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Purpose:

The purpose of Draft 1 is to build upon the Annotated Bibliography and to move forward in drafting your final Research Paper with the development of a “Literature Review.”

Description:

In this assignment, you will build upon the summaries that you did for the Annotated Bibliography for Unit/Week 3. Unlike the Annotated Bibliography, however, the Draft 1 of your Research Paper is more than just a summary of sources. Instead, it is a conversation between sources wherein you as the student author place your sources into a conversation about topics surrounding the issue, but do not insert your opinion/argument.  You will need to review at least five (5) current academic sources for this assignment. You are not restricted to the sources used in the Annotated Bibliography, but that would be a good place to start.

NOTE #1:  Your Draft 1 should be between 3-5 pages, double-spaced, not including your "Title" page or your "References" page.

NOTE #2: Your research MUST meet the “Research Requirements” posted in the “Ask the Professor” discussion thread AND in the Unit IV discussion thread (and as an “Announcement”).

Elements:

Your Draft 1 grade is largely based on your inclusion of several elements and the overall quality of your writing. For assistance, you might want to refer to the examples in Chapter 20, Section 20g, of Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers (pp. 438-444).

NOTE: Resources to help you with this assignment are located on p. 7 of your “Syllabus” in the “Unit IV Research Paper Draft 1” instructions, including (A) a link to a “Review of Literature” EXAMPLE and (B) a link to a WEBINAR on paraphrasing and summarizing (important in your review).

Your Draft 1 must contain the following elements:

1. Cover page and APA formatting:

You should include an APA-style cover page for your Draft 1. See the example on p. 16 of your CSU APA Guide, 6^th edition (or review the NEW CSU Citation Guide).  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.

2. Review of literature:

Below are techniques for writing a review of literature.

•         Consider the topics that your sources cover. Then make a list of those topics. Cluster the topics together, and decide which sources speak to the same concerns.

•         Decide which sources speak to the same issues, and decide which material from those sources that you will include.

•        When sources discuss the same topic but do not agree, you should still include them in the same paragraph if you would like. There is nothing that says that two sources that disagree cannot be presented in the same paragraph.

•         Remember to transition between ideas, sources, and paragraphs. Check out the list of transitional expressions on pp. 44-45 of The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises.

•         Remember to include concise summaries of the material.

AVOID THE FOLLOWING:

•         Do not comment on the sources. Your job here is to present the material only, not to give your take on what it has to say.

•         Do not include your argument. You do not want to argue in the review of literature because you are reviewing the literature, not asserting your argument. You will be able to argue for your position later in the paper.

•         Do not just insert the summary paragraphs from your Annotated Bibliography. The review of literature is far more than just a list of paragraphs summarizing sources. You are now putting your literature review into essay format, and your paragraphs should flow logically.

•         Do not forget to cite your sources in text and to include a references page in APA format.

3. References:

Include a references list as the last page of the paper. See examples on pages 6, 7, and 21 of the CSU APA Guide, 6^th edition. All entries are to be those that are cited in the text.  No others are to be included. No textbooks should be included on the references page.

IMPORTANT!  YOU MUST ADHERE TO BELOW RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS for Unit IV (previously published in Unit/Week 3 and before).

For Unit IV, you must complete the first draft of your argumentative research essay, which is a “Literature Review” of no less than five (5) sources adhering to the “Draft 1” instructions posted as an “Announcement” and in your “Syllabus/Schedule” in your course in Blackboard.

FOR YOUR RESEARCH, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE “CHECKLIST” on pp. 350-351 in Lester’s (2010) Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers.

ALSO, review again the inverted pyramid in Lester’s (2010) Strategies textbook on p. 22.               

DR. KNB’S RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS:

(A) you should prefer .edu or .org sites on the Internet (#1) or

(B) .gov or .mil sites (#2) BUT looking carefully at information provided and

(C) you should AVOID .COM sites (#3).

(D) sources should be no older than 5-7 years old.

(E) research must be published by a recognizable expert/author.

(F) NO “anonymous” or “author unknown” sources.  

(G) NO sources with “no date” (n.d.).

Remember, your research essay is only as strong as (A) your argument/thesis and (B) your research to “back up” your argument/thesis.

DR. KNB’S LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDE:

1. Click on the “My Library” tab in your course in Blackboard
2. Click on "Academic OneFile." (other search engines are also available)

3. Click on “Subject Guide Search” (or “Basic Search” or “Advanced Search,” etc.)
4. Type in search words, i.e., "Climate+ Change” or “sex+ education” or “greenhouse+gases.”
5. You may also click on “subject” or “keyword” or “entire document.”
6. In the "Limit Results" area, click on (A) "Documents with Full Text" AND (B) Peer-Reviewed.”

7. Limit “Publication Dates” to “after” “1 JAN 2008” to ensure sources are no older than 5-7 years

8. Finally, hit the "Search" symbol (looks like a magnifying glass). For instance, I found over 2126 full text articles on "Climate Change" from Peer-Reviewed (authoritative) articles, all published after 1 JAN 2006.

For your argumentative thesis, you must be able to answer two (2) questions:

1. Who is your specific target audience (also called your opposition), and why would the oppose you?

2. What, exactly, do you wish to persuade that audience to think or do, and why should they listen to you?

NOTE: Again, all of your research should be (A) no older than 5-7 years old AND (B) should be published by an expert/author, so (C) NO “anonymous” or “author unknown” sources allowed, and (D) NO sources with “no date” (n.d.).

Questions? E-Mail your course substitute or post to the “Ask the Professor” by no later than FRI 10 OCT 2014 to allow a timely response AND don’t forget it can take 24-48 hours to get a response. Dr. KNB

Attached you will find all the past assignments that you have done the go along with this paper that should be used to develop the actual draft.