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Research task

Learning Goal: I’m working on a health & medical question and need guidance to help me learn.

APA 7th edition

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Research papers often start by first submitting a proposal

For this assignment, you are required to submit a proposal for the research paper due at the end of this course. Identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to the time period covered by this class, American History since 1877. If you are unsure of a topic, please contact your instructor.

After you have selected a topic, complete the following form.

  1. Select three related research questions and start your research.
  2. Formulate a thesis statement a claim.
  3. Find three scholarly sources for your research. These should be primary and secondary sources. These should be formatted according to the style guidelines relevant to your discipline – APA, MLA, or Chicago Manual of Style.

Please use the following format for this assignment and submit the proposal as a Word document.

Name:

Topic:

Research Questions:

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3.

Thesis Statement: This is usually one to two sentences that summarizes the point of the paper. It states the argument of the paper and includes your conclusions.

Sources:

  1. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
    One paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength
  2. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
    One paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength
  3. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
    One paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength.

The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, informal language, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). And finally, students are not allowed to use encyclopedias or Wikipedia.

Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper. Please label your paper as follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST102ShortPaper.