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Unit
Three
***It
Would Be to Your Advantage to Print This Unit
Before
Beginning the Assignments***
In this unit, you will write an informative 500
to 700 word documented essay on a social issue that affects society. This will be an informative essay that merely
defines the issue at this time.
You will be writing the essay for this
unit in third person (he,
she, they, people, society, etc.); however, DO NOT use second person (you, your) at any time in your writings in this
unit or in any of the other units unless it is in a direct quote.
NOTE: Any student papers of exceptional quality that are
submitted to instructors in this course may be used as models in future
classes. Students who have a strong preference that their papers NOT be
used as models must indicate their preference to the instructor in an e-mailed
message.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This paper
will be used as the first part of your final paper in Unit 5. Be sure that you
choose a problem/solution topic that you are interested enough in to write
about in this paper, in the paper in Unit 4, and in the paper in Unit 5.
Attention Students:
The essay for this unit must
be submitted by 6/15/09 unless you have made other arrangements with your
instructor. No more than one essay may be submitted in any given week.
NOTE: Even though preliminary unit assignments are of low point value,
they are essential in learning the techniques needed for successful completion
of this course. Therefore, throughout this course, documented essays will NOT
be accepted unless all unit assignments are submitted prior to the unit's
essay.
Review, if necessary, the lecture on The
Research Process.
This documented essay will be a 500 to 700 word
informative essay about a social issue that affects society. It can be a
scientific issue, a political issue, an environmental issue, a medical issue,
etc. This essay will be the first part of a problem/solutions paper that will
be your final essay in the class. In Unit 4, you will write the second part of
your final essay, and in Unit 5, you will combine these two essays and add a third
part to complete your final essay for the course.
Review, if necessary, the lecture on Choosing
a Topic.
Click on this link for some Suggested
Topics for Problem/Solution Papers that you can choose from. You are not limited to these topics.
They are suggestions only.
Begin looking for a minimum of three to five
outside sources to use in this paper. Again, you will need to use different
types of sources (books, journals, etc.) Do not use all Internet sources.
When you have found sources that you think you
might use in this essay, review, if necessary, the lecture on Notetaking.
Begin taking notes for this paper in the correct
note-taking format. You will need to type your notes in your word processor and
send them as an attachment when you turn in your final paper.
NOTE:
Do NOT scan your notes into your word processor and send them as scanned
material. Students in the past have done this, and they have come through as
graphics, which take up too much space on the network.
Begin typing a Works Cited page for this
documented essay using the information on pages 104 to 154 in A Pocket Style Manual, Fifth Edition by Diana Hacker for information on finding a
thesis, organizing your evidence, and correctly formatting your works
cited entries.
Review, if necessary, the lecture on Thesis
Statements, Outlining, and Introductory Paragraphs.
Click on this link to read a Sample
Paper That Describes a Problem.
Create a thesis statement for your paper.
Begin creating a simple outline for your paper.
This simply needs to be a five-point outline.
NOTE: All thesis and outline
assignments in this course must be submitted at least twenty-four hours prior
to final drafts or they will not be given points.
Example Outline Format:
Thesis
Statement: (Write your thesis statement; it
MUST be a complete sentence.)
I. (Write the topic of the first body paragraph; it does not
have to be a complete sentence.)
II. (Write the topic of the second body paragraph; it does
not have to be a complete sentence.)
III. (Write the topic of the third body paragraph; it does not
have to be a complete sentence.)
Conclusion:
(If you do not know your conclusion yet, just
repeat your thesis statement.)
NOTE: This is just a basic
format for an outline. Your outline, of course, will be short topic entries.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To receive full
points for this assignment, your thesis statement MUST be a complete sentence,
and your outline must follow the example format exactly.
Write an introductory paragraph for your essay.
Be sure to include an attention-getter in your introduction to motivate your
reader. NOTE: As you
actually write your paper, you may change your thesis statement and
introduction to better fit in your paper.
Save your thesis statement, outline, and
introductory paragraph in one document.
Save and name this assignment assign8
- IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not use Microsoft Word
to type your assignments, you must save this assignment as a Microsoft
Word document before sending it as an attachment.
Send this assignment to your instructor's
private e-mail address through Internet e-mail as an attachment.
- When
asked for SUBJECT, type "Your
Last Name" Assign. 8 -- i.e. Smith's Assign. 8
Begin writing the rough draft of your
paper.
NOTE: Remember that the essay for this unit must be in third person
only unless in a direct quote.
Review, if necessary, the Grading Comments that
your instructor may use when grading the final draft of your paper. By
reviewing grading comments and MLA documentation comments, you may be able to
avoid some common problems in your writing.
After you have written your rough draft, review
the Editing
and Revising link, if necessary, additional help in revising your
rough draft.
You may either edit your own rough draft, or you
may arrange with another student in the class to peer edit each other's essay.
You can contact another student through the class bulletin board and arrange to
send each other your rough drafts.
NOTE:
Your essay needs to be 500 to 700 words in length. Use your word processor's
statistics feature to check the length of your essay as you are writing it.
You
will be writing this essay in third
person (he, she, they, people, society, etc.); however, DO NOT use second person (you, your) at any
time in your writings in this unit or in any of the other units unless it is in
a direct quote.
Review, if necessary, information about Writing
in Third Person.
When you have received the peer review from a
classmate or have self-edited your own essay, consider what needs to be revised in your essay. If you have a specific question or problem
area in your paper with which you feel you need additional help, contact your
instructor.
If you are near the MCC campus, you may want to
make an appointment with a
Also, review, if necessary, the Grading Comments link
to prior to editing your rough draft so you will be aware of what problems to
look for in your rough draft.
NOTE: Editing and revising are
vital steps in the writing process. Do not be satisfied with your first draft.
No writing is perfect in rough draft form. There is always room for
improvement.
Review, if necessary, pages 148 to 154
in A Pocket Style Manual, Fourth
Edition by Diana Hacker
for information on MLA manuscript format. Be sure that the final copy of
your essay is formatted correctly.
Save and name this assignment assign9
- IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not use Microsoft Word
to type your assignments, you must save this assignment as a Microsoft
Word document before sending it as an attachment.
Send this assignment to your instructor's
private e-mail address through Internet e-mail as an attachment.
- When
asked for SUBJECT, type "Your
Last Name" Assign. 9 -- i.e. Smith's Assign. 9
You should usually receive your graded
paper back in about one week. If your instructor uses numbers to indicate
problems in your paper, click on this Grading Comments link
to see what the numbers mean. NOTE: Some instructors may not use these comments. They may use their own
grading comments.
Total
Points for Unit 3: 110
NOTE: Each of the following units follows
the same format and types of assignments that you have just completed in this
unit.
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