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English Composition II: Week VI

Research Paper Draft 2 - Unit VI Assignment

Please follow the directions below to complete your Research Paper Draft 2 (introduction and

review of literature) for Unit VI. Use the attached Review of Literature that I submitted in

Week IV to build on. Do not use your version as I had to make some edits and corrections

before submitting.

Purpose:

The purpose of the second draft is to build on the first draft that you already wrote and to move

your drafting process forward so you can add a body, conclusion, and abstract to the paper,

making it a cohesive and whole academic paper.

Description:

In this assignment, you will take Draft 1 (Review of Literature), written in Unit IV, and write an

introduction to your final Research Paper that sets the context for your project, establishes your

argument, asserts your thesis, and allows for an easy transition from your review of literature.

NOTE: Your introduction alone should be between 250-350 words. If the introduction alone

is less than this word count, it is likely you have not fully developed your introduction, and this

lack of development can severely impact your grade for this assignment. Your Draft 2 should

include the elements listed below:

Elements:

The grade of your second draft is largely based on your inclusion of these elements and the

overall quality of your writing. Your Draft 2 must contain the following elements:

1. Cover page and APA formatting:

You should include an APA-style cover page for your Research Paper Draft 2. Your cover page

should include the following: the title of your paper, your name, the title of the course, your

professor‘s name, and the date of submission (with the month, date, and year).

The running head should contain a portion of the title of the paper, along with a sequential page

number in the upper right-hand corner.

The second page of your paper should contain a title block in the upper left-hand corner that

includes the following: your name, your professor‘s name, the title of the course, and the date of

submission. The title of the paper should be repeated again after this title block, centered with no

underlining or font size change.

English Composition II: Week VI

2. Introduction:

Draft and revise an introduction between 250-350 words to come before your revised review of

literature. There are some pitfalls to writing an introductory paragraph, and you can avoid some

of them by reading through the Checklist: ―Avoid Certain Mistakes in the Introduction on p.

519 of Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers.

3. Review of literature:

Using the comments you received on Draft 1, revise your review of literature, and include it with

Draft 2.

4. References:

Include a references list as the last page of the paper. See the example on p. 40 of The APA Style

of Documentation: A Pocket Guide. There is an additional example on p. 525 of The Little,

Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, which includes explicit directions on formatting the

references list. All entries are those that have been cited in the text. No others are to be included.

No textbooks should be included on the references list.

Tools:

 For assistance, you may want to refer to the examples in Chapter 24,

Section 24a, of Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers (pp.

512-518)

 Read through the Checklist: ―Avoid Certain Mistakes in the Introduction

on p. 519 of Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers.

 Include a references list as the last page of the paper. See the example on

p. 525 of The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, which

includes explicit directions on formatting the references list.