POL303 Ashford University Online Introduction and Thesis
Write: Make sure to read over the instructions for the Final Research Paper, which are located in Week Five of your online course or in the Course Components section of this course guide. As explained in those instructions, your paper should have seven major sections. For this assignment, you will need to create an outline in a Word document.
Your outline must include the following:
- Title page (Links to an external site.) in APA format
- Introduction and Thesis
- Introduce (Links to an external site.) the main topic and provide a brief preview of main points.
- Include a thesis statement (Links to an external site.) that identifies how the concepts of federalism, civil liberties, and civil rights are implicated and affected by your selected topic.
- Main Point 1: Identify implications for federalism related to the topic.
- Provide a topic sentence that describes one positive impact of federalism on the selected topic.
- Provide a topic sentence that describes one negative impact of federalism on the selected topic.
- Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports all of your claims concerning the impacts of federalism on the selected topic. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. (Links to an external site.)
- In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above.
- So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentence. Why is this evidence important to share?
- Main Point 2: Identify implications for civil rights related to the topic.
- Provide a topic sentence that describes one positive impact on the civil rights associated with the selected topic.
- Provide a topic sentence that describes one negative impact on the civil rights associated with the selected topic.
- Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports all of your claims concerning the impacts on the civil rights associated with the selected topic. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. (Links to an external site.)
- In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above.
- So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentence. Why is this evidence important to share?
- Main Point 3: Identify implications for civil liberties related to the topic.
- Provide a topic sentence that describes one positive impact on the civil liberties associated with the selected topic.
- Provide a topic sentence that describes one negative impact on the civil liberties associated with the selected topic.
- Provide at least one piece of supporting evidence (a quote or paraphrase) that supports all of your claims concerning the impacts on the civil liberties associated with the selected topic. Be sure to provide an in-text citation. (Links to an external site.)
- In a single sentence, explain the meaning of the evidence you added above.
- So what? Add a sentence that tells your reader how this evidence supports your topic sentence. Why is this evidence important to share?
- Conclusion
- In a sentence or two, conclude (Links to an external site.) by reviewing your main points and overall thesis.
- References Page
- Include a complete list of references (Links to an external site.) utilized within the outline in APA format.