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ENG105 Composition I Essay 2: Research a Nonprofit Organization in Iowa Select one of the following nonprofit organizations to research: 1000 Friends of Iowa Hawthorn Hill New Directions Shelter 4-H Clubs in Des Moines/Polk County Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Animal Lifeline of Iowa Iowa Red Cross Animal Rescue League of Iowa Joppa Outreach Blank Park Zoo Foundation LifeServe Blood Center, Des Moines Boys and Girls Clubs Lutheran Services of Iowa Central Iowa Shelter and Services Make a Wish Iowa Children and Families of Iowa Pet Project Midwest Des Moines Area Religious Council Ronald McDonald House Charities Des Moines Art Center Salvation Army Dorothy’s House Science Center of Iowa Everybody Wins! Iowa Susan G. Komen, Greater Iowa Food Bank of Iowa Wildwood Hills Ranch of Iowa Furry Friends Refuge Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Goodwill of Central Iowa Youth Emergency Services and Shelter (YESS) Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Purpose: Inform readers of a specific nonprofit organization Audience: Primarily peers in the classroom Content and Organization I. Introductory paragraph A. Provide brief background information (name, location, mission, history, etc.) on the nonprofit organization. This information will be considered common knowledge; therefore, in-text citations are not necessary. B. Write a thesis statement. What three distinctively different and specific services does the nonprofit organization provide the community? II. First body paragraph A. Begin with an appropriate transitional word or phrase followed by the topic sentence that identifies one service the nonprofit organization provides the community. B. Provide details on the one service using your own original writing and thinking. C. Strengthen the paragraph by quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing information from an outside source that supports the original writing and thinking. When using information from an outside source, begin with a signal phrase and a reporting verb followed by the selected research information and ending with an in-text citation in parentheses. D. End the paragraph with commentary to the research. This consists of your own writing and thinking and not information from another source. The commentary should be as long or longer than the information from the outside source. The research helps support the thesis. III. Second body paragraph A. Begin with another appropriate transitional word or phrase followed by the topic sentence that identifies a second service the nonprofit organization provides the community. B. Provide details on the second service using your own original writing and thinking. C. Strengthen the paragraph by quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing information from an outside source that supports the original writing and thinking. When using information from an outside source, begin with a signal phrase and a reporting verb followed by the selected research information and ending with an in-text citation in parentheses. D. End the paragraph with commentary to the research. This consists of your own writing and thinking and not information from another source. The commentary should be as long or longer than the information from the outside source. The research helps support the thesis. IV. Third body paragraph A. Begin with yet another appropriate transitional word or phrase followed by the topic sentence that identifies a third service the nonprofit organization provides the community. B. Provide details on the third service using your own original writing and thinking. C. Strengthen the paragraph by quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing information from an outside source that supports the topic sentence. When using information from an outside source, begin with a signal phrase and a reporting verb followed by the selected research information and ending with an in-text citation in parentheses. D. End the paragraph with commentary to the research. This consists of your own writing and thinking and not information from another source. The commentary should be as long or longer than the information from the outside source. The research helps support the thesis. V. Concluding paragraph A. Wrap up with a restatement of the thesis statement. B. Explain “Why should one care?” C. Never introduce new material into a concluding paragraph. Works Cited page: This is an alphabetical listing of at least two sources used in writing the paper and is on a separate sheet of paper. One of the sources used must be the nonprofit organization’s website. Consult the handbook for the proper MLA format. Specifications: 1. Double-space the text of your paper, and use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. 2. Create a header that includes your last name followed by a space with a page number that is consecutive in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. 3. Create a heading that includes your first and last name, instructor’s name, course, and date (day month year) in the upper left-hand corner of the first page. 4. Center the title without underlining, italicizing, or placing in bold face print or quotation marks. 5. Write in present tense and use third person for this academic writing assignment. 6. The body paragraphs should be comparable in length and longer than either