WRITING A SHORT ACADEMIC PAPER

Assignment Instruction

Write an academic paper on a topic of your own choice. Use information and a few quotations from at least one book and one article that you have found in the library. Cite the references and bibliography in any acceptable form.

The paper must be no more than 3 to 5 pages long (double-spaced typing or equivalent).

The paper should be typewritten.

The whole paper, except for a few quotations, MUST be written in your own words. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Steps in the assignment:

1. Choose a topic and narrow it down.

2. Find relevant books and articles and take notes from them.

3. Write a thesis statement and outline.

4. Write the first draft and hand it in.

5. Write the final draft and hand it in together with the marked first draft.