Writing Assignment 5 Explanatory Synthesis Final Paper (GRADED)Complete this writing assignment by Week 5, Day 7.OverviewIn Writing Assignment 1, you learned how to summarize a source by looking closely at its rhetorical strategies. In Writing Assignment 2,
Writing Assignment 5: Explanatory Synthesis Final Paper (GRADED)
Complete this writing assignment by Week 5, Day 7.
Overview
In Writing Assignment 1, you learned how to summarize a source by looking closely at its rhetorical strategies. In Writing Assignment 2, you learned how to compare and contrast two sources as they relate to the same topic. In Writing Assignment 3, you learned how to create an outline of your explanatory synthesis paper. In Writing Assignment 4, you wrote a fully developed publish of your explanatory thesis paper and incorporated editing and revision suggestions from at least two of your peers. This module, you will polish your publish into your final explanatory synthesis paper. You should also consider the instructor feedback you received on Writing Assignment 1, 2, 3, and 4. Look back at all of your instructor's feedback to maximize your revision potential. Do you see patterns in what your instructor notes is working and not working? Incorporate what you've learned about your writing as a whole into this module's Writing Assignment.
Writing Assignment 5 Prompt
For Writing Assignment 5, you will revise, edit, and polish the publish of your explanatory synthesis paper into a 750-1000 word final paper. Your final paper must contain four sources from the Topics and Sources page.
Make sure your final paper contains the following elements:
•A fully developed and polished introduction paragraph that includes a thesis statement that's appropriate for an explanatory synthesis paper's purpose
•Fully developed and polished body paragraphs that present topic sentences, integrate source evidence, consider opposing viewpoints between sources (if they exist), and contain effective transitions both within and between paragraphs
•A fully developed and polished conclusion paragraph that reiterates the main point of the paper
•In-text citations in APA format, which indicate where you will include summarized, paraphrased, and quoted material in your paper, and a corresponding reference list, using the APA citation wizard
•Your final paper must be free from first person reference. Your paper must be written from a third person perspective.
Writing Assignment 5 Work Area
As you work on your Writing Assignment 5, remember to refer to the rubric (click here) to make sure you're fulfilling each aspect of the assignment. You can also download the rubric by clicking here.
You are welcome to use the APA citation wizard below (click on the tab to open up the wizard) if you need to generate new reference citations for the sources you are using.
APA citation wizard
