Writing Assignment
(WA
1
)
:
Secondary Data Analysis
–
Literature Review
Total Points Possible:
5
0
pts.
(See Syllabus for Due Date) ________
Write a
summa
ry
analysi
s of
the
journal article given to you
on Canvas
(pic
k one)
. For the majority of
the essay
,
you
are writing the article analysi
s in your own words but you must demonstrate the ability to
know
when and how to use APA style
in
–
text citations for quotes and paraphrases
,
and your sources
ideologies,
definitions
, dates and statistics
. You also need to create an APA style reference page
(at the
end of your essay)
.
Give a good but brief introduction and b
e sure to explore the following phases of the
articles
research process in your review
:
theory, methodology, f
indings and conclusions
(if any are not
included in the article
,
you need to state that in
the
conclusions)
.
Three
page maximum length.
S
how your ability to apply terminology from the assigned readings
and classroom discussion
in
to
your
essay
when approp
riate
. It is very important to note that this class is a discipline specific writing class
and we will be using APA style citations. You must demonstrate the ability to use the APA style tools
you have learned in
–
class in all your writing assignments thi
s semester.
T
ype you
r
name, writing assignment number, class meeting time and date in the upper right
/left
hand
corner, this
header
should be
single spaced
.
The writing assignment should be in proper left align
paragraph format.
The
body
of the text
should be
double spaced
using a
10 or 12 font size with 1
borders
. To guarantee the assignments do not accumulate late points they must be turned in
on or
before
the beginning of the
c
lass period of the assigned due date. If you send the assignments as
an E
–
mail attachment
,
make sure your file is sent as a MS Word or Rich Text Format (rtf) document or I may
not be able to open it
which is the same as not receiving it. Remember
,
there is a loss of 5 points per
each day the assignment is late (see syllabu
s).
The Research Process Explored:
Abstract
Introduction
–
Methodology:
Analyze secondary data
(
the
lit review
is what we are doing for this assignment
)
Theory
Methodology
(primary data collection not conducted but explored)
Findings
Discussion
& Conclu
sions
–
References
