• ENG122 Assignments Week 5 - Final Paper

Week 5 - Final Paper

• DueJul 31by11:59pm
• Points25
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Research Analysis Essay

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

Assignment Goal

Assignment Overview

This course has been designed to continue the development of your written communication skills by including the research process to create more robust academic essays. Throughout this course, you have completed written activities and participated in discussion forums that worked like stepping-stones toward this goal. In this Research Analysis Essay, you will craft an academic research essay, which presents a topic or issue relevant to your academic or professional field and includes perspectives from resources and your own response.

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Prepare Considering that this is the final research and writing assignment, you will want to review all previous class materials, including all chapters read, your discussion board responses, and your work in the research notebooks Consider how this assignment serves as a culmination of your earlier work. Some work you have already done might help you develop this assignment, and the work you do on this assignment may be useful when working on future assignments. Please note that you should always reflect on and revise previous work based on your instructor's feedback before you consider incorporating it into future assignments. For assistance with accessing your assignment feedback in Waypoint, see theAccessing Feedback in WaypointLinks to an external site.video. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, reflect on your Week 3 Outlining the Research Analysis Essay assignment as a roadmap for this final paper.

ENG122 Research Arc

• Wk 2: Source Critique Essay

• Wk 3: Outlining the Research Analysis Essay

• Wk 5: Research Analysis Essay

Write Your Research Analysis Essay will address the following ideas: Introduction Present a topic or issue relevant to your academic or professional field. This will be presented in your introduction. Explain the overall background and background of this issue and include a well-constructed thesis statement that indicates your topic and the purpose you will develop. Article 1 Discuss your first source article. Identify the article, and then Describe theperspective presented in the article. Summarize the article's findings on your identified topic. Show how the article's perspective contributes to your overall thesis. Article 2 Discuss your second source article. Identify the article, and then Describe theperspective presented in the article. Summarize the article's findings on your identified topic. Show how the article's perspective contributes to your overall thesis. Article 3 Discuss your third source article. Identify the article, and then Describe theperspective presented in the article. Summarize the article's findings on your identified topic. Show how the article's perspective contributes to your overall thesis. Conclusion Analyze the significance of the evidence cited and the connections you have made. This will be presented in your conclusion. Connect the ideas presented to show why the topic is an important one, while highlighting your major takeaways from the articles and relating them to your thesis.

The Research Analysis Essay

• Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according toAPA StyleLinks to an external site.as outlined in the Writing Center'sAPA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student's name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor's name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See theAcademic VoiceLinks to an external site.resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writingIntroductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site.andWriting a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • TheScholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site.table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, viewQuick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site.tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center'sAPA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.
• Must include a separate references pages that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See theAPA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site.resource in the Writing Center for specifications.