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The Research Paper in FCWR101

 


 

Introduction to the mini-academic research paper assignment

Before the Eid you were given two documents regarding your research paper assignment

 

You should use this resource as a reference and model

 

Marking considerations

 

Topic of paper, title, and abstract approved by your teacher

 

Length = 1000 words 

 

Times New Roman, font size12, double spaced

 

APA style cover page as in http://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_560.pdf

Running head (or header) with (shortened) title and page numbers

 

Show evidence of research (reading about the topic)

Use at least 3 sources

 

Your paper has the following sections (with section titles)

  1. cover page
  2. abstract
  3. introduction
    1. minimum 1 paragraph
    2. has an interesting thesis statement (clear and specific)
  4. body 
    1. Here you have a minimum of 3 sections
    2. Each section covers one primary support (argument supporting the thesis)
      1. Show how each PS relates to your thesis   
      2. each PS is in turn supported by evidence from research   
      3. Secondary supports relate to the same primary support (might be in different paragraphs in the same section) 
  5. conclusion
    1. One good paragraph
    2. echos or mirrors the thesis
    3. summarizes how thesis was supported
    4. contains no new information 
  6. references 
    1. minimum of 3 references
    2. each reference quoted or referenced at least once in the body 
    3. Outdent the references; here’s how: http://screencast.com/t/YMFdVIGArs 

 

Submitting your work

 

You submit your work in 2 drafts plus a final

 

For the two drafts and the final version, you need to submit 3 copies

 

Deadlines

 

What to give your teacher

 

In your folders (10% of your mark, we agreed 10% for homework :-) I need