Learning Guide Unit 3 ENGL0101

Learning Guide Unit 3

Overview

Unit 3: The Thesis and APA Citations

Topics:

Thesis creation
Topic sentences
APA Citations
Cuban and Haitian short stories
Graded Quiz

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this Unit, you will be able to:

Create your own thesis for your essay.
Create an outline for your 5 paragraph essay.
Demonstrate knowledge of APA Citations.

Tasks:

Peer assess Unit 2 Written Assignment
Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments
Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
Make entries to the Learning Journal
Take the Self-Quiz
Take the Graded Quiz

Introduction

This unit will focus on creating a thesis and outline for an essay, the topic sentence of a paragraph, and how to quote and paraphrase using the APA Citation style. It will also include a reading from either a Cuban or Haitian writer (you get to choose) that you will discuss in the Discussion Forum. Your Learning Journal this week will be focused on creating an outline based on your thesis for your 5 paragraph essay (the essay will be due at a later date).

This unit also features a Graded Quiz on the subjects from Units 1-3. It is strongly recommended that you take the Self-Quiz before attempting the Graded Quiz.

Discussion Assignment

For your Discussion Assignment, you will practice using APA Citations to give credit to the source of the information you read. This is crucial since not giving credit (plagiarism) can lead to a Fail for the assignment, the course and even have you expelled from the university.

You will write a review of either one of the two short stories found in Unit 3 reading assignment or a Cuban or Haitian short story that you discovered. You will state which tale you picked, why, and give a brief (three or four sentences) summary of the story. You will then say if you liked the story or not and why. At the end of this, you will list:

One quote with APA Citations.
One paraphrase with APA Citations.
The Reference information (if you need help with the reference material, you can use BibMe at www.bibme.org but make sure you select APA and not MLA).

Remember, this is to be your own original work, so do not look the stories up to see what other people have said and do not include material from any source except the story.

You are also responsible for replying with three or four sentences to three different students and rating their main posts from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) in the Rate box provided.

References

BibMe. (n.d.). BibMe - The online writing center. www.bibme.org

Discussion Forum Unit 3

You are required to submit a substantial response to the Discussion Assignment, which will be posted by your instructor in the Discussion Forum below. A substantial response is one that stays on topic and fully addresses the assignment in a clear, concise, and meaningful manner. If your instructor requires a specific word count, it will be stated in the assignment.

After you respond to the assignment, you are then required to both give a rating and also leave a significant comment (3-4 complete sentences) to at least three (3) of your peers' responses, in order to receive full credit. Rate only the substantial responses that contribute to the promotion of the discussion, and not the comments of your peers.

Please review and follow the guidelines below for assessing your peer's responses to the Discussion Assignment.

Discussion Forum Rating Guidelines:
10 (A) - Excellent, substantial, relevant, insightful, enriching, and stimulating contribution to the discussion. Also, uses external resources to support position where required and/or applicable.
8 - 9 (B) - Good, quite substantial and insightful, but missing minor details which would have otherwise characterized it as an excellent response.
6 - 7 (C) - Satisfactory insight and relevance, but required some more information and effort to have warranted a better rating.
4 - 5 (D) - Limited insight and relevance of the material; more effort and reflection needed to have warranted a satisfactory grading.
0 - 3 (F) - Unsatisfactory insight/relevance or failure to answer the question, reflecting a poor or limited understanding of the subject matter and/or the guidelines of the question.

If at any time you suspect that a post in this Discussion Forum violates UoPeople's rules regarding plagiarism and/or any aspect of UoPeople’s Academic Code of Conduct, please notify your instructor immediately.

Remember, that your instructor will be reviewing responses, ratings, and comments - and will adjust ratings if he/she believes that they do not seem warranted or supportable.

Learning Journal Unit 3

For this Unit's Learning Journal, you will use the topic you selected for Unit 2 to draft your thesis statement and create the outline of your five-paragraph essay. For your thesis, you will include at least two or three sentences that make your thesis. You will use a three-section academic outline format to present your thesis statement and the topic sentences for three paragraphs in the body section. For now, leave the conclusion section blank.

Note: The thesis must be your own original ideas and thoughts, avoid using ideas from other sources.

For example, these are my own thoughts and this is how I created a thesis and outline from them:

Draft Thesis Statement: Although Hunter Thompson was a doctor of journalism, he often went beyond mere reporting. First, he had a reputation for putting himself into the story upon which he was reporting. Secondly, he sometimes used questionable judgment in reporting the story.

Academic Outline:

I. Thesis

A. Although Hunter Thompson was a doctor of journalism, he often went beyond mere reporting, was known for putting himself in the story, and using questionable judgment when reporting.

II. Body Paragraph

A. Thompson often went beyond mere reporting.

B. He had a reputation for putting himself in the story.

C. He sometimes used questionable judgment in reporting the story.

III. Conclusion

(Leave this section blank for Unit 3)

An online tool that you can help you formulate your own thesis and outline can be found at the Thesis Generator at: https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/thesis-generator. The Thesis Generator is a great tool when you want to brainstorm a bit on what your thesis should be. Not only does it help form your thesis, but you can also use it to create the outline for your paper. You do not have to use the Thesis Generator, but it is available to facilitate the sometimes daunting task of creating a thesis and outline. If you do use the Generator, you need to make sure to clean up any grammar issues that arise with the output.

Answer:

Learning Jurnal Unit 3

Draft Thesis Statement:

Education has a big role in people's lives. The first role of education is to produce intelligent and creative human resources because education is the key to fighting poverty. Education is the main basis for socializing, and education plays a role in cultural transformation. And finally, education reflects the bright future of a country.

Academic Outline:

I. Thesis

II. Body Paragraph

A. Education produces intelligent and creative human resources.

B. Education is the key to fighting poverty, the main basis for socializing, and cultural transformation.

C. Education reflects the bright future of a country

III. Conclusion

(….)