The academic essay Assignment in this unit will be a written, cohesive argument for the change in your community that you have been writing about throughout the course. The Assignment should take the form o
The academic essay Assignment in this unit will be a written, cohesive argument for the change in your community that you have been writing about throughout the course. The Assignment should take the form of a persuasive academic essay, in which you will provide reliable evidence from at least four sources to support the argument for change that you are advocating. You will also need to address counterarguments or misconceptions about your topic within the essay, as the ability to do so is a key component of a strong argument. Essentially, the essay will reflect what you have learned about writing effectively, using research, and creating a logical argument to influence an audience.
In accordance with the Plagiarism Policy, students must not self-plagiarize by submitting an Assignment for two different grades; therefore, you must not submit a paper for this Assignment that has been graded in whole or in part for another class, whether at this University or another institution. For further insights on self-plagiarism, please review the Writing Center resource “Self-Plagiarism”.
Your persuasive essay should include the following:
APA 6th edition format for the document, including an appropriately formatted title page and reference page
A thesis statement at the end of the introduction
Well-developed paragraphs that include evidence from sources to support your argument for a specific change in your community
Four reliable sources should be cited within the text of the Assignment; at least one of the cited sources should be either an academic book/ebook or a periodical article, preferably from the Purdue Global Library.
All cited sources need to have full references on the reference page (except for any interviews you conduct, which only require in-text citations).
Use Standard English and a formal tone throughout the writing.
Only the third-person point of view should be used.
Achieving the above criteria should be your main goal with your academic essay. A strong and well-supported argument will be at least 3–4 pages, not including the title page and reference page.
If you are interested in receiving feedback on a draft version of your persuasive essay, reach out to the PGWC for tutoring services. You can find further information about the available services on the WC website: Paper Review and Q&A Services. Also, review the following WC resources for guidance on APA manuscript formatting, APA citation and reference formatting, using evidence from sources, and revising:
“Common Citations in APA Format”
“APA Citations Tutorial”
“Internet-Only Sources”
“APA Title Page Tutorial”
“Self-Plagiarism”
“Reference Elements”
“APA Reference Page Checklist”
Self-Assessment
Review the grading rubric (linked below). You will copy and paste the rubric into your Assignment, identify how many points you think you earned for each part of the rubric based upon how you feel you performed in each of the areas, and assign yourself a grade. It would be useful to engage in this stage of the self-assessment prior to submission so that you can make revisions in any areas that you feel need improvement.
You will also write a well-developed paragraph indicating what changes you have made (for example, to your thesis statement or the introduction and body paragraphs) based on previous feedback you have received from your instructor and classmates.
You can review a video highlighting the steps in the self-assessment process, and a sample Assignment is also linked below. You can also review the video transcript.
Sample Assignment
Review a sample Unit 8 Assignment. Reviewing this sample will give you an idea of how your instructor will assess the Assignment based on the grading rubric and the type of feedback you can expect.
Assignment Rubric
Review the Unit 8 Assignment Rubric for more information about how your instructor will assess your Assignment.
Turnitin Analysis
A special feature is available to help you with reviewing your Unit 8 Assignment for plagiarism. When you submit your Assignment to the Unit 8 Dropbox, it will automatically be analyzed by the plagiarism detection tool Turnitin. Soon after you submit your Assignment, you will be able to view the Turnitin Similarity Report.
Review the following instructions for how to access and interpret your Similarity Report: Reviewing the Turnitin Similarity Report
Submitting your Unit 8 Assignment:
Put your Assignment in a Word document. Save it in a location on your computer and with a name that you will remember. Be sure to copy and paste the grading rubric into your Assignment prior to submission and complete the self-evaluation.
When you are ready to submit it, click on “Assignments” at the top of the page and complete the steps below:
Select the Unit 8 AssignmentDropbox.
Review the Assignment directions and enter a brief note to the instructor in the Comment Box (like “Attached is my Assignment for Unit 4.”).
Select the Add a File button.
Select the upload button. Find the file you saved.
Double click on your file name.
Select the Add button.
Select Submit.
To view your graded work, come back to the Assignments tab so that you can see the attached document with your feedback
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