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CRITICAL THINKING ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH PAPER WRITING FOR THINKING

EDF 3413 INSTRUCTOR: CAGLE

Draft (Hard copy or electronic) for peer review (Monday, November 11)

Final paper (Submit online by midnight Wednesday, November 13)

1200 – 1700 words (if longer, points will not be taken off, unless irrelevant information or incessant rambling is

included)

Title page, abstract, and Reference pages are not included in word count.

Must include: Title Page, Abstract, Paper (Introduction, Body, Conclusion), Reference Page.

Must include at least 3 credible sources supporting your claim and at least 2 credible counter argument sources.

All in-text citations must be included on the Reference page.

All sources listed on the Reference page must be cited within the text.

Each page should have a header with the title of the paper (or a shorter running head title) on left and page

number on right (beginning on title page). The words, “Running Head,” appear only in top right header on title

page along with the title or 50 or less character shortened title. All other pages leave out “Running Head,” but do

include the title or shortened version of title in Header.

Title page is page 1.

Use 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, double space, indent first word of each paragraph.

Cite your sources within the text and write your reference page using APA style (Refer to text, MSU Library Citation

Guide, Easy Writer, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, APA Quick Reference Guide

University of North Carolina School of Social Work and/or Purdue Owl website.)

APA online Citation Help:

http://guides.library.msstate.edu/c.php?g=578134&p=3988961

http://guides.libraries.psu.edu/apaquickguide/intext

http://www.apastyle.org/

https://ssw.unc.edu/files/web/pdf/APA_Quick_Reference_Guide.pdf

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

Title pages can differ slightly in APA formatting. All include a Running Head: title and page numbering in the header

of the paper. See rubric for what to include on Title Page.