To earn full points on the research paper complete the following objectives:

Double spaced, 12 font, Times Roman._______
I. INTRODUCTION SECTION: TOPIC AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

2. Your topic was well thought out and concise. _______

3. You clearly state your central question that your research is focused on answering. _______

4. You make a good argument for the relevance of your research question, why it is important to understand this answer to these questions for society_______

5. Your three sub-questions were directly related to your topic and served to further the original topic and central question. _______

II. LITERATURE REVIEW

6. You clearly describe the results from and cite 5-7 sources of information related directly to your research topic and question_______

7. For citations which are not scholarly articles or books you mention their sources, cite them and state why they were important to include in your paper.

8. All sources are cited according to APA style at the end of the proposal on a reference page.____

9. Your resources all are focused on answering your central question and sub-questions _______

III. DISCUSSION SECTION

9. You indicated what your interpretation of the literature was and a rational for why you are making this interpretation._______

10. You discussed the limitations, strengths of the various knowledge you collected. ______

11. You ended with suggestions for further research. ______

IV. REFERENCE PAGE

12. You listed all your references on a separate page at the end of the paper following APA style. _______