Housing – Outline the process of buying a home and identify at least 3 ways math is important during that process. Explain why math is important in each of those cases and illustrate your point by using math in some examples (e.g., “If I would like to put at least 20% down on a house that costs $____, then I know I should save at least ____.”)
Sources – 2 websites requiredThe Title Page
The first page of essay
Place the following information at the very center of the page.
Essay Title
Your Name
Course Name
Required Components Throughout All Paragraphs
Use the font “Times New Roman”.
Font size should be 12.
The lines should be double spaced.
Introduction Paragraph (3 to 4 sentences)
Discuss: What is this essay about? What are the main points of the essay?
Requirements:
Introduce the topic using a “hook” that grabs the attention of the reader. Look to the right to see ideas of common attention grabbers.
Up to 3 sentences that introduce the topic, outline the major points that will be discussed, and present a clear thesis (main idea) for the entire essay.
Body Paragraph #1 (4 to 5 sentences)
Discuss: The first main point of your essay.
Requirements:
Topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
3 to 5 sentences that include details supporting that main idea.
At least 1 in-text citation to reference the source of your details. (More on this later in Part 3: References & In-Text Citations)
Body Paragraph #2 (4 to 5 sentences)
Discuss: The second main point of your essay.
Requirements:
Topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
3 to 5 sentences that include details supporting that main idea.
At least 1 in-text citation to reference the source of your details. (More on this later in Part 3: References & In-Text Citations)
Body Paragraph #3 (4 to 5 sentences)
Discuss: The third main point of your essay.
Requirements:
Topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
3 to 5 sentences that include details supporting that main idea.
At least 1 in-text citation to reference the source of your details. (More on this later in Part 3: References & In-Text Citations)
Conclusion Paragraph (3 to 4 sentences)
Discuss: What does the information you’ve presented reveal?
Requirements:
Summarize the key points you’ve made in the paper.
Finish with a sentence or two that gives the reader a sense of closure.
Source Requirements:
Always include the course textbook on your references page. Note that it does not count as one of your two online sources.
Include at least 2 additional sources retrieved from public websites (please do not use websites that require usernames/passwords).
All sources that you use or cite must be listed on the references page.
Wikipedia cannot be one of your listed sources.
