5 pages writing - in the next 4 hours please - its a revision

Unit 4: Essay Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 130 Submitting a file upload File Types doc, docx, and pdf Submit Assignment Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century: Re-designing Student Success For essay #3, perform a significant revision to last unit's essay. Revise your work by doing the following: • Include at least two additional outside perspectives on the future of higher education. (You will discover these outside perspectives by conducting library research, and you will include them via quotation, paraphrase, and/or summary, which we will practice in this unit's discussion.) • Argue for specific recommendations about how higher education could be re-designed for the students of the twenty-first century. As you revise last unit's essays to meet these new goals, you may also expand, edit, restructure, and delete from your second essay, in order to make a clear, effective argument about how to adjust college education for today's students. This unit's essay should not merely be last unit's with a few new paragraphs tacked on, but should be a re-envisioned essay.

You might begin by designing a working thesis about how higher education needs to change. Then, begin researching what other writers have said already about your ideas. Start with an search on your subject using the Park University McAfee Memorial Library’s Pirate Search feature (http://www.park.edu/library/) , but also consider consulting Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com) . We will spend time this unit discussing and analyzing sources together.

Think about what you would like to teach your readers about how higher education should change. Consider making precise, practical recommendations. Be sure to provide explicit reasoning, and describe the implications of your ideas for today's college students of history. Make sure that every paragraph of Essay #3 points your readers toward your particular focus and argument.

Some of you may find it possible to use some material from essay #2, and others will simply use essay #2 as a launching off point. Either way, I will be looking for a revised thesis, enhanced supporting arguments, incorporation of new research, etc. Remember the difference between revision and editing; this is a revision project, not an exercise in editing essay #2. In short, although you will use essay #2 as a basis, essay #3 should be a significant re-envisioning, with a revised thesis and development. Essay #3 should have a new title to reflect this revised content.

Please craft a short description (this can be in bulleted list form if you would like) of the changes and transformations you made in revising essay #2 to create essay #3. Submit this description as either a second file or as a new page (after Works Cited) at the end of your essay #3 file. Failure to submit this required information will result in a letter grade deduction from essay #3.

Guidelines for Essay #3 Length/Due Date : approximately 1,000 words, due Sunday midnight Central Standard Time (CST). Style/Format : This, as all essays in EN106, should be formatted in a standard scholarly format. (Most students follow MLA or APA guidelines, which are outlined in Easy Writer .) No matter what format you follow, be sure to do the following: • Use 12 point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced. • Use 1-inch margins top, bottom, and sides. • Although no cover page is needed, you should include your name, my name, the course number/title, and date at the upper left-hand corner of the manuscript. Research & Documentation : Because you will rely on the work of others to make your argument, this essay must include formal references to not only the assigned readings but also the sources you locate via research. Use your skills of quotation, paraphrase, and summary to incorporate these other writers' perspectives, and be sure to provide in-text citations using a standard scholarly style outlined in Easy Writer , such as MLA or APA. File format : Please submit your essay as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. These formats are available in most word processors, including Google Docs and Open Office, and will ensure that your instructor is able to comment on your work.

Works Cited/References : Your essay should include an appropriate bibliography, with an entry for each individual source you reference in the body of the essay. See Easy Writer for directions on how to create appropriate entries for works appearing in an anthology and articles archived in a database. (Hint: Look for the terms "anthology" and "database" in the directories for models in Easy Writer .) Titles : Include a descriptive title at the beginning of your essay that tips your readers off to your thesis. Do not format your title with quotation marks, boldface, underlining or italics. Quotation marks or underlining are only appropriate if the title borrows words from another source.

Deadline : Submit your final draft essay no later than Midnight CST on Sunday at the end of this unit . Use of essays for future courses : Please understand that your essay may be used— anonymously—as a sample for future EN106 students and instructors unless you expressly request that it not be used. Your work, of course, will only be used for educational purposes. EN 106 Online Rubric (Essay #3) Assessment : See the Grading and Assessment content item under Course Information . Criteria Ratings Pts 25.0 pts 40.0 pts 40.0 pts 25.0 pts Focus view longer description Exceeds Standard: The essay is clearly focused around a creative and insightful central thesis/message. The writer lays out clear reasons/points that contribute to the overall central thesis/message. Everything in the essay contributes to the development of the message.

25.0 pts Above Standard: The essay is clearly focused around a creative and insightful central thesis/message. There are several interesting points that support it. One place may wander a bit or need more development, but otherwise the focus is clear and interesting.

21.0 pts At Standard: The essay is focused around a central thesis/message. Parts of the essay might stray from this focus, but the overall message is there. The focus of the essay might be simplistic or obvious—it might be hard for the reader to feel engaged.

19.0 pts Below Standard: There is no clear central thesis/message, or the focus is split across a variety of topics in a way that works against a specific focus.

The overall point might be unclear, confusing, or the writer might indicate a focus, but little in the essay supports this focus.

15.0 pts No evidence / no assignment submitted 0.0 pts Development view longer description Exceeds Standard: There is a variety of support (anecdotes, quotes, description, examples, etc.). The support is vivid, concrete, and connects clearly to the message of the essay.

The essay raises well-thought out questions, or pursues a line of reasoning in an unexpected or unusual direction. The language and examples are clear and interesting. There are connections to other texts or examples that make the writer’s argument more vivid and clear.

40.0 pts Above Standard: There is a variety of vivid support that illustrates and explains the points the writer makes. The evidence could be expanded in one or two places. The essay raises interesting and creative questions about a text or topic, and/or makes interesting connections with material. There are places where an idea is undeveloped or remains obvious, but the writer is clearly working toward moving beyond the obvious.

35.0 pts At Standard: There are supporting details for many of the claims, but some parts of the essay may be overly general and vague. Some evidence might be unnecessary or distracting (doesn’t support thesis). The essay moves slightly beyond summary or pointing out the obvious, but the essay might still have a vague or generic voice. The essay may lack figurative language or details that would enhance the writer’s message.

30.0 pts Below Standard: Details that would support the claims the writer is making are vague or missing. In key places, the writer has not effectively shown what he/she means. Almost all points remain abstract or general. The essay only touches upon the surface of a reading or topic, perhaps remaining only a summary, or only pointing out the immediately obvious about a topic. The wording is vague, and there is little evidence that the writer invested significant time or thought into the essay.

26.0 pts No evidence / no assignment submitted 0.0 pts Organization view longer description Exceeds Standard: The introduction and conclusion creatively tie the message together. Each paragraph is focused and effectively developed around an individual point. The overall paragraph organization is effective and creative. Transitions are effective and establish complex relationships between points.

40.0 pts Above Standard: There is an engaging and well- organized introduction, body, and conclusion.

Individual paragraphs are well-organized and developed. Essay may need paragraph breaks or more effective transitions.

35.0 pts At Standard: There is a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Several places in the essay need more effective transitions and/or paragraph breaks. Some paragraphs may need to be moved. Individual paragraph organization may be confusing in one or two places.

30.0 pts Below Standard: No sense of introduction, body, and conclusion. There might be a clear middle, beginning and end with the content, but paragraph breaks don’t make sense or are missing. Overall organization of points might be confusing or jumpy.

26.0 pts No evidence / no assignment submitted 0.0 pts Mechanics view longer description Exceeds Standard: The sentences are complex and effective, and the word choice is sophisticated. The writer uses sentence structure and word choice in creative ways to establish tone and meaning.

There may be one or two very minor errors, but no patterns of error. All words and ideas from sources external to the writer are accurately documented via standard academic documentation guidelines (i.e., MLA or APA. Above Standard: The essay is clear with complex sentence structures. There may be a minor grammar problem such as misplaced apostrophes or missing commas in certain places, but the rest demonstrates a mastery of conventional grammar. Word choice might be off in one or two places. Documentation is essentially complete and accurate.

21.0 pts At Standard: The essay is generally clear, but sentence structure may be simplistic and/or slightly repetitive. There are several grammar error patterns but nothing that seriously interferes with reading, perhaps a few comma splices and fragments. Word choice might be confusing in one or two places.

Documentation is missing in some areas or incorrectly applied.

19.0 pts Below Standard: There are several grammar patterns that seriously inhibit understanding, perhaps a pattern of fragments or run- ons throughout. Wording and sentence structure are confused to the point where they interfere with the reader’s understanding.

Documentation is incorrect or absent.

15.0 pts No evidence / no assignment submitted 0.0 pts Total Points: 130.0 Criteria Ratings Pts 25.0 pts