Assignment 2: The Outline
Objective: Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research for your final presentation
Assignment Instructions: To help you complete Assignment 3: The Presentation, you will first submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted a specific way and must contain the following elements as described below.
To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:
Read these directions carefully.
Review the sample outline. ** This sample is merely to show formatting. Please see the required criteria below to ensure you have included all five required sections of the body of your Outline noted in the colored box which corresponds to your organism type – microorganism, plant/fungi, or animal.
Read the grading criteria. The grading criteria is a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
Use your own words (paraphrase). For help with paraphrasing, please review the ‘Quoting and Paraphrasing’ help in the Library .
Note that your Turinitin report similarity score should be under 20% (not including references) and free of paraphrasing issues. Review the color-flagged text on your report, fix any issues, and resubmit again before the deadline.
Note that less than 10% of your work should contain direct quotes.
Message me with any questions!
Remember, the organism you selected in Week 1, is the organism you will research for the associated assignments in the course.
Be sure to add your name and course number to your outline.
The outline format: Your outline must be formatted as described and exemplified in the example attached. Please note that this format will be assessed in your grade:
Use an alphanumeric sequence
Sections should be indented and aligned
Follow the suggested order of the required elements
Use brief but detailed and descriptive phrases.
The required elements: Depending on the type of organism you have chosen, you will address different sets of questions. Please see the category that responds to your selection below in the colored boxes. (Scroll down!) Your outline should contain the following elements in this order, and please note that some of these should be your personal observations. Also, remember that your presentation (Assignment #3) should only be 10-15 slides, so you need to be concise and clear with your information.
Please make note of the following general tips and tricks for your Outline:
I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over the next few weeks, details may be added or changed. Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete Assignments 3.
Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into sentences for the narration of your presentation (Assignment 3).
After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and conclusion sections for your outline. This will ensure that all the main points of the outline are incorporated in these two framing sections of your final presentation.
Please note that less than 10% of your outline or presentation (Assignment 3) should contain direct quotes.
All internal citation references should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa. ** Work that is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or references may not be accepted for credit. **
I have uploaded the grading criteria and the example of the outline. I have also uploaded the guide to follow or animals.
