Research Paper 1: Due Week 5 (Sunday, May 26 at 5:00 pm EST)
Below, I have provided 2 articles you will use as sources for Research Paper #1. The sources you have used for your annotated bibliography should be utilized for this paper.
Please view the sample paper to know what to submit for Research Paper #1.
For this research paper, you will provide a 2-3 page research paper not including title and reference page) about the Impacts of COVID-19 on College Students.
Times New Roman
12 Size Font
1-inch margins
Double Space
Parts included in the APA format research paper are as follows:
Page 1: Title Page
Page 2-3: Research Paper
Your research paper should include these parts:
Introduction: Your introductory material should set up your topic (Topic: Effects of COVID-19 on College Students) for your audience and include some background or historical context. You may also briefly summarize your research and topic findings. Your introduction may be 1 or 2 paragraphs in length. The introduction needs to state your thesis in the form of a sentence. It should not be in the form of a question. Your thesis should be a brief statement, in your own words, that points out the significant issues about this topic that you discovered in your research.
Body of Paper: Use subheadings (if needed) to separate aspects of your paper that support your thesis. The body of your paper should provide supporting evidence to support your thesis in a logical, fully developed manner. For each new topic that supports your overall thesis, provide a topic sentence or two that, in effect, is the thesis for that sub-topic. If you do not use subheadings, you must provide transition sentences to move your reader from one paragraph to the next. Your supporting sub-topics should address these issues: What is the significant impact of these research and topic findings? What are the effects (if any)? What are the benefits (if any)? Are there any disadvantages or advantages? These are just some questions you can answer in your paper, but feel free to add more questions that you can answer. As a research paper writer, you should synthesize the information gained from sources and weave it into a well-ordered paper, using the sources as evidence to support key points. These are how your direct quotes (In-text citations) come into your paper.
Conclusion: Your conclusion should make “wrap-up” statements about what you learned about the topic and your findings’ possible impact on people and society. Also, address any issues that may still not be resolved for you. Don’t be reluctant to address problems that aren’t quickly resolved or have negative or ambiguous outcomes. I look forward to a thoughtful look at the topic and sharing the major significance of this issue.
Your research paper must include three direct quotes (in-text citations)—a quote from each source. Please view the Week 5 folder for in-text citations and the APA folder for more information on in-text citations.
Page 3 or 4: Reference Page
The final page of your research paper is your reference page. This page has all the sources you USED to write your research paper. Each source should be placed as an APA citation and in alphabetical order by the first letter of the citation. Please view the APA folder and sample research paper to understand what should be submitted for your reference page.
Sources
Three sources in total (You may add more if you choose, but each source you use must contain an in-text citation in the body of the paper. You should have a minimum of 3 in-text citations, one from each source you use. You can use multiple in-text citations from one source, but remember each source should have at least one in-text citation.)
Provide 3 articles ( Two that I have provided and One on your own) from a database or credible internet sources.
You may use the sources from your annotated bibliography.
Required: at least three direct quotes/paraphrases/summarizations, one from each source.
