Health & Medical Question

Option 1: Final Paper EssayPSYC 2301 Your essay should include the following format and items to be considered complete. You may choose any topic from the textbook that you would like to learn more about. Your topic should be narrow enough to be able to write the paper without being overwhelmed and broad enough to gather enough information for the paper requirements. Broad topic: sleep Subtopic: shift work Paper Topic: Does shift work create health problems for individuals. Locate 3-5 academic articles related to your topic. All articles should be a minimum of 3 pages in length. Your articles should be current and no older than 2008. Your articles should come from peer-reviewed journals that you can get from the CTC Library database. Articles from newspapers, popular magazines, book reviews, or websites are not acceptable for this paper. All of your articles should not come from the same publication. Intro: • Must contain an attention grabber for the reader or at least make the essay sound interesting, may begin with a quote about the particular topic • Ensure that the intro moves from the general to the specific in regards to the topic • Provides the reader with a "road map" of the essay in a logical order • At the end there should be what is called a thesis statement, arguably the most important component of the intro • The thesis statement states the aim of the paper and may give insight into the author’s examples and evidence Body: • Includes the evidence and support of the paper in addition to the author’s ideas • Paragraphs must include a topic sentence which relates the discussion back to the thesis statement Page 1 of 3 • Logical ordering of ideas: 3 types of order 1. Chronological order---order of time, good for narratives 2. Spatial order-good for descriptions of locations; top to bottom, e.g. 3. Emphatic order-least important to most important; most common for college writing • Ensure that transition sentences are present to create a good flow to the essay • Include substantial examples and evidence to support your argument and remember to cite, cite, cite! • Make sure each example is relevant to your particular topic Conclusion: • This section should wrap all of your arguments and points • Should restate the main arguments in a simplified manner • Ensure that the reader is left with something to think about, particularly if it is an argumentative essay Page 2 of 3 Grading Rubric: Total value: 200 points 30-50 Introduction Body 10-29 0 The thesis statement is not clear but the reader can The introduction includes a infer the paper topic. clear thesis statement, There is direction for the There is no clear provides a clear direction for paper, and the thesis statement. the paper, and grabs the introductions moves reader’s attention. smoothly into the body of the paper. Some evidence and support There is no clear Includes evidence and supportof the author’s thesis direction in the of the author’s thesis statement. statement. Most paper. Paragraphs Each paragraph includes an paragraphs include topic are not clearly easy to read topic sentence andsentences and smooth defined and transitions are smooth. The transitions. There are some transitions are not paper is logical and easy to read areas of the paper that are smooth. There is no while staying on topic. All not logical and do not flow. support of the ideas ideas presented are supported Most ideas are supported presented by the with sources that meet the with sources. author. source requirements. The conclusion provides a clear summary of the paper. The conclusion gives the There is a conclusion but it There is no Conclusion reader something to think is incomplete. conclusion. about after reading the paper. The conclusion provides ideas for the future of the topic. There are 3-5 acceptable There are 1-3 acceptable peer-reviewed sources. peer-reviewed sources. Source Sources are cited in the Sources are cited in the There are no sources Documentation writing and referenced in a writing and referenced in a provided. bibliography or works cited bibliography or works cited page. page. Updated April, 2021 Page 3 of 3 Option 1: Final Paper Essay PSYC 2301 Your essay should include the following format and items to be considered complete. You may choose any topic from the textbook that you would like to learn more about. Your topic should be narrow enough to be able to write the paper without being overwhelmed and broad enough to gather enough information for the paper requirements. Broad topic: sleep Subtopic: shift work Paper Topic: Does shift work create health problems for individuals. Locate 3-5 academic articles related to your topic. All articles should be a minimum of 3 pages in length. Your articles should be current and no older than 2008. Your articles should come from peer-reviewed journals that you can get from the CTC Library database. Articles from newspapers, popular magazines, book reviews, or websites are not acceptable for this paper. All of your articles should not come from the same publication. Writing Parameters The Final Paper should consist of a minimum of three to five typed pages. Each paper option has a format that should be followed in order to ensure you have met all of the requirements. Note: The "title page" and "References" page are not counted as part of the three to five pages of the Final Paper. Be sure that the paper submission adheres to the following formatting requirements: Use double-spacing. Use size 12 font Arial or Times New Roman. Do not try to increase your paper length with another font. Set margins to one-inch on all sides. Be sure to include your name/course title on the first page. Write in complete sentences, use good English grammar, and correct spelling. APA documentation style must be used when citing references in context and bibliography (if any). Your paper will be checked for plagiarism using Safe Assign. Page 1 of 4 Intro: • Must contain an attention grabber for the reader or at least make the essay sound interesting, may begin with a quote about the particular topic • Ensure that the intro moves from the general to the specific in regards to the topic • Provides the reader with a "road map" of the essay in a logical order • At the end there should be what is called a thesis statement, arguably the most important component of the intro • The thesis statement states the aim of the paper and may give insight into the author’s examples and evidence Body: • Includes the evidence and support of the paper in addition to the author’s ideas • Paragraphs must include a topic sentence which relates the discussion back to the thesis statement • Logical ordering of ideas: 3 types of order 1. Chronological order---order of time, good for narratives 2. Spatial order-good for descriptions of locations; top to bottom, e.g. 3. Emphatic order-least important to most important; most common for college writing • Ensure that transition sentences are present to create a good flow to the essay • Include substantial examples and evidence to support your argument and remember to cite, cite, cite! • Make sure each example is relevant to your particular topic Conclusion: • This section should wrap all of your arguments and points Page 2 of 4 • Should restate the main arguments in a simplified manner • Ensure that the reader is left with something to think about, particularly if it is an argumentative essay Grading Rubric: Total value: 200 points 30-50 Introduction Body 10-29 0 The thesis statement is not clear but the reader can The introduction includes a infer the paper topic. clear thesis statement, There is direction for the There is no clear provides a clear direction for paper, and the thesis statement. the paper, and grabs the introductions moves reader’s attention. smoothly into the body of the paper. Some evidence and support There is no clear of the author’s thesis direction in the paper. Paragraphs Includes evidence and supportstatement. Most paragraphs include topic are not clearly of the author’s thesis statement. defined and Each paragraph includes an sentences and smooth easy to read topic sentence andtransitions. There are some transitions are not Page 3 of 4 transitions are smooth. The areas of the paper that are smooth. There is no paper is logical and easy to read not logical and do not flow. support of the ideas while staying on topic. All Most ideas are supported presented by the ideas presented are supported with sources. author. with sources that meet the source requirements. The conclusion provides a clear summary of the paper. The conclusion gives the There is a conclusion but it There is no Conclusion reader something to think is incomplete. conclusion. about after reading the paper. The conclusion provides ideas for the future of the topic. There are 3-5 acceptable There are 1-3 acceptable peer-reviewed sources. peer-reviewed sources. Source Sources are cited in the Sources are cited in the There are no sources Documentation writing and referenced in a writing and referenced in a provided. bibliography or works cited bibliography or works cited page. page. Updated April, 2021 Page 4 of 4