For this week's discussion forum, you will focus on your thesis statement of your argumentative paper and will receive peer feedback. Follow the steps below to successfully participate in this week's

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For this week's discussion forum, you will focus on your thesis statement of your argumentative paper and will receive peer feedback. Follow the steps below to successfully participate in this week's forum:

1. Submit the thesis statement of your paper along with any two body paragraphs that follow the MEAL plan of organization as a Word document.

2. Include in-text citations and a list of references related to sources used in those two paragraphs.

3. Reply to 1 student providing feedback on the MEAL plan format. Use this peer review form. If you want, you can also use the in-text comment function in Word to provide feedback. You are not required to use in-text citations for feedback, but you are required to use the peer feedback form.

Click here to see the grading criteria for this discussion forum. 

To earn full credit, post an initial response of 500 words that includes at least one APA citation and the associated reference  and post a substantive response of 200 words with APA citations to at least one class member.

Completion requirements

It is time to submit your first draft of your argumentative paper with cited sources. So far in the course, you have collected your sources, evaluated their value for your topic, and developed an outline for your argumentative paper. You have also received feedback from your instructor and peers. This week you will culminate all of your efforts in a first draft. 

Building on the outline you developed in Week 3, please write the first draft of your argumentative paper using the APA Template below. Please ensure that your argumentative paper meets the criteria in the following table (See the assignment rubric for a more detailed breakdown):

Argumentative Paper Criteria

Please submit your first draft.

RubricPaper responds to assignment prompt & meets word count requirements; includes 15 to 20 sources; includes definitions of key terms with cited sources.

Thesis expresses a main point/claim and answers “so what?" question; includes supporting ideas (not just the claim, but reasons for the claim). If thesis expresses a problem, it should also include a solution.

Paragraphs fully develop a single ideas; include use of MEAL plan format and analysis of evidence

Paper includes discussion of at least 3-5 ideas that support the thesis

Both in-text citations and list of references are included; no plagiarism; when using sources, signal phrases are used; quotes include use of page or paragraph numbers; dropped quotes are avoided

Paper is free of grammatical, mechanical, and stylistic errors