Competency
Use collaboration techniques to correct written documents.
Using Collaboration to Produce a Better Paper
The final draft of any formal writing is expected to communicate clearly to a reader using the accepted conventions of formal English. Often it is a bonus to have others give input to our work before it is published. A writer also learns by giving this input to other writers by reviewing a colleague’s final draft prior to his/her publication. Taking the steps to review another’s writing helps us polish our own, and should never be taken lightly.
Resources
There are many resources in the Rasmussen Online Library available online that will help you use your research and collaboration. Examining the work of others can help you in your own writing process.
Collaboration How-to
Grammar and Context
Sentence Fragments
Competency
Show ability to use standard professional English in formal written documents.
Instructions
Familiarize yourself with the strategies of research and produce an original five page minimum persuasive research essay using only the Rasmussen College library to find varied academic resources/databases. Choose five current, varied (by type), and credible sources to use in writing to support your topic which should result in a five page essay that persuades the reader that your perspective on a debatable topic is the correct position to take. Your APA paper should demonstrate your ability to engage the reader, provide a strong thesis with pattern for development, incorporate in-text citations as needed, and include a final reference page listing and using research resources as described above. Here is the topic for your persuasive essay assignment:
What do you think will be the most important debatable economic or social problem facing your field of work 20 years from now? Choose the problem, define it, and defend your position using credible research from the Rasmussen College library databases.
https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa
Rubric: Clearly employs research to develop the topic. The introduction clearly gives the paper’s purpose, and the thesis indicates a “reason for writing” and is used to command the development of the rest of the essay. The body paragraph clearly supports the essay’s main idea and illustrates good use of research to achieve the purpose of the assignment. Sticks to the thesis support. The paper follows standard essay paragraphs and successfully shows the review of the thesis, and the main ideas of the body support the paper. The conclusion effectively signals the completion of the persuasive essay. All persuasive elements work together with the use of research. Varied sentence structure and simple/complex sentences show a sophisticated style. Demonstrated effective use of transitions. Sentences work to show the development of the essay. No grammatical or mechanical errors are evident in a complete variety of simple and complex sentences that effectively prove the points stated and use transitions correctly to move through the paper.
