Writing Assignment 5: Explanatory
Synthesis Final Paper (GRADED)
Complete this writing assignment
by Week 5, Day 7.
Overview
In Writing Assignment 1, you
learned how to summarize a source by looking closely at its rhetorical
strategies. In Writing Assignment 2, you learned how to compare and contrast
two sources as they relate to the same topic. In Writing Assignment 3, you learned
how to create an outline of your explanatory synthesis paper. In Writing
Assignment 4, you wrote a fully developed draft of your explanatory thesis
paper and incorporated editing and revision suggestions from at least two of
your peers. This module, you will polish your draft into your final explanatory
synthesis paper. You should also consider the instructor feedback you received
on Writing Assignment 1, 2, 3, and 4. Look back at all of your instructor’s
feedback to maximize your revision potential. Do you see patterns in what your
instructor notes is working and not working? Incorporate what you’ve learned
about your writing as a whole into this module’s Writing Assignment.
Writing Assignment 5 Prompt
For Writing Assignment 5, you will
revise, edit, and polish the draft of your explanatory synthesis paper into a
750-1000 word final paper. Your final paper must contain four sources from the
Topics and Sources page.
Make sure your final paper
contains the following elements:
•A fully developed and polished
introduction paragraph that includes a thesis statement that’s appropriate for
an explanatory synthesis paper’s purpose
•Fully developed and polished body
paragraphs that present topic sentences, integrate source evidence, consider
opposing viewpoints between sources (if they exist), and contain effective
transitions both within and between paragraphs
•A fully developed and polished
conclusion paragraph that reiterates the main point of the paper
•In-text citations in APA format,
which indicate where you will include summarized, paraphrased, and quoted
material in your paper, and a corresponding reference list, using the APA
citation wizard
•Your final paper must be free
from first person reference. Your paper must be written from a third person
perspective.
Writing Assignment 5 Work Area
As you work on your Writing
Assignment 5, 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 are welcome to 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
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