I’m working on a research & summaries report and need a sample draft to help me learn.

Iranian cities and monuments

TOPIC: City of Tehran – Qajar Dynasty Palaces (Golestan Palace)

The paper is intended to test your academic capacities to plan, research, argue, and write a well-organized paper. It has to include an introduction, a thesis or a series of arguments, and a conclusion. The paper has to include a bibliography or a list of references specifically used in the text. The paper may or may not include illustrations.

The content: Must be organized with subtitles or paragraphs. Each paragraph has to correspond to a newly introduced argument or step in the essay. The essay must include a short introduction, a development section, and a conclusion. the research paper cannot be a mere description of a city and its monuments. The paper needs to introduce a question or a specific topic; it has to tackle a specific problem or to answer a set of questions. The paper has to be analytical or critical.

• make sure there is an argument!
  • For example: why the palaces were important/how they shaped the city of Tehran

– 4-6 sources

Can include these points (doesn’t have to):

– How did the palaces impact the urban landscape of the city? Where were they located (and why)? How was their layout unique?

-How did the people “interact” with the palaces? (Who was allowed in them/ in certain areas of the palaces?)

-Why were they constructed/decorated in the way that they were? What could this indicate about the Qajar dynasty?

Length: 1500-2000 words with references (footnotes or bibliography).

Style: Any editorial style is accepted if the paper is consistent. Check the spelling and grammar.

https://iranicaonline.org/articles/cities-index

This link above and the attached file may be helpful, but don’t have to be used. They can be used if they’re informational for the paper.