Writing Assignment

(WA

1

)

: 

Secondary Data Analysis

–

Literature Review

Total Points Possible: 

5

0

pts.

(See Syllabus for Due Date) ________

Write a 

summa

ry 

analysi

s of 

the 

journal article given to you 

on Canvas

(pic

k one)

.  For the majority of 

the essay

,

you

are writing the article analysi

s in your own words but you must demonstrate the ability to 

know

when and how to use APA style 

in

–

text citations for quotes and paraphrases

,

and your sources 

ideologies,

definitions

, dates and statistics

.  You also need to create an APA style reference page

(at the 

end of your essay)

.

Give a good but brief introduction and b

e sure to explore the following phases of the

articles

research process in your review

:

theory, methodology, f

indings and conclusions

(if any are not 

included in the article

,

you need to state that in 

the

conclusions)

.

Three

page maximum length.

S

how your ability to apply terminology from the assigned readings

and classroom discussion

in

to

your 

essay

when approp

riate

.  It is very important to note that this class is a discipline specific writing class 

and we will be using APA style citations.  You must demonstrate the ability to use the APA style tools 

you have learned in

–

class in all your writing assignments thi

s semester.  

T

ype you

r

name, writing assignment number, class meeting time and date in the upper right

/left

hand 

corner, this 

header

should be 

single spaced

.  

The writing assignment should be in proper left align 

paragraph format.  

The 

body

of the text

should be 

double spaced

using a 

10 or 12 font size with 1 

borders

. To guarantee the assignments do not accumulate late points they must be turned in 

on or 

before

the beginning of the 

c

lass period of the assigned due date.  If you send the assignments as 

an E

–

mail attachment

,

make sure your file is sent as a MS Word or Rich Text Format (rtf) document or I may 

not be able to open it

which is the same as not receiving it.  Remember

,

there is a loss of 5 points per 

each day the assignment is late (see syllabu

s).

The Research Process Explored:

Abstract

Introduction

–

Methodology: 

Analyze secondary data

(

the 

lit review

is what we are doing for this assignment

)

Theory

Methodology

(primary data collection not conducted but explored)

Findings

Discussion

& Conclu

sions

–

References