Foster Care System

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1. What is your research question (that you submitted and I approved)? You must have approval on a research question to complete this worksheet.

2. What do you think is the best answer/solution to your question based on your research? (This will be toward the end of your essay.) (5 points)

3. Provide Works Cited entries for your 4 sources in MLA format. (This will be your Works Cited page.) (10 points)

4. Include your full double-entry notes for two of your scholarly/peer-reviewed articles. Include all of the information in the slidesas well as page numbers for the information. You need page numbers for your in-text citations. The notes must be for a different scholarly journal article than your notes for assignment 9. (10points)

5. Write a specific, detailed outline for your essay. Remove the general information in the following outline and include your specific information.You should be able to write the essay from the outline. (25 points)

Introduction (1 paragraph)

• Attention-getter
• Background info
• Importance of the issue/ why it matters
• Broad statement- what you are researching (For example: I wondered how we could solve the problem of childhood obesity.)

Source 1 (2 paragraphs)

• Narrative of your process (1^st paragraph)
• Introduce authors (1^st paragraph)
• Summarize/ paraphrase source, focusing on solutions (answers to the research question) and using proper MLA in-text citations (1^st paragraph)
• Response to the source (2^nd paragraph)
  • How do the authors help answer your research question?
  • How feasible is the solution(s)?
  • Are there any flaws in the recommendation?

Source 2

• Narrative of your process (1^st paragraph)
• Introduce authors (1^st paragraph)
• Summarize/ paraphrase source, focusing on solutions (answers to the research question) and using proper MLA in-text citations (1^st paragraph)
• Response to the source (2^nd paragraph)
  • How do the authors help answer your research question?
  • How feasible is the solution(s)?
  • Are there any flaws in the recommendation?

Source 3

• Narrative of your process (1^st paragraph)
• Introduce authors (1^st paragraph)
• Summarize/ paraphrase source, focusing on solutions (answers to the research question) and using proper MLA in-text citations (1^st paragraph)
• Response to the source (2^nd paragraph)
  • How do the authors help answer your research question?
  • How feasible is the solution(s)?
  • Are there any flaws in the recommendation?

Source 4

• Narrative of your process (1^st paragraph)
• Introduce authors (1^st paragraph)
• Summarize/ paraphrase source, focusing on solutions (answers to the research question) and using proper MLA in-text citations (1^st paragraph)
• Response to the source (2^nd paragraph)
  • How do the authors help answer your research question?
  • How feasible is the solution(s)?
  • Are there any flaws in the recommendation?

Conclusion (1 paragraph)

• What is the best soluiton based on research?
  • The solution must be specific
  • Readers should understand what it would mean to implement the soluiton
• Make connections to the research
• Tie any loose ends
• Provide closure

Last Updated on February 11, 2019