Purpose
This final assignment provides you with the opportunity to strengthen your academic writing through the revision and correction of the draft version of your paper. The instructions and technical requirements for this assignment are the same as those for the Draft Paper. In addition, your final paper must demonstrate both deep-level and surface-level revision. That is, it must be clear that you made significant attempts to:
- strengthen the content of the paper: the thesis, the organization, the support and
development of ideas, and the insights into the subject, and
- correct errors in formatting, sentence style, grammar and mechanics, and referencing
NOTE: Your revisions should take into consideration the comments and suggestions made by the instructor and peer reviewers on your draft. However, you should actively review all aspects of your paper as you are revising it, not just what others have pointed out. The instructor and peer review comments represent only some of the ways that your paper might be stronger. The comments do not indicate everything that you could do to make your paper more effective. Don’t limit your revision only to addressing the comments on your graded drafts.
Instructions
General Paper Structure
The structure and organization of your paper should be as follows:
- Title
- Introduction (includes thesis- your perspective/argument on the topic)
- Literature review (summary and critical analysis of at least 5 academic articles you’ve read
on the topic, organized from the perspective of your thesis)
- Conclusion (restate research question, provide suggestions for further research, etc.)
- References (all sources cited must be included)
Revision Requirements
Your Final Paper must also demonstrate both "deep-level" revision and "surface-level" revision:
- Deep-level revision involves changes to the thesis (or your approach to your topic), the organization, and the support and development of ideas. In general, deep-level revision
involves changes to the content or what you say in your paper. Deep-level revision may include the following:
- Changing the approach to the topic and the main ideas presented
- Reorganizing the ideas and paragraphs
- Using more or better supporting evidence
- Deleting ineffective supporting evidence
- Developing ideas more clearly and effectively
- Surface-level revision involves changes at the sentence level and the correction of errors, changes to how you express your ideas in your paper. Surface-level revision may include the following:
- Rewriting sentences
- Improving word choice
- Adding transitional words, phrases, and sentences
- Integrating quotations
- Correcting errors
- Correcting the citation and documentation of sources
Guidelines
See the following sources for guidelines on how to organize your paper and what to include in each section:
Technical Requirements
- Length: 6-8 pages (not including References)
- Formatting
- Title: CENTRED and BOLD
- Section headings: LEFT-JUSTIFIED and BOLD (e.g. Introduction, Literature review,
etc…)
- References and any in-text citations: must use a standard form/style (such as MLA or
APA- choose a style and use it consistently)
- Throughout: 1” Margins; Times Roman, 12 point font; Line spacing at 1.5
Grading Criteria
Review the grading rubric below this assignment to see how it is assessed.
Submitting your Assignment
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