This course aims to sharpen your written communication skills while helping you develop a clear sense of your personal journey and how your educational goals can lead to career success. Throughout this course, you have written essays and participated in discussion forums that worked like stepping-stones toward this goal. In this Future Opportunities Essay, you will craft a professional essay that will serve as a declaration of your skills and interests and indicate your first assertive steps toward future success.
| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this final paper, review Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in your course textbook. Also, considering that this is the final writing assignment, you will want to review all previous class materials, including all chapters review and your discussion forum responses. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, reflect on your Week 2 assignment and consider how this assignment serves as a culmination of your earlier work. It is hoped that the assignments in this course help trace the development of your thinking and writing skills; as a result, some work you have already done might help you develop this paper. Please note that while you may use material you have already written in this course, you should always reflect on and revise that previous work based on your instructor’s feedback before you consider incorporating it into different assignments.
You must support your analysis with three outside sources and the course textbook. Ideally, aim for one short, unique quote or paraphrase in each main body paragraph to enhance and support your analysis. This means that the outside sources should not replace your own academic voice. For more information about integrating research sources, link to Integrating ResearchLinks to an external site..
Review the Model Future Opportunities Assignment Download Model Future Opportunities Assignment as you begin drafting your paper.
Also, download and use the Future Opportunities Essay Template Download Future Opportunities Essay Templatefor additional assistance developing your essay.
| Write
Your paper must have an introduction paragraph that includes a thesis sentence and a conclusion paragraph that helps provide closure. Additionally, your body paragraphs should address the following ideas:
Describe your personal ethos.
Use your Week 2 Personal-Professional Narrative Essay as a guide.
Include relevant information from your study of diversity, equity, and inclusion in Week 4.
Survey the development of your writing skills over the last five weeks.
Refer to your discussion forum work and any assessments you made in your Week 2 assignment.
Be sure to describe your current writing skills, listing particular strengths and any challenges you still face.
Investigate how the personal ethos you articulated in the Week 2 assignment helped you develop in this class.
Reference specific traits or qualities that fueled specific growth opportunities.
Consider the concept of cultural competency developed in your Writing Notebook from Week 4.
Discuss your plan for meeting the challenge of developing your writing skills to be better prepared for applications in your field.
Reference your research from the discussion forum in Week 3 about what types of writing you may be asked to do in the future.
Produce a clear vision of where you will be in five years and how your experience and skills have shaped that development.
Refer to your unique experiences and specific skills to help chart this path forward.
The Future Opportunities Essay,
Must be five to seven pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource, including a separate title page.
Must utilize academic voice. Do not use the second person (you, your, yours). See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text. Do not use Wikipedia, dictionaries, encyclopedias, or blogs.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
