Ashford University Assignment
Submision Week 3 Assignment
Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
Prepare:To help with the preparation of your annotated bibliography,
review the following tutorials and resources from the Ashford Writing Center:
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Introduction
Paragraph Guide
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Annotated
Bibliography tutorial
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Sample
Annotated Bibliography
Reflect:Reflect back on the Week Two 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 theAnnotated
Bibliography Formatting Guidelinesand
address the following prompts:
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Introductory Paragraph to Topic: Refer to the Final
Argumentative Essay guidelines for your topic selection. Write an introductory
paragraph with at least 150 words, which clearly explains the topic, the
importance of further research, and ethical implications.
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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 Five Final Argumentative Essay. A thesis statement should be a
declarative statement that makes one point in 25 words or less. The thesis
statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.
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Annotated Bibliography: Develop an annotated bibliography to
indicate the quality of the sources you have read. For each annotation, you
need to summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution
of the global societal issue. Your annotation should be one to two paragraphs
long (150 words or more) and fully address the purpose, content, evidence, and
relation to other sources you found on this topic. The annotated bibliography
must include no less than five scholarly sources that will be used to support
the major points of the Final Argumentative Essay. Critical thinking skills
need to be demonstrated by accurately interpreting evidence used to support
various positions of the topic.
The Introduction, Thesis Statement,
and Annotated Bibliography Assignment
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Must be 1,000 – 1,250 words in length (excluding the title and
reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in theAshford Writing Center.
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Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of
paper
o Student’s
name
o Course
name and number
o Instructor’s
name
o Date
submitted
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Must use at least five scholarly sources.
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Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Cent
