Assignemnt: Introduction And Literature Review
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to begin drafting your academic argumentative research paper.
Description: In this assignment, you will first write your literature review; then, you will write your introduction. The following details are requirements of the assignment:
• Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words): For more details about what is expected for each of the following sentences, please see "Lesson 4: The Introduction." You may also want to review the "Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments)." The following components must be included in the introduction (in the following order).
o Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic
o Sentence 2: Pro side (general)
o Sentence 3: Con side (general)
o Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1)
o Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic
o Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2)
o Sentence 7: Specific controversy
o Sentence 8: Pro side (specific)
o Sentence 9: Con side (specific)
o Sentence 10: The thesis
• Literature Review (800-900 words): For details about The Literature Review: The Process." You may also want to review the "Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments)." The attachment is below (For an idea of HOW EVERYTHING SHOULD LOOK WHEN COMPLETED).
o Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review.
o Literature review body: This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con).
o Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again.
• Demonstrate how to summarize and paraphrase source materials.
• Demonstrate the avoidance of plagiarism through proper use of APA citations and references for all paraphrased and quoted material.
Here are some questions that can kind of help you see the direction I want to go in with this research paper on the topic of diamonds. For example: What are Diamonds? Where are Diamonds found? or where are they mostly located? Whats gives diamonds its different colors? Why are diamonds so expensive?
Some controversy (pros & cons) questions examples on diamonds: Is diamond mining harmful to the surrounding environment? or it harmful & risky to for the miners? Does Diamonds cause pollution when found? When diamond mining how is the wildlife affected? What are some benefits that can come from diamond mining?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.