Week 5 – Final Paper
Argumentative Essay Final Draft
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Link to Video TranscriptWeek 5 – Assignment Resources
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Model Paper (Links to an external site.)
Assignment Template (Links to an external site.)
APA Guide (Links to an external site.)
Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)
The Week 5 assignment is the culmination of your hard work in ENG122. You will submit your final research-based academic argument. Weekly instructor guidance, prior assignment feedback, and Chapter 5 in your course text, College Writing Handbook, will help you complete final revisions and edits. In this assignment, you will show that you have achieved all course learning outcomes:
Interpret information through close and critical reading.
Demonstrate effective use of the writing process.
Employ effective academic tone, style, mechanics, and citation method.
Integrate relevant source material effectively and ethically.
Support a position appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
You will submit a five- to seven-page (1,250 to 1,800 word) well-structured essay that is formatted in proper APA style. This final draft assignment must integrate prior feedback and show effective improvement from the prior rough draft assignment. Your essay is expected to be the product of a complete and thorough writing process.
The argument presented in your essay must be sound, valid, and based upon evidence from at least eight credible sourcesat least five of which must be scholarly. (Review the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table for more information about appropriate sources). Information and evidence must be integrated properly, cited accurately, and used with integrity. The essay must be appropriate for an academic audience.
If you have any questions about the requirements of this assignment, please contact your instructor right away. This assignment will be assessed on a 100-point scale and is worth 30% of your final grade. Your assignment may lose its formatting when it is converted in the Waypoint grading system. To preserve formatting, please submit your assignment as a PDF file.
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Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Additional Assignment Information
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Introductions and Conclusions (Links to an external site.)
Body paragraphs (Links to an external site.)
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (Links to an external site.)
Plagiarism Guide (Links to an external site.)
Paragraph Development (Links to an external site.)
In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Waypoint Assignment Submission
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