Final Paper Requirements

Deadline March 29th 2023 at 5pm

A Detailed Outline
There are several critical elements you should consider in your research paper:

Title/Cover Page
It is the opening section to introduce the major details. The length of the recommended
title is 60 characters. The information must be centered and written according to APA
format. On the whole, do not miss this information in the title page:

• Your full name

• Instructor’s name

• Section

• Paper Title

• Submission date

The entire paper should be 12 font size, style times new roman with 1.5 line spacing.
Your paper should be 5-8 pages long, minimum 3 pages long without penalty.

Header and Footers along with page numbers should be included according to the APA
format style of writing.

Reminder to include at 5 credible sources in your paper to support any claims being
made. All sources must be cited according to the APA Format. Also list all source in the
reference section of the paper.
• Introduction paragraph

• Hook

• Background information

• A thesis statement or a sentence explaining the main purpose of the essay

• Transition sentence

• Body paragraph 1

• Topic sentence about the first main idea or fact being presented

• Supporting evidence and facts

• Transition to the second body paragraph

• Body paragraph 2

• Topic sentence about the second main idea or fact being presented

• Supporting evidence and facts

• Transition to the third body paragraph

• Body paragraph 3

• Topic sentence about the third main idea or fact being presented

• Supporting evidence and facts

• Transition to the conclusion

• Conclusion

• Summary of the main ideas

• Restate the thesis statement or main purpose

• Final thoughts
Topic sentences
3 Supporting Details (per paragraph)

Examples
At least 1 citation per body paragraph