Discuss the methods and sources you will use to conduct your research, including specific references to sites, databases, key texts or authors that you feel will be essential to your project.

● Description/Abstract (summary):
o This introduction should be designed to interest your reader in your topic and
proposal and provide some historical/cultural context for your project. At the end
of your introduction, include a tentative thesis statement to indicate to your reader
that you are entering your project looking at your topic through a critical, analytic
lens—this thesis should clearly state your intentions using a metadiscourse
structure (i.e., “In this project, I will…” or “This research project will
investigate…”). A good formula for an introduction is: context +
problem/complication + proposed argument or research question.
● Research Method:
o Discuss the methods and sources you will use to conduct your research, including
specific references to sites, databases, key texts or authors that you feel will be
essential to your project. The primary research types can be found in the
“Research Essay Assignment Guidelines” at the top of the unit 4 module
● Conclusion:
o In your conclusion, address the “So What?” of this research. That is, why does
what you are investigating matter as more than an academic exercise? Why
should your audience want to read it? Why does it matter?
● Annotations:
o You’ll need to cite and annotate two sources. This will be an introduction to what
you will be doing for the annotated bibliography. For your annotations you will
write two paragraphs: one summarizing the source and one describing how you
intend to use the source. Within the annotation you need to identify which source
type you picked and why it falls under that category. The kinds of secondary
research can be found in the “Annotated Bibliography Assignment Guidelines” at
the top of the unit 3 module
Other Requirements:
Sources and Citation:
All sources must be cited in MLA. This is an academic research project, so all of your sources
for the literature review should be scholarly ones. The nature of your project will determine
which scholarly sources you use and which citation style you choose. You should have
appropriate and sufficient sources to position your proposed research project within the existing
scholarly conversation.
Length:
While there are very few set length requirements, I will be grading based on how thorough
you are.
sources:
https://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/emoji-worth-thousand-words-impact-emojis-workplace
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/emoji-langua…