Extra Credit–Research Paper Introduction, Outline, and Annotated Bibliography

Extra Credit–Research Paper Introduction, Outline, and Annotated Bibliography

In order to motivate you to complete the paper ahead of time, I am giving you up to four (4) percentage points in extra credit for submitting by no later than March 08,  2020 the following:

• • • (1)an introductory paragraph of your research paper
      • • The introduction should include a specific thesis statement and at least one in-text citationfrom a peer-reviewed source related to the topic
      • (2) a detailed outline of the paper, and
      • (3)an annotated bibliography for your research paper with at least five  peer-reviewed sources.

The aforementioned items should be submitted as parts of one MS Word document into the dropbox in the Extra Credit module.

No late submission will be accepted after March 08, 2020.

In order to receive full credit:

• Your introductory paragraph should be in at least 250 words, including also a specific thesis statement.
• Your outline should be detailed, not simply heading and subheading topics.
  • • For each main body part of the paper, you should include a sub-thesis statement and supporting details[unique_solution]
    • An outline is the structure of a paper/essay that you usually write after brainstorming. It should take you a few minutes or hours to write it. See the following video for information on how to write the outline Thesis and Outline(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Your annotated bibliographyshould include at least five peer-reviewed academic sources.
    • • An annotated bibliography is a bibliography plus the annotation for each reference, explaining what the article is about and how it will be used in the research paper. See the following video for information on how to write an annotated bibliography. What’s an annotated bibliography?(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
      • A peer-reviewed academic source is different from a popular source in that the former is written by a scholar (or scholars) and reviewed by other scholars who authorize the publication of the article in an academic journal. This is not the case with popular sources. See the following video for more information. Scholarly vs Popular Sources(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Links to an external site.
    • Your annotated bibliography should followthe APA writing format.