a controlling idea statement and short proposal for the topic "The Use of Social Media and Bullying".

Topic

"The Use of Social Media and Bullying"

Controlling Idea Statement

You will formulate a controlling idea statement through one of the following: a thesis, an enthymeme, or a hypothesis. For this assignment, you are required to only produce one Controlling Idea Statement. It should be a statement, not a question. Further, your final Research Paper will be an argumentative, research-based, academic-style Research Paper; therefore, your Controlling Idea Statement must propose an argument. In other words, your Controlling Idea Statement must be a contestable statement that invites argumentation-something that you must prove or support with research. 

Choose one type of Controlling Idea Statement you would like to write:

• a thesis statement "advances a conclusion the writer will defend";
• an enthymeme "uses a because clause to make a claim the writer will defend";
• a hypothesis "is a theory that must be tested...to prove its validity"

Short Proposal

For the Short Proposal, you will write a research proposal developed from the topic and the Controlling Idea Assignment (a thesis, an enthymeme, or hypothesis). 

Your Short Proposal must be between 150-200 words and written in one cohesive paragraph. All source material used in the Short Proposal must be cited correctly according to APA convention and style. If material is quoted, then quotation marks must be used, along with a parenthetical citation. If material is paraphrased, then a parenthetical citation giving attribution to the author must be used. A list of references must be included as well. Textbooks should not be included on a references list.