MY TOPIC IS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography [WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

MY TOPIC IS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING

Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) web pages, and Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) tutorials.

Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:

· Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).

o Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.

· Thesis statement.

o Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.)

· Annotated bibliography.

o Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.

o Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.

o Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more.

o Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final Paper.

o Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.

The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

· Must be 1,000 to 1,250 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

· For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

· Must use at least five scholarly sources.

o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

· Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper. (Links to an external site.)

· Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Required Resources

Multimedia

Cendejas, M. (2015). Scholarly and popular sources (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Scholarly and Popular Resources(1)/0_ue1ih9qt

· This video addresses the differences between popular and scholarly sources. It also provides some tips on how to search for specific types of sources through various databases in order to determine what sources are scholarly and can be used in a research paper. This article will assist you with your Scholarly Sources and Research discussion.

Kloza, B. (Executive Producer), Fabian, R. (Director), & Baber, J. (Producer). (2011). Effective Internet search: Basic tools and advanced strategies (Links to an external site.) [Streaming video]. Films On Demand database.

· The full version of this video is available through the Films On Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This video addresses the differences between popular, scholarly, and trade publications. It also provides some tips on how to search for specific types of sources through various databases in order to determine what sources are scholarly and can be used in a research paper. This article will assist you with your Scholarly Sources and Research discussion forum and your Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography assignment this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.

Library La Trobe University. (2009, September 16). Why can’t I just Google? (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/hqjJyqfceLw

· This video provides an animated dialog between two college students in which one appropriately researched her sources for the assignment and the other student simply did a web search and used sources that were not scholarly within his paper. The student who did better on the paper explains the issues with finding sources via a web search compared to scholarly sources one can find in the school library. This article will assist you with your Scholarly Sources and Research discussion this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy