Research Essay

Research Essay

Using principles of sound research, write a research essay approximately 1700 words long on the topic agreed upon with your workshop leader.

Topic: The advantages and disadvantages of social media, psychologically.(mental health , etc)
(You may tweak the topic if its too broad)
• Please computer-type your essay in 12-point and use double space.
• You must give an accurate word count at the end. This is obligatory.
• Keep in mind the length of 1700 words. You will get a penalty for going more than 10%
over or under the limit.

Evaluation criteria:
Content 40%
• The information in your research essay is relevant, accurate, ethical, and complete for the circumstances.
• You have used at least two scholarly sources for your evidence, with a maximum of no more than 1/3 electronic sources.
• You have documented borrowed information in correct APA style, according to your field of study.
Organization 20%
• Your organization and layout follow the research essay conventions studied in class.
• Good sequencing makes your research essay easy to read.
Language use 30%
• The language in the research essay is your own.
• You have summarized or paraphrased borrowed information and have provided correct in-text citations.
• Sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary are correct.
Handling 10%
• A professional or original style adds to the interest, value, and credibility of your research essay.

APA References List
Include the References list on a separate page at the end of your assignment.
• Center the title, References, at the top of the page.
• Do not underline, italicize, or place the title in quotation marks.
• Number the page(s) of the Reference list continuously with the rest of the document.
For example, if your assignment ends on page 8, the first page of the References list is
page 9.
• List entries alphabetically by the authors’ last names. See Buckley p. 219.
• Use a hanging indent — the first line of the reference starts at the left margin, and
the second and later lines are one tab in.
• Double space all entries in the References list.
Each entry must contain basic information, as follows:
1. Author’s name
2. Date of publication (published works), date of composition (unpublished works),
or date of retrieval (undated electronic sources)
3. Title of the source
4. Title of the publication in which the source appears, when the source is an article
in a journal, magazine, newspaper, edited book, etc.
5. Place of publication (published works)
6. Publisher’s name (published works)
Certain types of sources will require further information.

*** After the essay is done could you complete these questions on a separate word doc, you can copy and paste and just write under each number***

Work in progress for research essay:

1.Please state your research essay topic. (2 points)

2. Please give your thesis statement. (2 points)

3. Please give a rough outline of your research essay. Use only a few words for each part of the outline. You should have between 4 and 6 parts. Do not mention the introduction and conclusion. (6 points)
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4. Please provide a full page of text from your research essay, as a sample, including an in- text citation from a source that you really used. The complete reference for your source must be provided on a separate page, just as you would have to do for the finished research essay. Length: 350 words minimum to about 400 words maximum. (10 points)