The focus of the paper is how participation trophies impact or affect children at the moment and into adulthood. The primary focus is to be why they have a negative impact or affect.
Rules for the paper:
1. The research paper will need to be at least 6 pages long. If you desire to go over the 6 pages, please ask your instructor. Instructors will vary in how much over the page limit students may go.
2. The paper will have APA Style for documentation of sources and formatting.
3. You MUST include proper in-text parenthetical citations.
4. The paper will need to have a thesis to keep the paper focused and organized.
5. Include a visual aid such as a picture, graphic, table, chart, etc. in the research paper and give credit to the source of this visual aid. In the six pages this assignment requires, the graphic should take up no more than one-half of one of those pages. (That really means 5.5 pages of writing with .5 of a page allowed for the visual aid). This visual aid requirement is to be in compliance with state guidelines for the class.
6. The paper needs to have at least 4 outside sources. At least half of the sources you use need to be non-internet. By non-internet, this means general web pages found through a search engine such as Google or Yahoo. It is acceptable to use library sources that are accessed online.
7. The paper must use a formal, academic tone of voice.
8. The paper is an original creation for this course session and not a reworking of any previous essay submission from any prior course experience.
9. The paper also includes a large amount of the student’s own ideas and words and is not merely a linking of a series of quotes or paraphrases.
10. Finally, as discussed in this course, with any research paper you MUST include proper in-text parenthetical citations.
