DOCTORAL iDENTITY

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writingassignments.

Using the Synthesis Worksheet you completed in Topic 3 andconsidering the themes you developed and the feedback provided by yourinstructor, write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that synthesizes the threearticles. Your paper should include the following:

1. An introduction that introduces and provides context for the topic.This includes giving a brief description of each article and itspurpose, identifying the three themes that emerged from your reading,describing how they will be discussed in the paper, and presenting aclear thesis statement.
2. Support for your identified themes with evidence from each article.Provide analysis of these findings to strengthen your narrative.
3. A discussion of the conclusions that can be drawn when the articlesare taken together as a single entity. What is the overall message ofthe group of articles?

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