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 Download Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:
- Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).
- Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.
- Thesis statement.
- 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.
- Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.
- Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.
- 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.
- Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final Paper.
- 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 page) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the University Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
- Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
- Must use at least five scholarly sources.
- The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links 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, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) 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 University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper. (Links to an external site.)
- 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.
Grading Rubric
Description:
Total Possible Score: 10.00
Introduction to Topic
Total: 3.00
Distinguished – Comprehensively and clearly explains the global societal issue, the importance of further research, and ethical implications involved.
Proficient – Clearly explains the global societal issue, the importance of further research, and ethical implications involved. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.
Basic – Briefly explains the global societal issue, the importance of further research, and ethical implications involved. The explanation is underdeveloped and/or unclear.
Below Expectations – Attempts to explain the global societal issue; however, the explanation of the importance of further research and ethical implications is significantly underdeveloped and entirely unclear.
Non-Performance – The introduction to the global societal issue is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Thesis Statement
Total: 1.00
Distinguished – Provides a skillfully developed thesis that thoroughly addresses a solution to the global societal issue, which prepares the reader for the content, direction, and purpose of the paper.
Proficient – Provides a thesis statement that adequately addresses a solution to the global societal issue, which prepares the reader for the content, direction, and purpose of the paper. The thesis is slightly underdeveloped.
Basic – Provides a thesis statement that vaguely addresses a solution to the global societal issue or doesn’t prepare the reader for the content, direction, and purpose of the paper. The thesis statement is underdeveloped.
Below Expectations – Attempts to provide a thesis statement; however, it does not adequately address the solution to the global societal issue, lacks direction and purpose, and is significantly underdeveloped.
Non-Performance – The thesis statement is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Annotated Bibliography
Total: 5.00
Distinguished – Thoroughly and clearly summarizes at least five scholarly sources, comprehensively explaining how each source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue. Each source fully addresses the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources found on the topic.
Proficient – Adequately summarizes five scholarly sources, explaining how each source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue. Each source addresses the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources found on the topic. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.
Basic – Briefly summarizes some of the scholarly sources, partially explaining how each source is relevant to the global societal issue. Some of the sources do not fully address the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources found on the topic. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.
Below Expectations – Attempts to summarize scholarly sources; however, less than five sources are included, and the explanation of how each source contributes to the solution to the global society issue is significantly underdeveloped and entirely unclear.
Non-Performance – The annotated bibliography is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Total: 0.25
Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
Proficient – Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.
Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.
Below Expectations – Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: APA Formatting
Total: 0.50
Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.
Basic – Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.
Below Expectations – Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Word Requirement
Total: 0.25
Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of words.
Proficient – The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of words.
Basic – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of words.
Below Expectations – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of words.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
