head to toe assessment

Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER 1

Title of Paper

John Q. Student

South University Online

Course ID—Course Name (optional depending on instructions)

Week x, Assignment x (optional depending on instructions)

Instructor Name (optional depending on instructions)

Date (optional depending on instructions)

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Full Title of Essay

Start your first paragraph here. The best way to use this template is to read through the

entire document first. Then, delete each section as you fill it in with your essay content. This

template is formatted to meet APA’s requirements, so when you delete the sections one at a time,

you will see that your work is formatted properly. This is the introduction paragraph. Here you

want to introduce your topic and grab the reader’s attention. Your introduction paragraph should

be 4–6 sentences long and will include your thesis statement. Remember, the thesis statement

states the main focus or main idea of the entire essay and is normally the last sentence in the

introduction; however, more importantly, it should be obvious what your thesis statement is.

Begin the second paragraph here. This is your first body paragraph. Paragraphs should be

between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic, which

is the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and should

clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you are using

outside sources (research) to lend credibility to your details, this is where you should include

them; most importantly, this is also where you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas

from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the

paragraph and refers back to the paragraph’s main focus.

Begin the third paragraph here. This is your second body paragraph. Paragraphs should

be between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic,

which is the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and

should clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you

are using outside sources (research) to lend credibility to your details, this is where you should

include them; most importantly, this is also where you use in-text citations to cite other people’s

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ideas from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the last sentence of a body paragraph concludes

the paragraph and refers back to the paragraph’s main focus.

Begin the fourth paragraph here. This is your third body paragraph. Paragraphs should be

between 5–12 sentences. Your body paragraphs should begin with the paragraph’s topic, which

is the topic sentence. This topic sentence explains the main focus of this paragraph, and should

clearly relate to your thesis statement. Next, you will include supporting details. If you are using

outside sources (research) to lend credibility to your details, this is where you should include

them; most importantly, this is also where you use in-text citations to cite other people’s ideas

from your sources (Author, date). Finally, the last sentence of a body paragraph concludes the

paragraph and refers back to the paragraph’s main focus.

You may have more than three body paragraphs depending on the requirements of the

essay. This template is formatted for only five paragraphs, so if you add more just begin a new

paragraph and tap the TAB key to indent. The font and margins are already pre-set for you. The

final paragraph is the conclusion paragraph. This paragraph can be shorter than the others.

Remember to wrap-up the essay for the reader. The conclusion should not introduce any new

material. Finally, you will want to refer back to your thesis statement. (On the following

References page there are templates for several types of references such as a course lecture page,

online textbook, journal article, and a website. When you create your References page, be sure to

put the entries in alphabetical order based on the author’s last name.)

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References

Author, A. A. (Date of publication). Title of article only first letter capitalized. Magazine/Journal

Title Capitalized, volume #(issue #), page range.

Author, C. C., & Author, D. D. (Year). Name of course textbook only first letter capitalized

[VitalSource Digital Version]. City, State: Publisher.

South University Online. (2014). Course ID: Title of course in sentence casing: Week x:

Specific lecture page in sentence casing. Retrieved from myeclassonline.com

Title of online article w/o author. (Date of publication). Newsletter/Website Title Capitalized.

Retrieved from URL