Use 12 point Times New Roman and follow APA guidelines for 6th ed. manuscript preparation Requirements for Comp 201 students: include the page number for print sources and paragraph number for on-line sources with each in-text citation . Introductions cannot include fictitious situations or narratives (the imagine a world where type scenarios) This is an argument paper, NOT an informative paper. Students must persuade their readers about one side of an issuenot merely inform them about the problem. Here are a few problems that you should try to avoid with your research paper. These problems consistently tend to come up—and are a sore point with those instructors who are assessing your papers. Introductions should not include dictionary or encyclopedia definitions. These are weak and normally the definition is not needed. If you truly feel the need to use one, please meet with instructor first. In some cases, specific terms need to be defined for the audience. Students should avoid making up an incident to use as an introduction to their paper. If it is a scenario, document it. You could use an interview or an actual scenario from a credible source. Lack of lead-ins to sources and the identification of sources for purpose of proving their credibility is a red flag for assessors. Students should attempt to include this information in their papers. Students should vary their attribution to show control of sources. Students should be aware that .coms can never be authors. Must have a reference page Must have a title page Deductions are given if format is not followed for this assignment (Claim heading, bold, centered wording, bold claim in the text, etc.) We must have a clear thesis and rebuttal within this paper. Don’t forget that each time we cite from the references we MUST have in text citation that will include the page number or paragraph number AND the author from the citation EVERY SINGLE TIME WE CITE. Everything we write must be factual and we must have the references to back it up.
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