1. Discuss what you have learned about persuasion in this unit. How will strengthening your persuasive skills help you succeed in your goals and how confident are you that you will be able to achieve the goals you have set for yourself? What help do you think you will need with achieving them? What else might you need to share with your instructor so they can help you to achieve your goals and succeed in this course?
FEEDBACK:
Nice job with your three examples of persuasive communication, Krystle, but the assignment asks you to 1) describe these rather than provide them directly and 2) discuss the course concepts in regards to the elements of persuasion that your examples entail.
2.
Reflect on the feedback you received on the assignment or, if you have not yet received feedback from your instructor, discuss how you think you did based on the grading rubric. What are your writing strengths, and what is a weakness you will need to work on this term?
Summary:
this unit, you learned how to choose a topic, narrow the focus, and draft a preliminary thesis statement. This preliminary thesis will help you plan your argument for community change. It has helped you identify a target audience that can implement your community change and enabled you to start thinking about different stakeholders in the community and the options and outcomes associated with your innovative solution. For the next few weeks, think of your thesis as a hypothesis of what you expect to find and the best possible solution you could think of so far.
OPTION 2 – ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT
While viewing the entire recording of this week’s archived Seminar, create a summary document. Seminar slides should not be copied – this would be considered plagiarism. You should be able to view the recording and make notes at the same time so that you capture the following items:
· Describe the main points discussed in the Seminar.
· Include sub-topics and/or subsequent classroom discussion from the entire Seminar.
· Include points found of interest about the unit content and/or any additional reflections or questions about the unit content.
You may write the assignment in a bulleted list format or paragraph format. APA style is not required. Remember to review the grading rubric so that you include all of the required elements.
As seen in the reading this week, conducting research requires critical thinking and can be a time-intensive process if not planned properly. However, there are various tools that can help you conduct your research more efficiently. It is ideal to have a research strategy or plan in place before looking for sources. In this discussion, you will build your research strategy. After completing this week’s reading and learning activities, respond to the following questions in at least two well-developed paragraphs:
Last week, you sought out research that addressed common ground among different stakeholders in your community. This week, you will seek out hidden/underrepresented voices in community conversations about this issue. Try searching the web for “experience of X [underrepresented stakeholder]” such as “Experience of homeless veterans” or “Experience of students who have been bullied.” Once you have selected your source, write a discussion post that addresses the following items:
· Include the revised version of your thesis statement for an argument for change in your community and identify at least three search terms you can use in the Library or an internet search engine to find sources that address underrepresented perspectives in your community that will be affected by your argument.
· Tell us about the source you selected. Using your own words rather than quoting from the source, explain how the author’s position or experience relates to your argument for change. How has this influenced your thinking about this topic?
· What criteria helped you decide if this source is credible and useful for your research? Review the learning activity
Evaluating Sources
and use the criteria discussed there to evaluate your source.
· Wrap up the narrative portion of your post with an open-ended question to foster conversation or help you figure out additional research opportunities.
· Finally, review the Academic Writer resource
Reference List Entries
and the video
Formatting an APA Style Reference List
and create an APA formatted references page citation for the source.
When responding to peers, challenge yourself this week by offering additional search terms or new stakeholders for your classmate to consider as they seek out those underrepresented voices.
NOTE: You can begin working on a references page for your upcoming assignments by tracking the key elements of each source:
|
Author’s name |
Publication date |
Title of source |
Publication information |
URL |
Academic Writer
can help you identify the type of source you have and create a properly formatted citation in APA style.
REFERENCE THE READING:
Refer to and credit the unit reading concepts to help validate your ideas and give you practice with using and crediting source information. When you refer to concepts from the unit’s reading, be sure to use a signal phrase like “According to . . . [name of reading].” If you are directly quoting the reading or another source, be sure to use quotation marks and cite the source using proper APA in-text citations and full references. See the Purdue Global Writing Center’s
Using Sources
for resources on APA citation formatting.
FEEDBACK:
Nice job with your three examples of persuasive communication, Krystle, but the assignment asks you to 1) describe these rather than provide them directly and 2) discuss the course concepts in regards to the elements of persuasion that your examples entail.
1. Reflect on the feedback you received on the assignment or, if you have not yet received feedback from your instructor, discuss how you think you did based on the grading rubric. What are your writing strengths, and what is a weakness you will need to work on this term?
Summary:
this unit, you learned how to choose a topic, narrow the focus, and draft a preliminary thesis statement. This preliminary thesis will help you plan your argument for community change. It has helped you identify a target audience that can implement your community change and enabled you to start thinking about different stakeholders in the community and the options and outcomes associated with your innovative solution. For the next few weeks, think of your thesis as a hypothesis of what you expect to find and the best possible solution you could think of so far.
OPTION 2 – ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT
While viewing the entire recording of this week’s archived Seminar, create a summary document. Seminar slides should not be copied – this would be considered plagiarism. You should be able to view the recording and make notes at the same time so that you capture the following items:
· Describe the main points discussed in the Seminar.
· Include sub-topics and/or subsequent classroom discussion from the entire Seminar.
· Include points found of interest about the unit content and/or any additional reflections or questions about the unit content.
You may write the assignment in a bulleted list format or paragraph format. APA style is not required. Remember to review the grading rubric so that you include all of the required elements.
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