Include results of studies published on the issue/topic of the paper such as how many participants, how done, and what was found, learned from the study. At least three journal resources of the six should provide studies and results. Be sure to make the paper flow rather than be a collection of bits and pieces. Summarize your paper well so that it pulls together the information that is enlightening to the reader. Guidelines: Papers must be written using the current APA Publication Manual . Papers must be five to six pages double spaced plus a cover page and list of references page. Papers must include a minimum of six relevant resources/Journal articles, appropriately cited and referenced. Your paper is to be submitted in your Assignment Folder no later than 12/1/2019 @ 11:59 EST Be certain to follow APA style in referencing. Reminder: For information on APA formatting, go to APA.org (Then click on the Basics of APA Style OR ask a librarian umuc.edu/library/guides/apa.shtml Reminder: You can also get library help online: http://www.umuc.edu/library/help and http://umuc.edu/library/citationguides.shtml The following criteria will be considered in evaluating your written assignment. WRITING RUBRIC CONTENT: 50% 1) Topic discussed in detail 2) Writer supported assertions correctly 3) Understanding of material demonstrated coherently and logically ORGANIZATION: 30% 4) An introduction previews paper’s main point(s) 5) Body of paper develops and elaborates main points 6) An effective summary conclusion WRITING MECHANICS AND STYLE: 20% 7) Paper free of errors (e.g., misspellings, punctuation, paragraphing) 8) Paper grammatically sound (proper sentence structure) 9) Citations and references in proper (APA) style
