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:
Submit the thesis statement of your paper along with any two body paragraphs that follow the MEAL plan of organization as a Word document.
Include in-text citations and a list of references related to sources used in those two paragraphs.
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.
Week 4's AssignmentCompletion 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
Criteria | Description |
Task Fulfillment | Paper clearly responds to the assignment prompt. The topic is sufficiently narrowed down. |
Introduction | The paper describes a shared context, includes background information as well as the definitions of key terms with cited sources. |
Thesis | The thesis expresses the main point/claim and answers “so what?" question. The thesis includes the significance of the issue. If the thesis expresses a problem, it should also include a solution. |
Paragraph Focus and Development |
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APA Formatting |
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Grammar and Style | The paper is free of grammatical errors. The style is clear and consistent throughout the paper. |
Please submit your first draft.
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RubricPaper responds to assignment prompt & meets word count requirements; includes 15 to 20 sources; includes definitions of key terms with cited sources.
Excellent 25points | Capable 20points | Developing 15points | Poor 8points | No Submission 0points |
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.
Excellent 25points | Capable 20points | Developing 15points | Poor 8points | No submission 0points |
Paragraphs fully develop a single ideas; include use of MEAL plan format and analysis of evidence
Excellent 25points | Capable 18points | Developing 12points | Poor 7points | No submission 0points |
Paper includes discussion of at least 3-5 ideas that support the thesis
Excellent 25points | Capable 18points | Developing 12points | Poor 7points | No submission 0points |
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
Excellent 20points | Capable 15points | Developing 10points | Poor 5points | No submission 0points |
Paper is free of grammatical, mechanical, and stylistic errors
Excellent 20points | Capable 15points | Developing 10points | Poor 5points | No submission 0points |