CSU EH1020, English Composition II research paper

Follow the directions
below for the completion of your Research Paper Draft 3 (introduction, review
of literature, and body) for Unit VII
Purpose:

The purpose of
Draft 3 is to build upon Draft 2 and to move your drafting process forward so
that you can add a body, conclusion, and abstract to your paper, making it a
cohesive, whole academic paper.

Description:

In this assignment, you will
take Draft 2 (introduction and review of literature), written in Unit VI, and
add the body of your paper. Your body paragraphs should contain the six
elements indicated below and be developed in an appropriate manner. If the body
does not contain these elements, it is likely you have not fully developed the
body, and this lack of development can severely impact your grade for this
assignment. You will need to write at least four
body paragraphs while incorporating five
academic sources for this assignment. The paragraphs should be thorough and
cover all the listed elements. Your Draft 3 (introduction, review of
literature, and body) should include the elements listed below.With the addition of your
Body, you should have a paper that is approximately 7-10 pages long, without
the addition of a conclusion or abstract and without counting your cover page
or references page.

Elements:

Your grade for
Draft 3 is largely based on your inclusion of various elements and the overall
quality of your writing. Your Draft 3 must contain the following elements.
1.
Research Paper Draft 3
2.
Cover page and APA formatting:

You should include an APA-style cover page for your Draft 3. See the
example on page 16 ofThe CSU APA Guide (6th edition).Your cover
page should include the following: the title of your paper, your name, and the
name of your university (Columbia Southern University). The running head should
include up to 50 characters from the title of the paper, along with a
sequential page number in the upper right-hand corner.

3.
Introduction:

Using the comments that you received on your Draft 2, revise your
introduction. There are some pitfalls to writing an introductory paragraph, and
you can avoid some of them by reading through the Checklist: “Avoid Certain
Mistakes in the Introduction” on p. 495 ofStrategies for Writing Successful Research Papers.

4.
Review of literature:

Using the comments that you received on your Draft 1, revise your
review of literature, and include it with this newest draft.

5.
Body paragraphs:

Each paragraph of the body of your Research Paper should be a
cohesive unit. It should be tight, but developed. It should serve a function,
and its purpose should always be to bolster the thesis. Therefore, you should
use the following order for each paragraph in the body.

a. Topic sentence:This
sentence summarizes the entire paragraph in one strong, well-written sentence,
and it directly supports the thesis statement.
b. Explanation of topic sentence (1-2 sentences):Often times there is more to be said about the topic sentence, more
explanation that is necessary in order for it to be a clear idea, so there are
usually a few sentences that follow the topic sentence that explicate the idea
more for the reader. These sentences not only “unpack” the topic sentence, but
they also anticipate the evidence that will be used to support the topic
sentence, usually indirectly.
c. Introduction to evidence (1-2 sentences):No piece of evidence (quotation, example, paraphrase, etc.) should
be dropped into a paragraph without first introducing it. An introduction might
include the title of the source, the author, and/or a short description of the
source/author’s credentials. In this way, no evidence is presented without a
context because it is this context that makes the evidence meaningful.
d. Evidence:The
evidence that you present backs up your topic sentence and, by extension,
supports your thesis statement. The evidence that you supply can be a number of
things: a quotation from a source; a reasonable, illustrative example; a
statistic; commentary from an interview; etc.
e. Explanation of evidence:No piece of evidence stands on its own or is convincing on its own.
Although it may seem to draw a direct line to your topic sentence to support
it, often the reader needs you to make the connection between the two. Further,
the general rule is that for each sentence of quoted material, your explanation
should be just as long, so if you include a block quotation, the block
quotation should be met with an equally long explanation.
f. Transition (1-2 sentences):Transitions are essential for research papers because body
paragraphs, especially, are written as units, and it is the transitions that
allow for these units to be linked together. Take a look at the list of transitional
expressions on pp. 44-45 inThe Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises.

6.
References:

Include a
references list as the last page of your Research Proposal. See the example on
pages 6, 7, and 21 ofThe CSU APA Guide (6th edition).