Introduction (3-4 paragraphs, distilled from Essay 3): • Establishes the topic o

Introduction (3-4 paragraphs, distilled from Essay 3):
• Establishes the topic of investigation
• Explains significance of topic
• Identifies important themes/subtopics/issues in the scholarly literature
• Explains how previous scholarly research has contributed to our understanding of these themes/subtopics/issues AND/OR
• Explains how previous scholarly research is contradictory or unsatisfactory in contributing to our understanding of these themes/subtopics/issues
• Identifies a specific research question that will improve our understanding, help us resolve conflicts in the previous literature, and/or answer questions that the literature has raised
Method (1 paragraph):
• Explains how the research question was empirically investigated with details about who or what you studied, and how
Results/Discussion (1-2 paragraphs)
• Summarizes the findings from the empirical research you conducted
• Describes how the data from the empirical research answers the research question
• Analyzes the findings in the context of the previously described scholarly literature
Conclusion (1 paragraph)
• Speculates on causes and consequences of the findings AND/OR
• Shows applications and practical significance of the study
• Discusses limitations or flaws in the study
• Suggests directions for future research that could build on the study
Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA)
• Lists full citations for all sources referenced in the essay
Here are some scholarly articles I used that you can use as well.
Work Cited
Franklin‐Hall, Andrew. “On becoming an adult: Autonomy and the moral relevance of life’s
stages.” The Philosophical Quarterly 63.251 (2013): 223-247. doi:
10.1111/1467-9213.12014
Gordon, Tuula, and Elina Lahelma. “Becoming an adult: Possibilities and limitations-dreams and
fears.” Young 10.2 (2002): 2-18. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F110330880201000201
Pollock, Gary. “Youth transitions: Debates over the social context of becoming an adult.”
Sociology compass 2.2 (2008): 467-484.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00097.x
Settersten Jr, Richard A., Timothy M. Ottusch, and Barbara Schneider. “Becoming adult:
Meanings of markers to adulthood.” Emerging trends in the social and behavioral
sciences: An interdisciplinary, searchable, and linkable resource (2015): 1-16.
https://health.oregonstate.edu/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/faculty
staff/profilepubs/settersten_et_al-becoming_adult-emerging_trends.pdf
Uggen, Christopher, and Sara Wakefield. “Young adults reentering the community from the
criminal justice system: The challenge of becoming an adult.” (2005).
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-14222-005