****TOPIC: Child Abuse &’ Neglect****
For the writing assignment in this course, you should select a topic pertinent to the course and write a 5-6-page essay in which you critically review the literature related to one aspect of your chosen topic using no fewer than 5 (FIVE) additional scholarly journal articles from the TWU Library website. You may use readings from this course as part of your essay, but you must use the FIVE additional scholarly sources in addition to whichever course readings you wish to include. Newspapers, Wikipedia, Tumblr, Facebook, Buzzfeed articles, and all other non-scholarly sources are strictly prohibited. The writing assignment in this course is considered formal writing – this means that I expect you to do all of the following: Write with purpose. Each sentence should contribute to your overall writing (no fillers like very very very very interesting). Additionally, you should use the same glossary of terms that the readings’ authors use; do not make up your own descriptors or tell the reader “Basically…” Your tone should be literal and formal using proper English spelling and grammar. Do not use clichés, text speak (e.g. ROFL), emoji, non-text characters, or non-scholarly sources. You should write in paragraphs which are organized to fit together.
All essays must use ASA formatting for in-text citations and reference list and be free of spelling and grammatical errors. Your assignment should be typed, double-spaced 12-point font. Each essay should between 5-6 pages in length, with one-inch margins on all sides and page numbers. Please do not vary your font, font size, spacing, or punctuation in an effort to overcome the length requirement, as this is readily apparent to your instructor. The Department of Sociology and Social Work has teamed with the TWU library to produce a writing and research module for your use in this course. At your earliest convenience (before submitting an assignment or post), please download a copy of the writing module and review it thoroughly. Within it, you will find detailed information related to copyright, plagiarism, finding scholarly sources, ASA style and citations, and more. The module even contains video links to short tutorials and screen-casts that can help you spend less time looking and more time writing. In order to facilitate your critical writing assignment, please refer to the course calendar on Canvas for all due dates. All assignments for the course will be available on the Canvas calendar and updated due dates will be reflected here. You will be required to submit an outline of your paper, including paragraph by paragraph breakdowns of the points you intend to cover in your assignment.
It must us use ASA citation style. ASA stylebooks are readily available at bookstores and at the library. Information about the ASA style may be found on the American Sociological Association website. Reference section is required at the end of the paper (not included in page length requirement of paper)
The Paper will be 5 to 6 pages long, not including cover or reference section (that means no less than 5 pages and no more than 6 pages).
It must follow these specifications: Time New Roman, 12-point font, double space with 1.5-inch margin on the left and 1.0 inch on the right, top and bottom.
It should be only left justified.
The cover page must include: title on the first line; name on the second line, course name and section on the third line, date on the last line.
It must have the following THREE headings TYPED in the paper (INTRODUCTION, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION).
