Demonstrate effective use of the writing process.

Week 3 – Assignment

Argumentative Essay Rough Draft

[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Link to Video TranscriptWeek 3 – Assignment Resources

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• Model Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Assignment Template
• Essay Structure (Links to an external site.)
• APA Guide (Links to an external site.)
• Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)

Last week, you outlined your argumentative essay. This week, you must use your instructor’s feedback and information from the course materials to turn your outline into an essay draft. Weekly instructor guidance and Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the course text, College Writing Handbook, will walk you through the process.

The Week 3 assignment is the first draft of your academic argument. In this assignment, you will show that you are making progress in all course learning outcomes:

1. Interpret information through close and critical reading.
2. Demonstrate effective use of the writing process.
3. Employ effective academic tone, style, mechanics, and citation method.
4. Integrate relevant source material effectively and ethically.
5. Support a position appropriate to the rhetorical situation.

You will submit a 4- to 5-page (1,000 to 1,250 words) rough-draft essay that is formatted in proper APA style. This rough draft assignment must integrate prior feedback and show improvement from your prior coursework. The rough draft will be evaluated differently than a final draft essay, so pay close attention to the grading rubrics and requirements.

Your argument should be sound, valid, and based upon evidence from at least 5 credible sources. At least 3 of your sources must be scholarly. You may integrate additional information, since your final draft requires additional research. Information and evidence must be integrated appropriately, cited in APA-style, and used with integrity. Remember to draft your essay for an academic audience.

If you have any questions about the requirements of this assignment, please contact your instructor right away. Your assignment may lose its formatting when it is converted in the Waypoint grading system. To preserve formatting, please submit your assignment as a PDF file.

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Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Additional Assignment Information

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• Introductions and Conclusions (Links to an external site.)
• Body paragraphs (Links to an external site.)
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (Links to an external site.)
• Plagiarism Guide (Links to an external site.)
• Paragraph Development (Links to an external site.)
• In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Waypoint Assignment Submission

The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint.  Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment.

1. Click on the Assignment Submission button below. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will open in a new browser window.
2. Browse for your assignment.
3. Click Upload.
4. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s assignment tab in Waypoint.

For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.

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