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Assignment name as given by instructor
Date to be turned in
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This first paragraphs breaks all conventions of writing by using only one sentence, a
single thesis sentence that names this paper’s subject, the theory, and the two ways in which the
subject and theory connect.
This second paragraph should have at least three sentences but would be better with five
to seven sentences. This is your the scope. This scope paragraph covers what the subject of this
paper is, but this scope paragraph will not have any quotes or citations of material. This scope
paragraph should only contain common knowledge.
This third paragraph is a literature review. Begin this paragraph by simply saying that
many people are discussing the subject There are many kinds of literature reviews; however, the
literature review needed for this paper will simply name and summarize three sources on the
web. Each source needs one or two sentences of summarizing. The literature review paragraph
might use quote marks around article titles or web page titles, but this literature review paragraph
should not quote information from the web pages or articles. Since the sources are merely being
mentioned and summarized, these sources do not go in the Works Cited page.
This fourth paragraph is the discussion of a theory (concept or idea). If a research paper
does not have a theory, the paper is not a research paper; in other words, for a paper to be a
research paper, the research paper must have a theory. This paragraph will discuss only the
theory, and not the subject. The aim of this paragraph is to give a meaningful understanding of
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the theory (do not use the words “definition” or “defined”). After a few sentences discussing
what the theory is, fill the paragraph with examples from life, so a reader of the paper has a full
understanding of the theory. This theory paragraph will need a quote from an article (no
quotation sites, no dictionaries, and no encyclopedias). Any sentence or sentences can be pulled
from an article, placed in your paper, and have quote marks added around them. According to the
webpage “Assignments: Mini- Research #2 Ebola Colon,” the quote needs introduced with a full
sentence that reveals the gist of what the quote discusses, and a colon must connect that full
sentence with the quote: “Always connect your words to the quote, as this sentence has just done
with a full sentence and a colon.” All paragraphs should not begin or end with quotes.
The fifth paragraph is the first of two analysis paragraphs. This paragraph must begin
with a sentence that directly connects the subject and theory. The rest of the paragraph defends
that connection. Since the analysis section of a paper is the main reason of writing a paper,
paragraphs five and six should be the largest paragraphs in the paper, not less than seven
sentences, but should be closer to 10-15 sentences.
The sixth paragraph is the second of two analysis paragraphs. This paragraph must also
begin with a directly stated connection between the subject and theory. The rest of the paragraph
will defend that initial sentence. As with the paragraph above, this paragraph should be a full
paragraph, not less than seven sentences, but should be closer to 10-15 sentences.
The seventh paragraph is the conclusion, but this conclusion should not wrap things up or
summarize the paper. This paragraph must directly state ways in which research on the subject
can continue, such as the following: one way that this research could continue is by connecting
(name a different theory) with (name the subject of this paper). The conclusion should suggest at
least three different theories that someone could continue on researching this paper’s subject.
The conclusion does not have to discuss how the theory and subject connect.
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Works Cited
“Assignments: Mini-Research #2 Ebola Colon.” InverseIntuition.org. InverseIntution.org, n.d.
Web. 19 Feb. 2014.