This weeks written assignment is important preparation for the Final Paper. You will construct an outline of your Final Paper that will ensure you have all of the required elements.You are expected to write an outline not a draft of your final paper. Drafts of your paper will NOT meet the requirements of this assignment.
Prepare: Please review the necessary course text chapters articles and multimedia. Conduct additional research necessary to complete the assignment.
Reflect: The end of the course is rapidly approaching and now is a great time to begin working on your Final Research Paper. This assignment will give you an opportunity to create a detailed outline of your paper which will help you to establish a structure for your final paper. Your outline will be reviewed by your instructor and the feedback provided will certainly help you create a better final product.Remember the main point of your outline is to help you organize your thoughts and research. The outline should serve as the backbone of your paper and should provide the building blocks for your Final Research Paper.Write: Make sure to read over the instructions for the Final Research Paper which are located in Week Five of your online course or in the Course Components section of this course guide. As explained in those instructions your paper should have seven major sections. For this assignment you will need to create an outline in a Word document. Review theSample Outline(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.from theAshford Writing Center(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Your outline must include the following:
The paper must be two to three pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least three scholarly sources not counting your textbook from the Ashford University Library to support your claims.
My paper is on freedom of religion
Final paper instructions
In the Final Research Paper you will use your critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate a current events topic that has constitutional and political implications.Select one topic from the following list of three constitutional issues. The topic you select should also be used as the topic for your Week Two and Three written assignments:
The thesis of the paper will be a statement identifying how the concepts of federalism civil liberties and civil rights are implicated in and affected by this topic.Utilize the feedback from your Week Two and Three Assignments to create a more thorough outline to form your Final Research Paper. The paper must include five main sections:
The paper must be 10-12 pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least six scholarly resources (at least five of which can be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA including samples and tutorials visit the Ashford Writing Center.The Final Research Paper: