Week 7- Comparative Essay Instructions
Selection of Topic
Choose 1 of the following topics for your Comparative Essay:
Format
You must use current APA formatting. Papers must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins. Font is to be 12-point Courier New or 12-point Times New Roman. Include a title page with your name, instructor’s name, course number and title (i.e., PHSC 210, Elements of Earth Science), date, and paper title. There is no need to include an abstract in your paper.
Sources
Your Comparative Essay must include at least 4 scholarly sources in addition the course textbooks. Of these required sources, 2 must be from an old-earth perspective and 2 from a young-earth perspective. Acceptable sources include journal articles, manuscripts, scholarly textbooks, and/or internet sites from .edu or .gov sources. Avoid internet sites from .com, .net, .org, etc. as the information contained therein is not often peer reviewed. There are exceptions to this rule (e.g., the Insitute for Creation Research site is a .org site, but it has been judged a reputable site by those in the young-earth community); however, as a general rule, avoid these sites. In particular, avoid Wikipedia. Study Bibles are also not appropriate for this assignment.
Citation
Be sure to cite your sources in the body of your paper using current APA formatting. Examples of current APA formatting rules can be found here. Also, a presentation about current APA formatting is provided in Module/Week 7.