This is a 10 page research paper. My topic is comparing City police and State police. The criteria for comparison are education, salary, and other specific qualifications for each job.
Ten pages, minimum (excluding Works Cited page)
Title and subtitle
Double-spaced
Times New Roman, 12-point font
One-inch margins, t/b, 1/r
Running head with pagination
7. Works Cited page
a. Correct MLA formatting for sources
Introduction contains an “attention-getter”
A focused thesis containing three evaluation criteria
A clear statement of your research question
Minimum of 10 sources used and listed in Works Cited
A minimum of 5 sources must come from an academic database
b. No Wikipedia c.
No more than 3 sources from the same publication
Third-person voice only
A clear comparison is evaluated.
Evaluation criteria are logical and relevant
Overall organization is logical and cohesive
Evaluation criteria are presented in a progressive order of importance.
Each evaluation criterion is developed by a minimum of 2 subtopics
18. Specialized facts, paraphrases, quotes, statistics, etc. are cited using MLA-accordant, in-
text parenthetical documentation.
19. The following types of paragraphs must be included:
Context (basic knowledge that must be established in order to fully understand the subject: Arabs vs. blacks in Sudan, RNA/DNA, the business of college sports)
History (the steps or stages that led toward the precise moment that you are going to begin addressing your subject)
Definition of key terms (deja vu, anorexia, genocide, BCS, janjaweed)
Findings (a synthesis presentations of your comparative interpretations)
Limitations (an assessment of your papers flaws or areas that will require further research)
f.
Rebuttal of critics (a defense of your findings against what skeptics might contend)
g. Summation (a conclusion that offers final/definitive statements, but avoids simple restatement)
20. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and style are correct.
