Critical Thinking The Research Report Assignment help
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Description
Critical Thinking
The Research Report
Assignment Sheet
The Research Report
The research report is a four- to five-page, formally written study of your topic regarding the
intersection of fashion and politics. With an APA-style title page and a reference page, it’s a
total of five to six pages.
Follow APA style and standards. (Appendix C in The Curious Researcher.)
Use headings to “chunk” subtopics (page 309).
Style
The report must be written in the third person. You are like a reporter, relaying facts and
citing sources. Do not rely too heavily on quotes. You may not use more than five direct
quotes, so be sure to employ paraphrasing and summarizing as well.
This report must be original writing. Blackboard will run a SafeAssign originality report.
Sources
You may use any, all, or none of the sources from your annotated bibliography. However,
your final reference list must include at least:
two Internet sources
two ProQuest sources
one Berg source (five total)
Be sure each source:
is cited in the text at least once
correctly aligns the in-text citation and the reference page
is incorrect alphabetical order on the reference page
Form and Content
Give your report an interesting, clear, accurate title. The title should appear on the
title page and at the top of page 2, before the introduction.
The introduction sets the stage. It identifies your topic and inquiry. It should have a
heading.
The body of your report presents your research in your own words, with APA-style
in-text citations to show sources and headings to distinguish each subtopic.
Conclude with an argument paragraph, providing a reflection on your topic that
restates your topic and inquiry, and includes your debatable thesis statement.
(Please note: this step is not required in the draft that you will submit on
Sunday, April 2 nd.
Prepare your reference list. It starts on a new page, with the heading References.
Citations are alphabetized and correct APA style. If you used a citation machine to
keep track of your research, now it’s time to check the citations for accuracy.
