The research process is an important part of writing a persuasive essay. It allows you to build a bridge between your ideas and the evidence to support them. In this assignment, you will transition from the foundational work you did in the Module One assignment, and begin your independent library research. Your goal is to…
One part of research is to assess your sources for diverse perspectives, which helps to create a robust argument. In this discussion, you will explore how two of your sources help you understand your topic by portraying diverse perspectives. Discussing challenges that face our world often means investigating opinions and ideas different from your own. Remember…
Overview This assignment is the beginning of the first phase of research for your project that is due in Module Seven. This phase includes identifying potential topics, drafting research questions, and discussing the purpose of your research. The creation of a research question is crucial, as it drives your research focus. The research question will…
Research is an important part of academics, but it is also used in your daily life. You use research to find a restaurant, look up reviews for products that you want to buy, write essays for your courses, or try to convince someone of something you believe in. Think about a time when you researched…
Overview Analysis is an essential life skill. You have likely performed analysis and not called it that. Maybe you are a social worker, and you went to a home visit and then had to create a report; you had to record or remember the details and analyze what happened before you could summarize the event…
In this discussion, you will share part of the draft you submitted in Module Five, as well as describe who the initial intended audience will be, who the second intended audience will be, and how you will adapt your writing to the second audience. Then, you will respond to peers and provide feedback on how…
Overview In this assignment, you will use the introduction, which includes the thesis statement that you wrote in the previous module, as a starting point to create the first version of the paper you will submit for your project. As such, your draft will focus on your analysis of the article you have been working…
Overview In this assignment, you will use the work you have already completed to begin forming the introduction of your project. Specifically, this assignment will assist you with continuing to work with identifying the topic of the text, describing the writer’s purpose, articulating the core idea of the text, and summarizing details of the text…
Overview In this assignment, you will be guided through decisions in order to create the thesis statement for your project. When you create a thesis statement, you create a structure for the ideas in your project. That structure also helps your reader know what to expect once they keep reading the rest of your paper….
Overview In this assignment, you will continue working with the text you chose for the project by summarizing, quoting, paraphrasing, and using in-text citations. Specifically, this assignment will prepare you to summarize details of the text that are relevant to the core idea and support your analysis of the core idea with quoted and paraphrased…
