Touchstones are projects that illustrate your comprehension of the course material, help you refine skills, and demonstrate application of knowledge. You can work on a Touchstone anytime, but you can’t submit it until you have completed the unit\u2019s Challenges. Once you’ve submitted a Touchstone, it will be graded and counted toward your final course score.<\/p>\n
Touchstone 4: Revise an Argumentative Research Essay<\/p>\n
ASSIGNMENT: Review the in-text comments and summary feedback you received on your Touchstone 3.2 draft to enhance your writing. You will then submit a revision of your Touchstone 3.2 draft that reflects the evaluator’s feedback, making all necessary changes to the idea development, organization, style, and conventions. Make sure to include a copy of your Touchstone 3.2 draft below the reflection questions for this unit. <\/p>\n
As this assignment builds on Touchstone 3.2: Draft an Argumentative Research Essay, that Touchstone must be graded before you can submit your final research essay. <\/p>\n
Sample Touchstone 4 <\/p>\n
In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the Touchstone.
\nA. Final Draft Guidelines<\/p>\n
DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.<\/p>\n
1. Editing and Revising<\/p>\n
\u2752 Have you significantly revised the essay by adjusting areas like organization, focus, and clarity?
\n\u2752 Have you made comprehensive edits to word choice, sentence variety, and style?
\n\u2752 Have your edits and revisions addressed all the feedback provided by your evaluator?
\n2. Cohesion and Source Integration<\/p>\n
\u2752 Is the information presented in a logical order that is easy for the reader to follow?
\n\u2752 Have you included smooth transitions between sentences and paragraphs?
\n\u2752 Have you introduced your sources clearly and in a way that demonstrates their validity to the reader? Are your sources formatted correctly following APA style?
\n3. Conventions and Proofreading<\/p>\n
\u2752 Have you double-checked for correct formatting, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization?
\n\u2752 Have you ensured that any cited material is represented accurately?
\n4. Reflection<\/p>\n
\u2752 Have you displayed a clear understanding of the revision process?
\n\u2752 Have you answered all reflection questions thoughtfully and included insights, observations, and\/or examples in all responses?
\n\u2752 Are your answers included on a separate page below the composition?
\nB. Reflection Questions<\/p>\n
DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.<\/p>\n
How much time did you spend revising your draft? What revision strategies did you use, and which worked best for you? (2-3 sentences)
\nList three concrete revisions that you made and explain how you made them. What problem did you fix with each of these revisions? Issues may be unity, cohesion, rhetorical appeals, content, or any other areas on which you received constructive feedback. (4-5 sentences)
\nWhat did you learn about your writing process or yourself as a writer? How has your understanding of the research process changed as a result of taking this course? (2-3 sentences) The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:<\/p>\n
Composition must be 6-8 pages (approximately 1500-2000 words, not including your references or reflection question responses).
\nDouble-space the composition and use one-inch margins.
\nUse a readable 12-point font.
\nAll writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
\nComposition must be original and written for this assignment.
\nPlagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
\nSubmission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.
\nSubmission must include your graded Touchstone 3 assignment.
\nInclude all of the assignment components in a single file.
\nAcceptable file formats include .doc and .docx.
\nE. Additional Resources<\/p>\n
The following resources will be helpful to you as you work on this assignment:<\/p>\n
Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style Guide
\nThis site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
\nFrequently Asked Questions About APA Style
\nThis page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
\nAPA Style: Quick Answers\u2014References
\nThis page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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