8-10 PAGES EXCLUDING TITLE PAGE AND REFERENCE LIST
1. The paper will build directly on your
outline but you are encouraged to change and modify your paper based on the
feedback you receive and on your additional research and reading.
2. I recommend writing your paper by
filling in your outline one section/sub-section at a time. This will help keep
you organized and remind you of the proposed structure.
3. Please ask for help as you go and feel
encouraged to reach out to myself and the TA if you have any questions or get
stuck.
4. The quality of your source material and
references will affect your grade and I encourage you to use the search tips
provided in class. If you are having trouble finding relevant sources please
let us know or consult a librarian and we can help with your search.
5. Format: 12 point font, Times New Roman,
normal margins, double spaced, APA formatting, APA in-text citations and a full
reference list are required, use lots of paragraphs, headings and sub-headings
to organize your paper, 8-10 pages (not including the reference list), 6-10
sources.
6. It’s a subtle difference but when you
write, use language the focuses on the authors and that is qualified and
tentative (use words like “suggests”, “indicates”, “provides evidence”…). Also
include specific findings and methodological details to add depth.
Example
of a good sentence: Sutherland’s (2010) survey with 100 young adults in New
Mexico provides good evidence that negative emotions are correlated with crime.
Example
of a bad example: Agnew’s strain theory is very good at explaining crime among
youth (Sutherland, 2010).
a)
The bad example is bad because it states the finding as a direct fact. The
sentence is about just 1 paper. This paper gives us some important insight, but
we can’t draw strong and conclusive statements from just 1 paper. That’s why
it’s better to use qualified language likes suggests and indicates, etc.
b)
The good sentence is good because it includes specific details about the
methodology of the strategy and because it centres the point around a specific
paper or author, rather than an overly broad statement.
7. Please consult the rubric for the final
paper to get even more detail on expectations
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