Behavior Assignment
Organizing Week 3 Assignment Paper
Title page in APA format (see the Gold Star document for a formatting example)
Title of paper
Name
Course
Term
Name of Instructor
Running header (in the top left of your paper)
Note: Refer to examples of formal papers in APA format at the Writing Center:
Introduction
Provide a general statement about the topic that captures the reader’s interest.
State a few facts about your topic. Use supporting resources and credit your sources of information.
Create a “springboard” thesis sentence that states the purpose of the paper and outlines key subtopics that you will discuss in your body paragraphs.
Body Paragraphs
Subtopic 1: Social ecological factors that contribute to the existence of health disparities
Topic sentence
Two or more examples with supporting detail sentences using supporting evidence
Concluding sentence
Subtopic 2: How culture serves as a barrier to equal treatment when it comes to healthcare
Topic sentence
One or more example with supporting detail sentences using supporting evidence
Concluding sentence
Subtopic 3: How populations experience unequal treatment and disparity in healthcare
Topic sentence
Two or more examples with scholarly statistics to help illustrate your examples
Concluding sentence
Subtopic 4: How the health-related Sustainable Development Goals address such health disparities
Topic sentence
One or more supporting detail sentences using supporting evidence
Concluding sentence
Subtopic 5: How Healthy People 2020 objectives provide a framework for addressing health disparities, based on your Healthy People assigned focus area
Topic sentence
Two to three objectives that apply and demonstrate how
Concluding sentence
Conclusion
Stress the importance of the topic and relate it to the thesis.
Tie it all together—give the paper a sense of completeness.
Leave a final impression on the reader.
A Few Writing Tips
Work ahead and plan well. It’s never too early to start the writing process. You will likely write several drafts before you are ready to submit the final version.
Check your grammar and punctuation using a free program called Grammarly located on the Walden Writing Center Website or use MS Word spelling and grammar checker.
Submit a draft of your paper early on in Week 3 to a Writing Center tutor for review and suggestions.
Have a friend review it for clarity and flow.
Paraphrase information in your own words. NEVER copy and paste information directly from a source.
Only use direct quotes when the quote is really necessary or compelling. Most information should be paraphrased.
Your Instructor wants to “hear your voice.” Do not overuse quotes, especially in short papers.
Use supporting evidence from your text or other readings to support your rationale.
Use APA citations to credit your sources of evidence appropriately.
Be sure to submit your draft to SafeAssign well before the deadline so you can revise as needed before you submit the final version.