Assignment
Directions
This week, you have 1 assignment to complete. Select the
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your work.
Case Study
Project–First Draft
Overview
For this final project you will continue with the social
issue that you selected (language and power; freedom and security; health
and wealth) and you will write an essay where you discuss your perspective.
You will use the ideas and information from the summary-response and the quote
log to write your case study.
Grading
This assignment is worth 240 points (24%) of your final
course grade.
Earning the maximum possible score on this assignment will
require students to:
Step 1: complete
all assigned components, use and cite five sources, and answer
reflection questions (earning up to 100% of the possible points)
Please note that there is no “step 2” (revise and
resubmit option) for this assignment. Completion of the “initial
submission” using and citing five sources will earn you
up to 100% of the possible points. The Case Study Project, Revised
Draft is to be submitted and graded as a separate assignment.
To see required components and associated points in the
assignment rubric, please view this assignment through the Assignments area of
the classroom and scroll to the bottom.
Due Dates
The deadline for submission of this assignment is the end
of Week 6 (Tuesday, 11:59 PM Eastern). The Case Study Project, Revised
Draft is to be submitted and graded as a separate assignment.
Connection to
other Course Assignments
The Case
Study Project is the culminating assignment, where you will tie together
all of the information and ideas from the course.
All of the
reading, writing, thinking, and discussing that you have done over the
past several weeks have led up to this assignment.
Step 1:
Submission (earn up to 100% of the possible points for the assignment)
Your submission should include all of the following
components:
Content
Describe a
“real life” instance of your selected social issue in a professional or a
personal setting.
Discuss your
perspective on your selected social issue, including the reasons for your
viewpoint.
Discuss how
your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected
social issue.
Demonstrate
that you are really thinking about your issue—don’t settle for easy
answers, don’t pretend that conflicting evidence doesn’t exist, and don’t
feel that you have to take an either-or position.
Discuss the
complexities of your selected social issue. For example, do not just
conclude that using academic language is always good, or that government
surveillance is always bad, or that wealth automatically leads to health.
Think about the intricacies of these issues and how they play out in
everyday life.
Organization
Include
an introductory paragraph, where you clearly outline a
“real-life” instance of your social issue and you give a thesis statement
that indicates your perspective (see learning resource: Writing Your
Introduction for an example).
Include 3-5
body paragraphs where you include details, examples, and quotes
from at least three of the course readings and two additional readings to
help you develop and support your key points (see learning resource:
Writing Your Body Paragraphs for an example).
Include one
body paragraph where you discuss how your core values inform or
influence your perspective on your selected social issue (see learning
resource: Writing Your Body Paragraphs for an example).
End your
essay with a concluding paragraph where you restate your
thesis, summarize your key points, and leave the reader with the “so
what?” (see learning resource: Writing Your Conclusion for an
example).
Language Choices
As a writer,
you are free to decide how you use language, keeping the following in
mind:
style: your language choices
should result in a consistent writing style that is purposeful and
aligned with your goals
readability: your language choices
should ensure that your ideas are clear and easy to follow
When
composing your paper, think about the conventions for academic writing,
including:
punctuation: this includes things
such as recommended use of commas, colons, and apostrophes.
word-level
accuracy: this
includes things such as capitalization, spelling, word-tense, and usage.
sentence-level
accuracy: this
includes things such as sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, and
pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Take time to
review your language choices after you’ve written your essay. Think about
your goals for the style of this essay and your own writing habits (like
using “text-speak,” omitting capitalization, or writing sentence
fragments). Revise as necessary to accomplish your style and readability
goals.
Reading your
paper aloud is helpful technique when reviewing your language choices for
style and readability.
Sources and
Documentation
To earn the maximum possible points on this assignment, use
and cite at least five sources:
Use and
cite three of the assigned course readings on your
selected issue (language and power; freedom and security; health and
wealth). Sources from the assigned readings do not require a reference
list for this assignment.
Use and cite
two more sources (course readings or otherwise). Sources that are not from
the assigned readings must be listed at the end of the paper on a
reference page. List author, year of publication, title, and URL. Full APA
format is not required for the reference page.
In-text
citations for all sources should be in APA style.
These examples show options for citing a paraphrase:
This is a paraphrased sentence (Author, year).
Author (year) explains that ….
These examples show options for citing a quote:
A recent study showed that “this is the quoted
passage” (Author, year, p./para. number).
Author (year) explains, “this is the quoted
passage” (p./para. number).
Note that it is possible to earn a B (up to 85%) on this
assignment by using only three sources from the course readings and no
reference page. To earn an A (up to 100%) will require an additional two
sources and reference page, if needed.
Format and Length
At the top
of the page, include your name, the assignment name, and a title that
reflects your specific essay focus. (See example below.)
Your paper
should be typed, double-spaced and in 12-point font.
Your final
product should be a minimum of six paragraphs (about 900-1100 words) in
length. However, the quality of the content of this essay is most
important. Be sure to fully answer the prompt.
Sample
Header and Title for Assignment Submissions
Sample Header and Title for Assignment Submissions
Kim Lee (student’s
name)
Core Values Essay (assignment name)
Honor, Trust, and Love (title)
Reflection
Questions
The reflection questions are to be answered separately.
(They are not part of the essay.) Post these in the “comments” box
when submitting your assignment. You can number your answers or write the
in paragraph form. Be sure to address all four questions.
1.
a.
Aside
from simply meeting the requirements, what were your personal goals for this
assignment?
b.
When
reviewing your language choices, what impact did the Grammar Lab content have
on the choices you made with pronouns? Did you find any “Pronoun Problems” in
your writing and how did you resolve them?
c.
What
parts of your work on this assignment are you most proud of?
d.
What
challenged you in this assignment and/or where do you need additional support
from your instructor?
Sample Case Study
Project
Be sure to review the Sample Case Study in the Week 6
learning resources before you begin. The student sample includes notes to
help with connections to key aspects of the assignment.
