WRTG112 Assignment 3 Research Essay – First Draft Latest 2018 December Question # 00598721 Course Code : WRTG112 Subject: Communications Due on: 03/01/2019 Posted On: 03/01/2019 10:21 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

WRTG112
Introduction to Academic Writing II

Assignment
3 Research Essay – first draft

Instructions

Task: Write an
essay using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question
examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your
field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not
have extensive knowledge of your field.

Length: 1500-2000
words

Sources: Minimum of 6. At least 3 of these must be from
scholarly journals, and all sources should be selected based on reliability,
currency, and level of information/analysis. The UMUC library will be very
useful in helping you find appropriate sources. You can, but do not have to,
include all of the sources from your annotated bibliography.

Due date and revision: The first draft of the research essay
is due by the end of Week 5. Submit your draft as an attachment (Microsoft Word
is preferred) to this assignment folder. This should be as complete a draft as
possible, in order to receive the most helpful feedback. In working on your
draft, you may want to look at the rubric that will ultimately be used to grade
your final essay. You can see it when viewing these instructions through the
Assignments area of the classroom.

During Week 6, you will receive feedback on your draft.

You will then revise your essay and submit it by the end of
Week 7 to the folder “Assignment 3: Research Essay, revised draft.”
This version will be graded using the rubric and will count for 30% of your
course grade.

Your instructor may or may not complete the rubric for your
first draft, but only the grade on your revised essay will count toward your
course grade.

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

The outcomes for this assignment are listed below, with the
associated course outcomes in parentheses:

Use research to write an essay that will inform or persuade
an audience (Course outcome 1)

Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in
support of the thesis statement (Course outcome 2)

Select sources, use them to inform and support your writing,
and document them in APA style (Course outcome 4)

Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing
(Course outcome 3)

Participate in the process of receiving feedback and
revising your writing (Course outcome 1)

Topic

This essay is the culmination of your research project, in
which you are examining a current issue or event in the news from the
perspective of your field of study. Before drafting your essay, you will have
chosen a topic, developed a research question, and identified several potential
sources in an annotated bibliography. You should write on the same topic for
this essay, unless your professor has asked you to make changes to your topic.

Organizing and supporting your essay

As you write your essay, be sure to include the following:

an engaging introductory paragraph that includes an
effective and clear thesis statement

any definition of terms or background information that your
reader is likely to need to understand your paper

unified, supported, and coherent body paragraphs that defend
the thesis

an effective conclusion

Research is a key element of this paper. Take care to support
your claims with research throughout the paper. Include APA in-text citations
whenever you use sources, whether through quote, paraphrase, or summary. An APA
reference list at the end of the paper should list all of the sources cited in
the text of the paper.

Point of view

This essay will be written in an academic style. Use third
person point of view. Do not use “I” or “you.”

Formatting your assignment

Incorporate these elements of APA style:

Use one-inch margins.

Double space.

Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.

Include a title page with the title of your paper, your
name, and the name of your school.