Writing Assignment 1: Source Summary (GRADED)
Overview: Writing Assignments
Complete this writing assignment by Week 1, Day 7.
Writing assignments in this course include a source summary
(Module 1), a comparison and contrast of two sources (Module 2), an explanatory
synthesis paper outline (Module 3), an explanatory synthesis paper draft
(Module 4), and a final version of an explanatory synthesis paper (Module 5).
Each of the writing assignments builds on the skills learned in previous
writing assignments, activities, and learning material.
Writing Assignment 1 Prompt
Your writing assignment is to craft a 250-350 word source
summary. As you’ve learned in this module, a source summary contains the
following key elements:
an introduction to the source
an introduction to the topic
an overview of the source’s main argument
an overview of the source’s supporting points
an overview of the evidence used to demonstrate and
substantiate the supporting points and main argument
in-text and reference citations in APA format
Your job, then, is to choose one source from the Topics and
Sources page (we encourage you to use the same source you used in the
Activities and Discussion this module) and to write a short summary essay of
the source, one that includes information on all of the elements listed above.
Use your source summary outline and answer the following
guiding questions to craft all of the elements required for your Writing
Assignment 1: Source Summary. Your responses to these questions will be
combined into one document that will become the draft of Writing Assignment 1.
Writing Assignment 1 Work Area
As you work on your Writing Assignment 1, remember to refer
to the rubric (click here) to make sure you’re fulfilling each aspect of the
assignment. You can also download the rubric by clicking here.
You can refresh your memory as to how to write a source
summary at any time by reviewing the tutorial video on source summary.
You can also use the APA citation wizard below (click on the
tab to open up the wizard) if you are using a source different from the source
you selected in Activity 1 or if you simply want to generate the citation
rather than copy and paste it from the document you created in Activity 1.
Writing Assignment 2: Comparison and Contrast Paper (GRADED)
Complete this writing assignment by Week 2, Day 7.
Overview
In Writing Assignment 1, you learned how to summarize a
source by looking closely at its rhetorical strategies. You also learned how to
use the APA citation wizard to implement properly APA formatted citations for
referenced source material. You should also consider the instructor feedback
you received on Writing Assignment 1. Use your instructor feedback to maximize
your potential in Writing Assignment 2.
Writing Assignment 2 Prompt
For Writing Assignment 2, you will write a 350-500 word
comparison and contrast paper on two sources from the Topics and Sources page.
We encourage you to use the same sources you worked with in the Activities in
this module, since those Activities were planned with this Writing Assignment
in mind. Activity 4, where you created Venn diagrams that compare and contrast
two sources, laid the groundwork for Writing Assignment 2, so using the same
sources you used in Activity 4 capitalizes on the work you’ve already done.
The questions below will help you draft your paper by asking
to you construct one paragraph at a time and then download a Word document that
will combine the paragraphs together into a single paper.
You may use either a point-by-point or a topic-by-topic
organizational strategy, but your comparison and contrast paper MUST include
all of the elements below:
A discussion of the similarities in two sources on the same
topic
address similarities in the main argument they present on
the same topic
address similarities in the types of examples and evidence
they use to support EITHER their supporting points OR their counterarguments
A discussion of the differences between two sources on the
same topic
address differences in the main argument they present on the
same topic
address similarities in the types of examples and evidence
they use to support EITHER their supporting points OR their counterarguments
Clear, illustrative examples from each source to help the
reader better understand the similarities and differences between the two
sources
Both in-text and reference citations in APA format for all
referenced source summarized, paraphrased, and quoted material, using the APA
citation wizard
An objective, third person perspective. Your comparison and
contrast paper must be written in third person.
Use the skills you learned in the Activities in this module
and in Writing Assignment 1 to craft your comparison and contrast paper.
Writing Assignment 2 Work Area
As you work on your Writing Assignment 2, remember to refer
to the rubric (click here) to make sure you’re fulfilling each aspect of the
assignment. You can also download the rubric by clicking here.
You can refresh your memory as to how to write each type of
compare and contrast paragraph by reviewing Reading: Drafting a Comparison and
Contrast Paper. Be sure to also review the Example: Comparison and Contrast
Paper. You can also use the APA citation wizard below (click on the tab to open
up the wizard) if you need to generate new reference citations for the sources
you are using.
APA citation wizard
Type your responses into the textboxes provided and then
click “Submit.” These responses will be saved to your Notebook,
accessible through the ” Tools” button.
After answering the questions below and entering in your
responses, you will be guided to download, save, format, and then submit your
Writing Assignment 2 for grading.
The next activity uses a rich text area. You can tab to the
editor body. Press ALT-F10 to get to the toolbar. Press ESC to return to the
editor body. A save button is available in the top toolbar all the way to the
right and will become visible when it receives focus.
1. After selecting an organization pattern for your paper
(point-by-point or topic-by-topic), write a comparison and contrast
introduction paragraph.
In the textbox below, write your comparison and contrast
introduction paragraph. Remember to:
introduce the topic addressed by both sources and to provide
enough context about the topic to orient your reader
provide a forecasting thesis statement that makes it clear
what you will be comparing and contrasting in these two sources (similarities
and differences in main argument and types of evidence EITHER in the supporting
points OR the counterarguments)
IMPORTANT REMINDERS: As you summarize or quote the source,
be sure to make it clear that the idea or language is the author’s and include
an in-text citation for any summarized or quoted material. Also, avoid first
person perspective (I, me, mine, our, we) and only use third person
perspective.
BE SURE TO CLICK “SAVE” so your work is saved to
your Notebook for later retrieval. You can access your Notebook at any time
under “Tools” at the top of the left-hand navigation bar.
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