Thesis and APA

Here are some links that would be helpful in working on this assignment:

This one goes over writing a thesis: 
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/1/

This one deals with the difference between high school and college writing, which could help you answer the first part of your assignment:  http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting/high_school_v_college.htm

Here is the link to the Perdue OWL site on APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/