “I think”, “I feel” or any form of “I” at all anywhere in the essay.
·       Don’t begin to prepare yourself the night before the deadline.
·       Don’t hurry.
 
Evaluation
v  Organisation
v  Content
v  Use of secondary sources and bibliography
v  Vocabulary
v  Spelling and grammar