Overview
Length requirement: 5 pages (not including cover and reference pages)
Your essay should include the following format and items to be considered complete. You may choose any topic from the textbook that you would like to learn more about. Your topic should be narrow enough to be able to write the paper without being overwhelmed and broad enough to gather enough information for the paper requirements. Reach out with questions about your topic.
Locate 3 academic articles related to your topic. Your articles should be current (no more than 10 years old). Your articles should come from peer-reviewed journals. Articles from newspapers, popular magazines, book reviews, or websites are not acceptable for this paper.
Intro:
- Must contain an attention grabber for the reader or at least make the essay sound interesting, may begin with a quote about the particular topic
- Provides the reader with a "road map" of the essay in a logical order
- At the end there should be what is called a thesis statement, arguably the most important component of the intro
- The thesis statement states the aim of the paper and may give insight into the author’s examples and evidence
Body:
- Includes evidence and support of the thesis statement in addition to the author’s ideas
- Paragraphs must include topic sentences related to thesis statement
- Logical ordering of ideas
- Ensure that transition sentences are present to create a good flow to the essay
- Include substantial examples and evidence to support your argument and remember to cite, cite, cite
- Make sure each example is relevant to your particular topic
Conclusion:
- This section should wrap all of your arguments and points
- Should restate the main arguments in a simplified manner
- Ensure that the reader is left with something to think about, particularly if it is an argumentative essay.