For Unit
5, you will submit a final expository essay that blends the viewpoints from
Units 3 and 4.
Specifically,
you will bring together the writing techniques that you have learned throughout
the course to compose an expository paper. Exposition is a type of discourse that
is used to explain, describe, or inform. In an expository essay, the purpose is
to give readers a balanced account of a subject with a neutral, objective tone
(usually third-person point of view or voice) and offer the opportunity to
incorporate a combination of writing techniques.
Your final
capstone project will involve integrating both viewpoints of your selected
question topic that you worked with in Units 3 and 4. Your expository essay
will present both sides of your controversial issue to explain, describe, and
inform your audience using an unemotive, neutral, and objective writing style
through the use of third-person voice and APA 6th edition format.
For this
final assignment, you will complete the following:
·
Step 1: Using
the thesis statement, outline, and essay that you developed in Unit 3, revise
your content. Be sure to incorporate any instructor feedback and suggestions.
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Step 2: Based
on the instructor feedback that you received from Unit 4 (opposing view draft),
revise your content.
·
Step 3: Integrate
elements from Steps 1 and 2 to create an expository paper that reflects your
knowledge of both perspectives of your topic question. You will write a
balanced account of your chosen topic using an unemotive, neutral, and objective
writing style (third-person voice). Be sure to include an updated introduction,
an updated thesis statement, clear and logical transitions between supporting
paragraphs (based on both sides of the topic question), supporting paragraphs,
and a concluding paragraph.
·
Step 4:Your
final submission should include the following elements:
o Title
page
o Abstract
o Introduction
o Body
o Conclusion
Your
submission should range between 750 and 1,200 words and contain proper APA
formatting in addition to the title and abstract pages. Observe APA formatting
for margins, spacing, font style, size, running head, and page numbers. For
assistance with APA format, including citations and references, revisit your
intellipath nodes on APA, read Chapter 3 of your textbook, and review APA
materials provided in the AIU Library and Learning Lab. Visit theAPA Web site for
detailed free tutorials.
Please
note: Citations and references are not required for this
assignment. However, if you use quotes or paraphrase ideas that are not your
own, be sure to provide in text citations and the aligned references.
This
assignment will also be assessed using additional criteria providedhere.
For
assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all
course materials.
Reference
American
Psychological Association. (n.d.). Learning
APA style. Retrieved fromhttp://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx
