Providing Information To The Federal Government

Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350  words):The following components must be included in the  introduction (in the following order).

• Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic
• Sentence 2: Pro side (general)
• Sentence 3: Con side (general)
• Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1)
• Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic
• Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2)
• Sentence 7: Specific controversy
• Sentence 8: Pro side (specific)
• Sentence 9: Con side (specific)
• Sentence 10: The thesis
• Literature Review (800-900 words): 
  • Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review.
  • Literature review body: This section includes three to four body  paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the  controversy (pro and con).
  • Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the  literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for  the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing  your argument once again.
• Demonstrate how to summarize and paraphrase source materials.
• Demonstrate the avoidance of plagiarism through proper use of APA  citations and references for all paraphrased and quoted material.