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DeVry ENG147 Week 1 Topic Selection

Course Project- Topic Selection

This week you’ll select a topic for your 8- to 10-page research project. The assignment is a prewriting activity that requires your detailed responses. Please use the Topic Selection template found in doc sharing for this assignment. The responses for almost every question should be written in two paragraphs. The completed assignment is due at the end of Week 1 and is worth 50 points.

See Doc Sharing for the following documents: Topic Selection Assignment and Week 1 Rubric

View the tutorial on formatting a Word document, which can be found in THE|HUB.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry ENG147 Week 2 Information Literacy Assignment

Week 2 Information Literacy Assignment: The Peer Review Process

After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:

• In your own words, identify points in the peer review cycle that seem especially important and explain why.

• How does an editor differ from a peer reviewer? Use at least two points to support your response.

• Based on this information, explain whether your article for this week was peer reviewed? How can you determine this information?

• As you work on your research in this class, where specifically can you look to find peer-reviewed information?

General Peer Review Process: 10 Steps to getting a peer reviewed document into publication.

Idea / Literature Review / Grant / Research / Interpretation / Conferences / Write Manuscript / Submit /

Peer Review / Publication /

Assignment (35 Points)

• Two ‘Well Developed Paragraphs’ Response (11 points) /

• Assignment questions answered in coherent manner (6 points) /

• Explain if your article was peer reviewed/ how do you know this? (6 points) /

• Where can you look to find further peer reviewed documents for your class project? (6 points) /

• Mechanics/ Good writing (see our Syllabus for details on good writing). (6 Points) /

DeVry ENG147 Week 2 Source summary Assignment

Course Project-Source Summary

Information Literacy Assignment (35 points)

The purpose of this assignment is to learn about information literacy by exploring the concept of peer review. You may be familiar with peer review in prior writing courses, but what does it mean when you talk about peer review in relation to academic source material? Click on the following link to a DeVry University Library presentation of Peer Reviewed Journals: The Creation of New Knowledge. http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/Peer_Review_PPT.pdf The PDF presentation contains 20 slides that will introduce the peer review cycle.

After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:

In your own words, identify points in the peer review cycle that seem especially important and explain why.

How does an editor differ from a peer reviewer? Use at least two points to support your response.

Based on this information, explain whether your article for this week was peer reviewed? How can you determine this information?

As you work on your research in this class, where specifically can you look to find peer-reviewed information?

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

Source Summary (100 points)

The purpose of the Source Summary is to effectively summarize and attribute information from a source. Use the library databases to retrieve an article from the Course Theme Reading List on the topic you selected last week. If you are considering a new topic, confirm your choice with your professor. Once you retrieve the article, print it or save a local copy of the full text article to your hard drive so that you can refer to the contents of the article offline. (If the source is from the textbook, this step does not apply.) Read the source carefully, noting the thesis, topic sentences, headings, supporting details, and the conclusion. To become more skilled at summary and paraphrasing, you will practice writing summaries of different lengths on the same assigned source.

For each part of the assignment, follow the instructions provided in Doc Sharing. When you are finished, save the document as and submit it to the Dropbox by the end of the week.

See Doc Sharing for the following support documents.

An assignment template

A sample assignment

The assignment grading rubric

View the tutorial on formatting a Word document, which can be found in THE|HUB.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry ENG147 Week 3 Research Proposal Assignment

Course Project-Research Proposal

The research proposal will present the topic you have selected for your Course Project. The purpose of the proposal is to persuade your reader to believe that you are interested in the topic and ready to learn how to develop the topic into a project. The format of the proposal is a sentence outline. Use APA style to document any sources referenced in your proposal. When you are finished, save the document as your last name.Wk3 Proposal Assignment> and submit it to the Dropbox by the end of the week.

The Proposal is worth 50 points. See Doc Sharing for the following support documents.

An assignment template

A sample assignment

The assignment grading rubric

Week 3 APA Module Assignment

For this assignment, you will review materials in the DeVry library to help gain a better understanding of APA citations.

Click https://hub2.devry.edu/node/272

Listen to the tutorial or download and review the transcript on APA and answer the questions below

After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:

Why is APA style used to document ideas in writing? What is the purpose of the in-text citation? Demonstrate your understanding of the in-text citation by providing an in-text citation for the article you summarized for the week 2 assignment. (15 points)

In the article that you summarized in week 2, you may have found some information that you want to quote directly. To demonstrate the process for citing a direct quote, provide an example of properly quoted material. (20 points)

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry ENG147 Week 3 APA Assessment Module

Week 3 APA Module Assignment Rubric:

Review materials in the DeVry library to help gain a better understanding of APA citations.

a. Click https://hub2.devry.edu/node/272

b. Listen to the tutorial or download and review the transcript on APA and answer the questions below.

Compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:

Part A: Possible Points (15)

• Why is APA style used to document ideas in writing?

• What is the purpose of in-text citation?

• Demonstrate your understanding of in-text citation by providing an in-text citation for the article you summarized in Week 2.

• Indent paragraphs 5-7 spaces.

• Double space each line/ use 12 point type

• Fully develop each paragraph to 5-7 sentences for inclusion of detailed thoughts and ideas.

• Use in-text citation/ not in text citation.

Part B: Possible Points (20)

Demonstrate the process for citing a direct quote – provide an example of properly quoted material (taken from your Week 2 summary article).

32 – 35 points/ A

28 – 31 points/ B

25 – 27 points/ C

DeVry ENG147 Week 4 Annotated Bibliography Module

Course Project—Annotated Bibliography

The annotated bibliography will present an introduction and five reference citations with annotations. The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to determine the appropriateness of the sources to the argument you are developing for the Course Project. The format of the proposal is an introductory paragraph followed by an alphabetized list of sources with two paragraphs of annotation after each source. Use APA documentation to document any sources referenced in your proposal. When you are finished, save the document as and submit it to the Dropbox by the end of the week.

The Annotated Bibliography is worth 100 points. See Doc Sharing for the following support documents.

An assignment template

A sample assignment

The assignment grading rubric

Before you turn in your assignment, proofread and edit carefully for spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Not every error will be flagged automatically in word-processing programs, and some that are flagged as errors are actually correct.

The Annotated Bibliography is worth 100 points and is due at the end of the week in the Dropbox.

View the tutorial on formatting a Word document, which can be found in THE|HUB.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry ENG147 Week 5 Course Project-First Draft

Course Project-First Draft

The purpose of the first draft is to begin communicating your topic and to establish its relevance to a reader. The first draft will present an introduction (two to three paragraphs) and one section (two to three paragraphs) of the body of the paper. The first draft should include at least three of the sources you presented in your Annotated Bibliography. If you have made changes to your list of references, cite each new reference carefully both in the text and on the reference page. The length of the first draft is three to four pages of text, not including the title and References pages. The assignment includes a prewriting activity to plan the sections of the project, which is included on the “Week 5 First Draft Directions and Document Format” file, located in the Supplemental Materials folder in Doc Sharing. When you are finished, save the document as and submit it to the Dropbox by the end of the week.

The Project First Draft is worth 75 points. See Doc Sharing for the following support documents

Week 5 First Draft Direction and Document Format

A sample assignment

The assignment grading rubric

View the tutorial on formatting a Word document, which can be found in THE|HUB.

Review APA formatting. View the APA presentation that was an attachment in the APA Assessment in Week 3. It includes audio for each slide and can be found in Doc Sharing.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry ENG147 Week 6 Course Project-Second Draft

Course Project-Second Draft

The purpose of the second draft is to complete the draft presentation of your argument. The second draft will add Section II (two to three paragraphs), Section III (two to three paragraphs), Section IV and Section V (if needed), and the conclusion. The second draft should include all of the sources you presented in your Annotated Bibliography and may add an image, chart, or graph as appropriate. If you have made changes to your list of references, cite each new reference carefully, both in the text and on the References page. The length of the second draft includes last’s week content and will be seven to ten pages of text, not including the title and References pages.

When you are finished, save the document as and submit it to the Dropbox by the end of the week.

The Project Second Draft is worth 80 points. See Doc Sharing for the following support documents.

A sample assignment

The assignment grading rubric

View the tutorial on formatting a Word document, which can be found in THE|HUB.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

DeVry ENG147 Week 7 Course Project- Final Draft

Course Project-Final Draft

The Final Draft assignment is due in the Dropbox. It is worth 125 points and should be 8 to 10 pages, excluding the title page and References page. There must be five sources at minimum in the References page.

To succeed with the Final Draft assignment, view the Week 7 Final Draft Directions and Document Format in Doc Sharing. This document indicates what to include and how ideas are arranged on the page. Also, the Week 7 Final Draft Sample found in Doc Sharing should be used as a model.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

DeVry ENG147 Week 8 Course Project Reflective Postscript

Course Project – Reflective Postscript

Congratulations on the end of your journey in Advanced Composition. Hopefully, this will not be the end of your writing experiences!

For our last graded assignment, please respond to the questions posed below. They are designed to have you look back over the pasteight weeks and reflect upon how the assignments, discussions, and peer reviews have helped you gain insight about your growth as a writer and your knowledge about writing.

How did you go about selecting a topic for the research paper? After devoting eight weeks to this topic throughout the course, do you still find this topic interesting? If so, what further areas within this topic would you like to know more about?

Reflect upon the research skills you have developed throughout this class. What key takeaways have you learned regarding research strategies?

Did you incorporate changes into your final essay based on your peers’ feedback? If so, please describe the types of changes you made and why you made them. If you did not incorporate changes, please explain why.

Did reviewing the work of your classmates help you to understand other points of view? Please explain why or how.

Did reviewing the work of your classmates provide you with additional writing strategies? Please explain how or why.

Assignment Requirements

Reply to each question above with at least one full paragraph, making your full postscript approximately 2 pages.

Because this assignment asks you to reflect on personal experiences, you do not need to incorporate research or an APA title page.

Postscripts should be written in first person.

The post-script should be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx), with 12-point font and double spacing.

The Course Project – Reflective Postscript is worth 50 points.

Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information