GEN 499 Week 3 Assignment Help

GEN 499 Week 3  Assignment Help | Ashford University(2020) 

Week 3 - Assignment

Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Introductions & Conclusions  and Annotated Bibliography   web pages, and Evaluating Sources   and Annotated Bibliography  tutorials.

Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:

·         Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).

o    Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.

·         Thesis statement.

o    Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.)

·         Annotated bibliography.

o    Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.

o    Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.

o    Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more.

o    Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final Paper.

o    Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.

The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

·         Must be 1,000 to 1,250 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style  resource. 

·         Must include a separate title page with the following:

o    Title of paper

o    Student’s name

o    Course name and number

o    Instructor’s name

o    Date submitted

·         For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013.

·         Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice  resource for additional guidance.

·         Must use at least five scholarly sources.

o    The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research  tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

·         Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper.

·         Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.

·         Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.