Vincennes University Causes of Child Abuse a Crucial Issue in the US Research Paper

Exploratory Analysis: Draft I of Paper IV

Prompt: Draft I is an exploratory analysis of your research topic. You will be relying on the sources you have gathered in the last few weeks. For this essay, the audience is yourself! You are identifying the issues/problems/different viewpoints within your research topic. This calls for an objective analysis of your research topic.

Begin by identifying the research topic, and move on to questions that you have and/or questions that have been proposed by other writers/researchers, next you must answer the questions using your sources. After the answer cite the sources in parentheses.

Thesis: There is no thesis. This is a different type of paper, so you are asking questions, then answering them from your sources-do not forget to cite!!!

Paper format: Begin with a brief statement identifying your topic and why you are interested in it. the ask a question and below the question answer it and cite the source or sources used after the answer. You do not have tonumber the questions, it is up to you if you want to do so. You will need a Works Cited page at the end of the paper.

Other Information:

1) Must ask questions & answer them

2) Must cite source/s for answers

3) Must identify basic issues, terms, etc.

4) Remember to analyze topic to identify questions

5) Must be 5-6 pages in length; one inch margins; double space

6) Must include articles with essay; Must have a Works Cited/References page!!

7) Exploratory analysis is due on Friday, Nov 13th