Review 1

Create a Review using the Topic 4 “Review Assignment” template on one of the subjects listed below. Your review should be based on the provided criteria. Use succinct language appropriate for formal academic writing.

Complete the following: 

1. For the review assignment, choose a website related to your field of study or interest.

You may also use the “Review Assignment Suggested Website List” to help you search for a website, but you are not limited to these choices. Keep in mind that the website does not have to be particularly good or bad. It is your task to evaluate whether the website is credible and trustworthy based on the criteria. Please direct any questions to your instructor.

· authority

· accuracy

· currency

· objectivity

· coverage

3. Use the Topic 4 Review Assignment template to complete your evaluation . The template has prompts in brackets and parentheses throughout, simply replace all of the text in brackets and parentheses with your own images and text. You will use the template to complete the following:

· Add an Engaging title that works like a hook.

· Choose an image that represents the subject (website) of your review. (Review the “Finding and Using Images” resource to locate copyright-free images).

· Write a thesis statement that includes your chosen criteria and your overall evaluation of the website. Your thesis should be written in the following format: “The (name of the website) (effective/ineffective or meets/does not meet) (your criterion 1), (your criterion 2), and (your criterion 3).”

· Choose an engaging image for each criterion using what you have learned about visual rhetoric ( e.g., for currency, one may choose an image of a clock).

· Write a topic sentence that evaluates whether the subject (website) meets or does not meet the stated criteria appropriately.

· For each criterion, provide a brief definition and explain its importance. This should be cited.

· For each criterion, provide two pieces of evidence from the website supporting your evaluation of whether the website is credible and trustworthy. This should be cited evidence.

· For each criterion, provide evidence supporting your evaluation from an outside source. This should be cited evidence.

For each criterion, write a conclusion statement.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Be sure that in-text citations and reference entries follow 7th edition APA guidelines. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance. Please be sure to review your LopesWrite score before submitting the draft to your instructor.    

The final draft of this assignment uses a rubric. Please review the attached rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion of the assignment.   

First draft grades may not reflect the quality of the work or predict the final draft grade. The points are not necessarily an evaluative statement about your draft; be sure to consider all instructor comments as you revise your draft. Please ask your instructor for clarification.

© 2024. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.

Create a Review using the Topic 4 “Review Assignment” template on one of the subjects listed below. Your review should be based on the provided criteria. Use succinct language appropriate for formal academic writing.

Complete the following: 

1. For the review assignment, choose a website related to your field of study or interest.

You may also use the “Review Assignment Suggested Website List” to help you search for a website, but you are not limited to these choices. Keep in mind that the website does not have to be particularly good or bad. It is your task to evaluate whether the website is credible and trustworthy based on the criteria. Please direct any questions to your instructor.

· authority

· accuracy

· currency

· objectivity

· coverage

3. Use the Topic 4 Review Assignment template to complete your evaluation . The template has prompts in brackets and parentheses throughout, simply replace all of the text in brackets and parentheses with your own images and text. You will use the template to complete the following:

· Add an Engaging title that works like a hook.

· Choose an image that represents the subject (website) of your review. (Review the “Finding and Using Images” resource to locate copyright-free images).

· Write a thesis statement that includes your chosen criteria and your overall evaluation of the website. Your thesis should be written in the following format: “The (name of the website) (effective/ineffective or meets/does not meet) (your criterion 1), (your criterion 2), and (your criterion 3).”

· Choose an engaging image for each criterion using what you have learned about visual rhetoric ( e.g., for currency, one may choose an image of a clock).

· Write a topic sentence that evaluates whether the subject (website) meets or does not meet the stated criteria appropriately.

· For each criterion, provide a brief definition and explain its importance. This should be cited.

· For each criterion, provide two pieces of evidence from the website supporting your evaluation of whether the website is credible and trustworthy. This should be cited evidence.

· For each criterion, provide evidence supporting your evaluation from an outside source. This should be cited evidence.

For each criterion, write a conclusion statement.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Be sure that in-text citations and reference entries follow 7th edition APA guidelines. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance. Please be sure to review your LopesWrite score before submitting the draft to your instructor.    

The final draft of this assignment uses a rubric. Please review the attached rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion of the assignment.   

First draft grades may not reflect the quality of the work or predict the final draft grade. The points are not necessarily an evaluative statement about your draft; be sure to consider all instructor comments as you revise your draft. Please ask your instructor for clarification.

© 2024. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.