Research Paper Guide  Take out your brainstorming web for this step in the process, you will need it to help you with the body paragraphs.  1. Introduction: Tell me what you will write about Include your final THESIS statement  2. Beginning Body Paragraphs Describe the Societal Problem  Problem Statement (problem & geographic location)  Definition of the problem (Exercise 1)  How does the problem negatively affect society  What should be done to help the problem

 3. More Body Paragraphs Incorporate / Integrate Facts, Statistics and Case studies to support topic sentences claims  Factual Information- Case Study / impact  Experts in the field Identify & what are they reporting about the problem  Statistics that problems existed, now exists, and still needs improving (Supporting Evidence)  Explain / Interpret statistics, they cannot stand alone!  Explain the Factors that Contribute to the Problem Use statistics to prove this Continued

 4. Policy Statement & Ideas (this should be broken in to more than one paragraph) What Bill do you want passed? Explain the path of this policy would take from idea through becoming legislation Explain whether the policy is proactive or reactive. Provide the benefits of this policy to society (at least 3). Financial Costs (minimum of 3) Discuss the Feasibility & Effectiveness of the policy Should this policy be continued, altered, or repealed?  Provide specific evidence to support your opinion.  5. Conclusion Restate your thesis Restate the major points of the paper Length Depends on how much room is left The Public Policy Statement & Information

Parenthetical Citations  Used after the factual information  (Author(s) Last Name, year).  (“article title,” year).  (Book title, year). Page # or Paragraph # when a direct quote is used When a work has 3+ authors 1 st cite lists all authors 2 nd + cites list surname of 1 st author followed by et al.

References Page  Reference page must be alphabetized  All citations must be perfect  Paper will not be accepted without a reference page & Parenthetical citations. additional page not counted in the total

Sample Citation  Author’s Last Name(s), Author’s Initials. (Year). Article Title. Title. Publishing City: Publishing Co.  Online Citations Author’s Last Name(s), Initials. (Date[year, month day]). Article title. Title. Retrieved Month day, year, from internet address.  Database Citations Author’s Last Name(s), Author’s Initials. (year). Article Title. Title, volume #(issue #), pages. Retrieved Month day, year, from Database.

Requirements  Paper Must be 4-6 pages in length plus a reference page.  Typed  Double-spaced  12 point, Times New Roman font  1 inch margins all around  Include the formatting described for an APA style paper on the attached example handout.