Eng week3 assignment

Ashford University | ENG122 WEEK THREE

Hello, my name is Aaron. And I work with the Division of General Education at Ashford University. I'd like to

introduce you to your assignment this week, the research paper draft. Becoming a skilled writer requires a great

amount of practice. It's important to remember that even the most memorable book, story, script, essay, or article

started out as a simple rough draft. Writing and submitting a rough draft gives you an opportunity to receive

feedback on your paper so that you can make the necessary revisions before submitting your final draft.

Your first two assignments, the annotated bibliography and outline, have already prepared you for this week's

assignment. Take a close look at your research notes in the annotated bibliography and think about the source

material you've read, then review the outline that you submitted it last week and remember to make revisions

based upon the feedback that you receive from your instructor. Use your outline to begin building the three

essential parts of your essay, the introduction, the body, and the conclusion.

Your introduction paragraph should present the overall topic and explain the main points. The introduction

paragraph must present your thesis statement and let your reader know the position that will be argued. Each of

your body paragraphs will address the main idea and integrate source material as evidence. Use the writing

center's pie structure to help you develop each paragraph. Remember to begin with a clear and well written topic

sentence and provide your reader with a thorough analysis. Make sure you're using the APA guides in the Writing

Center to format your in text citations. Proper APA style citations and accurately placed quotation marks will help

you avoid unintentional plagiarism when using research based information in your paper.

Your conclusion paragraph should restate your thesis, summarize all main points, and leave readers with

something to continue thinking about long after they finish reading your essay. When you've completed your draft,

compare your paper to the instructions in the assignment description. Remember, your draft must contain an APA

formatted title page and reference page draft must contain introduction with a thesis statement you draft must

contain body paragraphs that address your main points and help develop your argument. Your draft must contain

APA-style formatting, including properly documented citations.

Your instructor will provide feedback on your rough draft as quickly as possible. Please be patient. It takes time to

read each draft and provide detailed feedback for each individual student. Be sure to consider instructor feedback

when you make revisions for your final draft, particularly the feedback included in your marked up paper.

Don't forget to take advantage of the Writing Center tutoring services as you begin drafting your academic

argument. Use the Writing Center link in class to access tutoring services including paper review, live chat, and

tutor email. If you have questions about the requirements for this rough draft assignment, be sure to post them in

Ask Your Instructor. Remember, your rough draft is due by midnight Monday night. There's no reason to be

intimidated by this assignment. You're ready to write.