Essay

Title of Paper (Title Case) – not bold Comment by DoD_Admin: Review all notes to assist in writing your paper.

Begin writing your introduction for this paper, you begin at the left margin (Ctrl + L) and use the Tab key on the keyboard to indent the paragraphs in Word. The introduction paragraph is around one paragraph (around 5-7 sentences). One does not need to always add sources inside the introduction paragraph. The last sentence of the introduction will be your thesis statement. This is your opinion or position on the topic of your essay (THESIS). Comment by DoD_Admin: Your Thesis statement goes here. The first paragraph (introduction) should present the thesis in the last sentence and predicts the supporting topics. What is a Thesis Statement, 1.It tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. 2. It tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. 3. Does it make a claim that others might dispute? Have you taken a position that others might challenge or oppose? Try to make your thesis stronger. You should have at least three supporting topics to support your thesis and they should be in the body of your paper. Also written in the same order.

Level One APA Heading Title Case Comment by DoD_Admin: Here are your supporting topics. Minimum of three supporting topics are used.

Begin typing the next part and use the Tab key to begin and make sure to have strong content and sources inside level one headings. Discussion and substantive evidence from the research for your first key point / supporting topic that supports your thesis. According to Kaplan & Owings (2011) information from the book paraphrased. Information paraphrased (Creswell, 2012). End by transitioning to your next main point.

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Tab and begin typing. Discussion and substantive evidence from the research for your second key point / supporting topic that supports your thesis. Take information from one of the textbooks and paraphrase (Driscoll, 2005). Information content. Information from the website paraphrased (Armstrong, 2013). If you have a source with no publishing year or copyright data source (Author(s) Last Name(s), n.d.). This stands for no date in APA. Information from website (Xavier University Library, 2012). End by transitioning to your next main point.

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Discussion and substantive evidence from the research for your third key point /supporting topic that supports your thesis. End by transitioning to your next main point.

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Discussion and substantive evidence from the research for any additional supporting topics key point that supports your thesis. Only three level one headings are required not including the conclusion. Use the same format for the number of supporting topics. End by transitioning to your next main point.

Conclusion

Begin by using the Tab key for our conclusion it is just a summary around one paragraph of content. Restate the thesis to remind readers of the controlling idea / position of your essay (Thesis) . Summarize each of your main points and illustrate the connection between your supporting evidence and your opinion ( Summarize ). End with a broad closing statement ( Super-so-What ). Do not use quotes or referenced material in the conclusion. Comment by DoD_Admin: Review the notes on a conclusion.

References Comment by DoD_Admin: APA is the format used. All listed references must be used within the paper. For military references see the writing tools email or resource center when you have access to it. **EXPOSITORY PAPER: You must have three references IAW the instructions. (***RESEARCH PAPER: You must have four references to include the case study) FYSA: All of the following are considered plagiarism: -turning in someone else's work as your own -copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit -failing to put a quotation in quotation marks -giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation -changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit -copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

List sources in alphabetical order and APA format and on the second line, word wrap, and use the shortcut command Ctrl + T to indent