Introduction:

• What is the topic?
• How is it related to the course material?
• How well researched is the topic today?
• How is your paper organized (what two or three big points are you covering about your topic)?

Body of the Paper (This should be 2 or 3 sections):

• Point one about your topic
  • You should have 3 or 4 sources here
  • Note how each of the sources supports point 1
  • You should plan on 3 paragraphs worth of material
• Point two about your topic
  • You should have 3 or 4 sources here
  • Note how each of the sources support point 2
  • You should plan on 3 paragraphs worth of material
• Point three about your topic
  • You should have 3 or 4 sources here
  • Note how each of the sources supports point 3
  • You should plan on 3 paragraphs worth of material

Conclusion:

• Summarize the main points covered
• What can be done to research the topic further?

Work Cited:

• You need to provide the complete bibliographic information for each citation mentioned
• These should be organized alphabetically, last name first.