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Unit 7 Written Assignment

Conduct online research to locate two (2) recent cases (one of child abuse and one of elder abuse). In a 3–5 page paper, summarize the cases and identify the forms of abuse involved and the overall effects on the victims.

Discussion

Duty to Report Child Abuse

Do grandparents, relatives, significant others, and siblings have a duty to report child abuse? Explain your opinion and provide examples to support your position.

Discussion

Writers often face the challenge of too many ideas swirling about their heads when they sit down to draft an essay or other document. The swirling ideas can lead to writer’s block or a disorganized draft. This Discussion will help you bring order to an argument for change by using a graphic organizer like those in the KUWC resource “Graphic Organizers for Invention” or writing an outline. Your outline or graphic organizer should include at least four points that will help you to support your essay’s thesis statement; be sure to include that thesis statement in the outline or organizer. Once your ideas are organized, you will then draft a body paragraph that can then be revised for your persuasive essay in the next unit.

Begin by reviewing the Unit 8 Assignment, and then respond to all of the following prompts: 

•               Post an outline or graphic organizer that captures and organizes at least four ideas for your persuasive essay. Be sure to include a thesis statement in your outline or graphic organizer. Also, include at least one misconception or opposition point to your argument.

Post a draft version of a body paragraph that would be appropriate for your persuasive essay.