Final Paper
Topic: Your choice but it must relate to topics discussed and covered in class.
Paper must be structured in the APA format.
Font collection is Times Roman
Font size is 12
The paper shall be double spaced
There must be a Title page and a Works Cited page; these two pages DO NOT COUNT towards the 10-page total.
There is no upper page limit; if you want to write more than 10 pages you are welcome to.
Your paper must demonstrate a critical thought process; it cannot consist of strictly opinion. Positions must be supported.
Your paper must contain a conclusion.
Note: If you want to discuss your topic of choice, please reach out to me.
The below links are great sources to learn how to format your title page and your paper. Please make use of them. Do not “make up” a format; the below links provide all the information you need to properly format your paper.
Title Page
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page
The paper must be structured correctly. https://www.canadacollege.edu/htpcommittee/docs/GUIDELINES%20FOR%20RESEARCH%20PAPER%20S14.pdf(great reference).
Note: I am not requiring an abstract. If you want to include one you may but it does not count towards the 10-page minimum.
You must cite (in APA format) your sources. Your paper must have at a minimum five different Use the “References” tab to help you construct your citations and your Works Cited page. If you need help with the “References” tab, please reach out and I will help you.
How to use the “References” tap in Word
Select the “References” tap
In the “Reference” tap you will see a drop-down menu. Select the down arrow and it will open the drop-down box and provide options to select from. Select APA. Now you are ready to begin citing resources in APA style.
So, if you want to cite APA style “in sentence” simply place the cursor where you want the citation to appear and select “Insert Citation.” When you do this a “Create Source” box will appear. This box will do the work for you.
There is a drop-down menu that will allow you to select your source. Once you have selected your source, you will be prompted to enter the required information to cite in APA style. What is great about using this is the citation will be stored for future reference, whether for this class our future classes.
Once you have entered the information, select “Ok.” When you select “Ok”, the citation will be added WHEREVER YOUR CURSOR IS. Do this for all of your citations.
When you are done with your paper, place the cursor at the end of the last word after the period and select “Insert” and then “Page Break.” This will create a new page.
Go back to the “References” page and select “Bibliography” and then “Works Cited.”
Once you select “Works Cited”, your reference material will be added in APA format.
Here is an example:
War is tragic and deadly, and some have lost more than others. In 1864, Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew had been informed that Mrs. Lydia Bixby had lost five of her sons in the Civil War. Andrew wrote a letter to President Lincoln asking him to draft a correspondence expressing condolences to Mrs. Lydia Bixby. The letter was later published in the Boston Evening Transcriptand later read in the movie Saving Private Ryan(Basier, 2006) – in sentence citation. Below is the complete letter:
Dear Madam, —
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.
I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
Lincoln
