Background Information
Before you draft the four items in this assignment, review the work you have done and the feedback you have received. As you revise your title, consider the points made in the class discussion on effective and ineffective titles.  As you write your Abstract and Introduction, consider the following question: What might entice your "intelligent, yet informed" reader to complete reading your entire paper?  As you write your Lessons Learned section, consider the following questions: What are the key messages you want to leave with your reader? What important policy-related "lessons"  emerge from the analysis of your case study? Keep these questions in mind as you compose this writing assignment.
Instructions
1.    Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2.    Before beginning this assignment, review the following in your textbook:
a.    Chapter 16, Introductions and Conclusions
b.    Pages 211-212, Quick Tip: Abstracts
c.    Page 248, Quick Tip: Titles
3.    Compose polished drafts of an abstract, title, introduction, and lessons learned (conclusion) for your own paper.
4.    Follow all the conventions of writing presented in the Academic Writing Visual.pdf
5.    Double space your writing.
6.    Respect stated word limits.
7.    Write objectively. Avoid bias, speculation, and opinion.
8.    Use the following guidelines and take special note of stated word limits:
o    Title Page: APA format
o    Paper Title: Include the latest and best version of your working title based on the feedback you have received. 
o    Abstract: 150 words maximum.  Respect this word limit. The strongest abstracts come very close to, but do not exceed, the limit of 150 words. Follow the six (6) item formula found The Professor Is In: Abstracts
The paper abstract is highly formulaic.  Lets break it down.  It needs to show the following:
1) big picture problem or topic widely debated in your field.
2) gap in the literature on this topic.
3) your project filling the gap.
4) the specific material that you examine in the paper.
5) your original argument.
6) a strong concluding sentence.

o    Introduction and Thesis: 200 to 400 words.  Be sure to include your revised thesis statement as the last sentence in your Introduction.
o    Lessons Learned (Conclusion): 500 to 750 words. Carefully consider the specific policy-related lessons that emerge from your case. Then share those lessons with your "intelligent, yet uninformed" policy-minded reader. The lessons should focus on what worked and what didn't work in your case so that others looking to address the issue discussed in your case won't make the same mistakes. You want your paper to teach them something.  Begin this section with a mini-introductory paragraph. Use subheadings to organize this section and identify each "lesson." (Check APA for formatting requirements.) Discuss 2 - 3 important policy-related lessons that emerge from your case. Because this will be the end of your paper, conclude this section with a mini-conclusion paragraph centered on a powerful thought that wraps up your paper in a meaningful and policy-related way.
o    Reference Page: Include all and only the sources you used in this submission. Include a minimum of three (3) references.



A lot of information has already been collected and is attached. Please use it and add to and make adjustments as you see fit. I put 8 pages but it may be more (a majority of the information is already there). Follow instructions exactly (very strict). Change Title if you feel it needs changed to fit the paper.