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Week 5 Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Associate the features of audience, purpose, and text with various genres.
Write clearly and concisely about selected topics using proper writing mechanics.
Identify positive qualities and opportunities for improvement in writing samples.
Incorporate relevant, correctly documented sources to substantiate claims.
Write a correct APA Reference Page.
Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English.
Recognize how to use quotations, paraphrase, and summary in the writing process.
Apply the writing process to develop various writing genres.
Identify effective sentence variety and word choice.
Identify elements of electronic resources and their uses in writing.
Use technology and information resources to research selected issues for this course. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ilnI3cBC3I

Assignment 2: Informative Essay
Draft Due Week 5 and worth 100 points
Revision Due Week 7 and worth 150 points

Using the same topic that you chose for Assignment 1, write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you describe the problem, need, or process in question. This should be a detailed overview of the issue you have chosen. Include two (2) outside sources using the Strayer Library and / or newspaper articles, school publications, work memos (get permission), and / or interviews.

Note: This paper will include an introduction, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Note: The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Assignment 2 Steps

Assignment 2: Step 1: Informative Essay –Draft: Due in Week 5
This assignment will be submitted in Blackboard, under Week 5, Assignment 2, Step 1.
Assignment 2: Step 2: Informative Essay – Revision: Due in Week 7
This assignment will be submitted in Blackboard, under Week 7, Assignment 2, Step 2.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Grading for this assignment will be based on the following rubric:

	Assignment 2: Informative Essay
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Introduction and Thesis statement with the main points your informative body paragraphs will cover. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely provided an introduction and a thesis statement.	Insufficiently provided an introduction and a thesis statement with main points.	Partially provided an introduction and a thesis statement with main points.	Satisfactorily provided an introduction and a thesis statement with main points.	Thoroughly provided an introduction and a thesis statement with main points.
2. Body paragraph organization Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely presented information in a logical order linked with strong transitions.	Insufficiently presented information in a logical order linked with strong transitions.	Partially presented information in a logical order linked with strong transitions.	Satisfactorily presented information in a logical order linked with strong transitions.	Thoroughly presented information in a logical order linked with strong transitions.
3. Body paragraph support and development Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely demonstrated development, support, and evidence for ideas.	Insufficiently demonstrated development, support, and evidence for ideas.	Partially demonstrated development, support, and evidence for ideas.	Satisfactorily demonstrated development, support, and evidence for ideas.	Thoroughly demonstrated development, support, and evidence for ideas.
4. Two outside sources and references page Weight: 15%	Did not submit or one-two outside sources lack credibility, are missing, or have been used improperly. No references page.	One-two outside sources lack credibility, are missing, or have been used improperly in the essay and references page.	One-two outside sources are questionable or APA citations and references page page have significant errors.	Two outside sources are credible and cited according to APA style, with minimal errors. Reference page is mostly correct.	Two outside sources are highly credible and cited according to APA style with no errors. Reference page is correct.
5. Conclusion Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely provided a clear conclusion that restates the thesis and ends with a strong concluding thought.	Insufficiently provided a clear conclusion that restates the thesis and ends with a strong concluding thought.	Partially provided a clear conclusion that restates the thesis and ends with a strong concluding thought.	Satisfactorily provided a clear conclusion that restates the thesis and ends with a strong concluding thought.	Thoroughly provided a clear conclusion that restates the thesis and ends with a strong concluding thought.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, POV, and formatting requirements Weight: 25%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present