Your paper should have an introduction paragraph that
Includes your thesis sentence, and
Identifies the one scholarly article you have chosen to explore on a topic problem in your current profession or programmatic field of study.
Additionally, your body paragraphs will be expected to address these ideas:
Describe the issue or topic that the article provides information on.
Summarize the article’s findings on the identified problem.
Interpret the information in your chosen article.
Comment on why the article is useful and should be read, including how it contributes to a deeper understanding of the problem discussed.
Consider how the article illuminates the effects on the profession or professionals within the discipline as well as potential short-term and/or long-term
impacts the problem is having on the profession or field of study.
Your conclusion paragraph should
Summarize your professional response, highlighting any major takeaways on the underlying topic.
The Source Critique Essay,
Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external
site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of
your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the
Writing Center resources.
Must use at least one credible source in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have
questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the
appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which
introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References
List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
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