This is a formal paper which means it needs to be written in a scholarly tone. A scholarly tone means that the writing is thorough, objective and does not use a personal writing style. Its purpose it to layout the facts without being bias. It is intended to be read by scholars, not the general public. This is not story time, a blog, a news report, interview or a how to pamphlet. The best way to avoid an informal tone is to never speak directly to the read and never use personal pronouns.
Below is a list that includes words and phases that should not be used in formal papers
Do not use the following
· Use personal pronouns (I, we, your, our, my, should, anyway, society, anyhow, us) 
· Use the following phrases or words
o All in all
o So
o When it comes to
o In the long run
o Never the less
o With that being said 
o Of major concern 
o Worrisome  
o Overall health 
o Human beings (it is just humans)
o On the other hand
o In todays society 
o Thing
o Being (as a verb)
o In the long run (over time)
o A lot 
o Good 
o Whopping
o People (they are consumers, patients, victims etc.)
o Huge (large or significant)
o More and more (increasing amounts)
o At the end of the day
o It (Name what IT is) 
o A shit load 
· Ask the reader questions (this is forbidden) 
· Over using according to (sometimes this is okay but it annoys me so dont overdo it) 
· Use of quotations 
· Be vague and unscientific 
· Have incomplete or run on sentences
· Grammar mistakes 
· Make too large of a leap with information and lack evidence to support your claim
· Have missing or incorrect citations 
· Have incorrect information
· Lack fluidity and have illogical sequencing of information 
· Use .coms, blogs or Wikipedia as a source
Command of topic
· Using more than one source in a paragraph 
o Using one demonstrates you know how to paraphrase and regurgitate someone elses work
· Using introductory sentence in each paragraph
· Using summarizing sentences in each paragraph 
· Using transition sentences that link one concept to another
· All points that are introduced are elaborated on and concluded
· Using examples to support a claim (then cite them) 
· Has substance 
Citations 
In a scientific paper the writer is contributing very little. They are simply reporting on the literature that already exists. That means that the majority of the paper is comprised of information that is not their own and must be cited. In this section of the paper almost every sentence is cited. The only exceptions are: 
· Introductory sentences preview of more detailed information to come and then followed by cited evidence
· Summary sentences a recap of previously introduced information 
This paper requires a minimum of 5 reliable sources. 
· In text citations 
  
Number   of authors

First   text citation (either parenthetical or narrative)

Subsequent   text citations (all)
 
One or two

(Palmer & Roy, 2008)

(Palmer & Roy, 2008)
 
Three, four, or five

(Sharp, Aarons,   Wittenberg, & Gittens, 2007)

(Sharp et al., 2007)
 
Six or more

(Mendelsohn et al.,   2010)

(Mendelsohn et al.,   2010)
  
No author (organization) 

(Center for Disease Control [CDC], year)

(CDC, year)
 
No author 

(Title, year)

(Title, year)
 
No date 

(author last name, n.d.)

(author last name, n.d.)
Fluidity and Logical Sequencing
The presentation of the information must be logical in the paper as a whole and within in each paragraph. The most general information is written first, in the form of introductory sentences and then followed by more detailed and related evidence. Transitions between paragraphs and within paragraphs must also have fluidity. Using choppy sentence structure and not employing transition sentences makes the paper unpleasant to read and comprehension difficult. 
www.tutor.com or PALS tutoring 
All work must be proof read and corrected before being handed in. This is a standard practice at the college level. You do not want to hand in a rough draft to a professor. You only want your professor to see your revised work. It is the instructors job to grade and provide feedback to enhance your paper, not to be your proofreader. In order to ensure this, you must submit your paper to tutor.com or schedule an appointment with a PAL tutor for corrections. This will take a significant amount of time but is necessary for the learning process. When you have your paper proof read, you need to give yourself time to make the modifications before submitting your paper to Blackboard. This means procrastination is not an option. It is impossible to write a strong paper in a day. Expect to spend several days working on this section.  After your session is complete you will receive a receipt of completion from tutor.com. You must copy paste that to the end of your final draft when you submit so I know you used this resource. If you work with a PAL ask for an email conformation. 
Reference Page
· This paper requires a minimum of 5 reliable sources
· Hanging indent 
· Using citation machine and Pubmed