| Details: | Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Task Assignment For the next 3 Weeks, you will continue to work on your essay. Over the past 2 Weeks, you began your writing process by choosing a topic and completing an initial article review. This Week, you will write the first draft of your essay. This Individual Project will take you through the process of writing your first draft of your essay, which will be revised for your Phase 5 Individual Project. Complete the following for this assignment: - Choose 1 topic from the following list that you are interested in writing about:
- Privacy
- The justice system
- Technology and cybersecurity
- Health care and public health issues
- Leadership in a global world
- Formulate a research question to help you narrow your topic by asking yourself, "What are the possible perspectives on the issue, and what is my position?"
- Performing research helps you to narrow your topic and find outside sources that will support your position.
- Once you have decided on your position, use this template as a guideline to help you construct your essay in a separate Word document. The first draft of your essay should including the following (see template for more detail):
- Introduction
- Attention-getter
- Thesis statement
- First supporting paragraph(s)
- Topic sentence
- Supporting details
- Second supporting paragraph(s)
- Topic sentence
- Supporting details
- Third paragraph that discusses the counterargument of your topic
- Conclusion
- Reference page using APA format that includes 2–4 sources
- Double-spaced using 12 point, Times New Roman font
Please post this task to Submitted Assignments as a Word document. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. The following grading criteria will be used to assess your first draft: Phase 3 Individual Project Grading Criteria | Maximum Points | Includes an introduction with a specific thesis statement | 25 | Includes a minimum of 2 separate paragraphs to support thesis | 50 | Develops body paragraphs with specific details and support | 15 | Uses topic sentences for each body paragraph that connects to thesis | 25 | Includes a paragraph that discusses the counterargument | 25 | Includes a conclusion that summarizes the main idea of the essay | 25 | Uses 2–4 references to support argument | 15 | Uses proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar to write clearly and effectively | 10 | Uses APA style to format essay and cite sources | 10 | Total | 200 |
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