English 102 UNIT 4

Purpose
:The purpose of this assignment is to begin drafting your academic argumentative research paper.
Description:
In this assignment, you will first write your literature review; then, you will write your introduction. The following details are requirements of the assignment:
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Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words):
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Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic
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Sentence 2: Pro side (general)
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Sentence 3: Con side (general)
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Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1)
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Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic
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Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2)
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Sentence 7: Specific controversy
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Sentence 8: Pro side (specific)
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Sentence 9: Con side (specific)
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Sentence 10: The thesis
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Literature Review (800-900 words):
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Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review.
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Literature review body: This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con).
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Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again.
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Demonstrate how to summarize and paraphrase source materials.
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Demonstrate the avoidance of plagiarism through proper use of APA citations and references for all paraphrased and quoted material.