1. In 200 words or more, state your major (Bachelor of Arts In Liberal Studies) and intended vocational goals ( becoming certified in elementary education and then receiving a Master’s degree in Education Psychology). Then describe how you are going about the process of selecting a research topic and state what your topic is. Explain your curiosity about the topic and articulate how your academic, professional, or personal interests helped to inform your topic selection. Answer the following question: Are you able to present this topic in the form of a thesis to be demonstrated or as a main question?
2. Write an introduction to your topic that incites interest and depicts the need for the study. Why should the reader be interested in this topic? What should the reader hope to gain from this project? Find a quotation, anecdote, news item, or some other element on the topic that can incite such interest as you open your paper.
Then, briefly describe the reasons for this choice of the topic and study, along with the other elements required as indicated below. Keep in mind, academic writing is supposed to be as objective and dispassionate as possible, which means you should avoid a conversational tone, all slang, and writing in the first or second person. Try wherever possible to write in the third person throughout academic writing. Even if there is some personal aspect that is to be addressed, there are ways to format such writing that do not involve using the first person.
– Introduce the research topic.
– Discuss your topic selection.
– Explain its background and your rationale for choosing it.
– Describe your personal interest in it.
– Explore its relevance to professional life and of such a research project.
– List the key words used to refine your topic or problem statement.
– Provide the purpose of the paper (explain, analyze, or argue).
– Identify intended audience (general or specialized).
– Indicate your voice as the writer (informer or advocate).
– Identify key points or main question to be studied.
– Draft a thesis statement that includes mention of the context of your topic.
– Provide a detailed summary.
Guidelines
Organize your thoughts in such a way that every aspect of your work has the preliminary thesis statement or main question in mind. Do not allow yourself to be sidetracked by tertiary issues.
Include a title page.
All formatting should be in accordance with APA
