4 STEPS FOR COMPLETING THIS ASSIGNMENT
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I. FIND AT LEAST THREE (3) PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES RELATING TO YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC
(just to remind you, the topic of your paper should be the one you have picked for Activity 1).
DO NOT USE ARTICLES FROM POPULAR MAGAZINES!!!
Compose a research paper outlining the five main tenets of human development.They should be cited in the text and referenced in the APA style on a separate page (details below in the Reference section)
Here is a good tutorial regarding finding scholarly articles How to Find Scholarly Articles
You can also contact our Social Sciences Librarian Meredith Farkas. She is very knowledgeable and helpful in assisting students (and faculty) with scholarly searches
II. GENERAL FORMATTING:
Please DO NOT send your paper in Pages from Mac, as I am not able to open them. If you do not have Microsoft Office, you can use Google Docs, and save your essay in Word or PDF format, before uploading it to Dropbox; you could also use any Library computer, and PCC has many computer labs in every location 🙂
NO ABSTRACT is required for this class
The paper should be no longer than 6 pages, DOUBLE SPACED THROUGHOUT, and have 1-inch margins around it. A variety of fonts are permitted in APA Style papers. Font options include the following: sans serif fonts such as 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode, or serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or regular (10-point) Computer Modern (the default font for LaTeX)
Use the narrative (no points, no bullets, no partial sentences) to complete it
NO QUOTES! Quotes and sentences that are mostly or entirely not PARAPHRASED will not count as acceptable answers or content
The in-text citations ARE MANDATORY and it is customary to mention in your paper what are the sources of your information at least ONCE in a paragraph. For instance, “As stated in the …. article”, or “Researchers (Authors, Year) mentioned that”, etc.
Tips for paraphrasing – when paraphrasing, break long sentences into two or three shorter ones. Reorder wording and use a thesaurus to change words. Paraphrasing – it is often easy to tell if you don’t paraphrase
How long? Write at least ONE FULL paragraph for each section
“It’s” is a contraction of “IT IS”, while “ITS” is a possessive form of IT. It is also suggested in the APA to spell out all words, instead of using contractions. Thus, using “it is”, “do not”, and “they are”, instead of “it’s”, “don’t”, and “they’re”, is preferred!
Here is a sample student paper with annotations APA 7 Student Sample Paper with annotations.pdf. Keep in mind that your paper is much simpler, and it only requires 5 sections (listed below)
You can find elements of the student academic paper here APA Concise Guide to Formatting Student Paper in the APA Style
III. TYPE YOUR REPORT (here are the REQUIRED sections of the paper, in the correct order). To help you with this, I created a PSY 215 TEMPLATE FOR THE TERM PAPER in the APA style. When you click on the link, you will be asked to create a copy of the template (this prevents students from using my Master Copy as their own paper). I want you to use the Template to get full points for your Term Paper (10 points will be deducted for not following the proper APA format). Make sure that you remove my suggestions and guidelines before submission so that only your writing is included in the paper.
Title Page
Introduction (at least 1 paragraph)
Summary of the articles– paraphrasing, NO QUOTES!!! (at least 3 paragraphs)
Conclusion with a cultural component (at least 1 paragraph)
References
1). TITLE PAGE:
Is part of the paper (although a SEPARATE PAGE, NOT a SEPARATE DOCUMENT)
The title page should include: the page number in the upper right-hand corner, the title of the paper (boldface), your name, your academic affiliation, course number, and name, instructor’s name, and due date (REQUIRED)
Subsequent pages should have page numbers in the upper right-hand corner
2). INTRODUCTION:
Introduction Paragraph – repeat the (boldface) title of the paper from the first page, but DO NOT say Introduction. Write in paragraph form (no bullets). Include these items:
What topics does your report cover?
Why is this topic interesting, fascinating, and challenging?
What are the names of the authors and conclusions included in the papers? Do different authors agree or disagree on the topic?
Introduction example: “The topic of this paper is… It has fascinated/challenged many people, due to the… There are many articles on the topics of
