Assignment:
RESEARCH PAPER: ANNOTATED OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
The second step of the Research Paper Assignment is for you to write the Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment. The annotated outline is a tool used by criminal justice professionals to provide an outline of a research paper while incorporating annotations of the research used to support the thesis.
INSTRUCTIONS
After selecting a criminal justice topic for the Research Paper: Final Assignment and submitting your Research Paper: Thesis Assignmenton the topic you chose, you will prepare the Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignmentof your Research Paper Assignment. Your annotated outline must fully support each facet of your thesis.
The Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment must provide a detailed blueprint of the Research Paper: Final Assignment in current APA format and contain the following components:
1. Thesis
2. Three Main Headings
3. Two Subpoints Per Main Heading (at least)
a. An APA citation in each subpoint.
b. 3-5 sentences for each subpoint. These sentences must explain the academic resource and how it will be used to support your thesis.
4. A Reference Page.
The three main headings must provide an argument about your topic rather than ask a question. When read alone, the three main headings must show what your Research Paper: Final Assignmentwill be arguing.
One of the three main headings and its subsequent subpoints must incorporate a biblical worldview and provide a Scripture reference.
The three main headings must be supported with at least 2 subpoints each. The subpoints must each be 3 to 5 sentences and accompanied by a current APA citation of an academic resource for each subpoint.
The Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment must include a reference page with 5 academic resources published within the last 5 years and composed using current APA formatting.