Follow the directions below for the completion of the introduction andliterature review draft assignment for Unit IV. If you have questions, pleaseemail your professor for assistance.
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to begin drafting youracademic argumentative research paper.
Description: In this assignment, you will first write yourliterature review; then, you will write your introduction. Please see “Lesson4: The Introduction” for details on why it is suggested that you begin thedrafting process with the literature review instead of the introduction. Thefollowing details are requirements of the assignment:
Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words): Formore details about what is expected for each of thefollowing sentences, please see “Lesson 4: TheIntroduction.” You may also want to review the”Example Introduction and Literature Review (withcomments).” The following components must be included inthe introduction (in the following order).
Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic
Sentence 2: Pro side (general)
Sentence 3: Con side (general)
Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1)
Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic
Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2)
Sentence 7: Specific controversy
Sentence 8: Pro side (specific)
Sentence 9: Con side (specific)
Sentence 10: The thesis
Literature Review (800-900 words): For details about the structure of the literature review, you will want to review “Lesson3: The Literature Review: The Process.” You mayalso want to review the “Example Introduction andLiterature Review (with comments).” The link isbelow.
Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what thereader can expect inthe literature review.
Literature review body: This section includes three to four bodyparagraphs that discuss thehistory, terminology, and both sides ofthe controversy (pro andcon).
Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literaturereview is ending,but it also acts as a kind of prefacefor the body of the paper byrestating the thesis statement andestablishing your argument onceagain.
Demonstrate how to summarize and paraphrase source materials.
Demonstrate the avoidance of plagiarism through proper use of APAcitations and references for all paraphrased and quotedmaterial.
I have attached an example
