Academic Success Essay

Thesis Statement and Informal OutlineWorksheet

Inthis course, you will write a 1,050- to 1,400-word Continuing AcademicSuccess essay, duein Week 5.Thisessay will help youwill apply what you learned in this course andtake responsibilityfor your success in your education and your career. Review the requirements for that assignment. 

 Include the following in theoutline this week:

· Thebenefit of creating educational goals, including at least one educational goalyou set for yourself

· Yourpersonal learning style, as well as how knowing your learning style can helpyou be successful as you move through your program and career

· How the writing process can help you advanceyour education and career

· Which resources, inside and outside of theuniversity, you can use to help you reach your goals and make you moresuccessful

· An explanation of the importance of academicintegrity

Thesis Statement

The class helped my transition backto school by identifying my style of learning, which helped me understand how Ican learn more efficiently by offering examples of dailydiscouragements as well as obstacles while providing strategies to overcomethem. It also introduced me to tools such as the center for writing excellencethat can help me to become a better writer.

Informal Outline

1. Topic 1

The course foundations foruniversity success helped with the transition for going back to school.

a. Support Overview of the University of Phoenix, learning how toutilize the E-campus, what is expected of me from the university and why I amattending.

b. Support Explaining the obstacles that I may have to face and waysthat I can overcome them.

2. Topic 2

Learning what my individual learningstyle is and how it helped me to understand my strengths and weaknesses as astudent.

a. Support Explanation of the different learning styles with a focuson my  individual learning style.

b. Support Explanation of my strengthsand weaknesses as they pertain to my learning style.

3. Topic 3

The course introduced me to thecenter for writing excellence, which can help me to become a better writer.

a. Support Explanation of what thecenter for writing excellence is?

b. Support explaining how I intendto use the center of writing excellence to become a better writer?

Along with this essay, this other worksheet has to be filled out...

Using Sources

Review the Continuing Academic Success assignment requirements from Week 5.

Conduct research in the University Library to find atleast three sources that are relevant for your Week 5 essay.

Complete the followingtable for each source you have chosen. Include the original passage when youprovide the summary, paraphrase, and quote.

Source 1

Title of the article

Why did you choose this article?

Is the article credible? How?

Is the author biased? How do you know?

Is the article relevant? How?

Find a passage you might use and summarize it.

Find a passage you might use and paraphrase it.

Locate a direct quote that might fit into your paper.

Formal APA citation (Try using the citation generator inthe University Library for additional information. This formal citation iswhat you will use for your reference page in your Week 5 essay.)

Source 2

Title of the article

Why did you choose this article?

Is the article credible? How?

Is the author biased? How do you know?

Is the article relevant? How?

Find a passage you might use and summarize it.

Find a passage you might use and paraphrase it.

Locate a direct quote that might fit into your paper.

Formal APA citation (Try using the citation generator inthe University Library for additional information. This formal citation iswhat you will use for your reference page in your Week 5 essay.)

Source 3

Title of the article

Why did you choose this article?

Is the article credible? How?

Is the author biased? How do you know?

Is the article relevant? How?

Find a passage you might use and summarize it.

Find a passage you might use and paraphrase it.

Locate a direct quote that might fit into your paper.

Files attached in case they are needed.

Using Resources 

Thesis and Outline 

When choosing the three sources, please let me know so I can make sure they are also on the University's library. Thank you.

Using Sources assignment is due on the 17th of this month, the essay is due a week from then.