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Question:

Should gender roles change? Give pros and cons.

An A paper :

5 pages, typed, double spaced, 1”margins.

Uses in-text citations.

1) Inside your paper, you need internal cites. Everywhere you use a fact or idea that is not your own, you put in a parenthetical citation (or a footnote) after the sentence where you use the information. EVEN IF YOU DON”T QUOTE.

Has at least three sources (with authors or organization, ex: US Census Bureau) listed in correct APA style full citation. NO Encyclopedias can be cited, please. You need to find work that actually lists the AUTHOR.

Examples: single author, print:

Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.

Government document:

National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

From online database:

Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com/full/url/

Style: Make sure that

a. Sentences are complete.

b. Don’t use personal pronouns, like “I”

c. Sentences are grammatical and easy to understand.

d. No typos or misspellings.

e. No run-on paragraphs that change topics in the same paragraph.

FORMAT

Thesis statement First paragraph

a. First paragraph includes some general background info on the topic.

b. States a clearly defined argument or position (use the word “because”)

c. Located at end of concise intro paragraph.

d. Indicates type of evidence that will be used.

EXAMPLE Thesis: “The upper class teaches more traditional gender roles than either the middle or lower classes”.

II. Body paragraphs (Paragraphs 2 – 4)

a. An “A” paper will have THREE different types of facts to prove the thesis statement.

b. Begin with a clear and concise topic sentence that summarizes your main point in that paragraph.

c. The rest of that paragraph elaborates/ explains the topic sentence.

d. When the focuses changes, a new paragraph is created.

Conclusion

Re-states the thesis and the implications of it.

KEY: TO GET A PASSING GRADE YOU NEED CITATIONS.