Week 5 Final Paper

GEN104

Week 5 – Final Paper

Week 5 – Final Paper

Due Mar 2 by 11:59pm Points 15 Submitting an external tool

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Your Personalized Reading Strategies

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]

Prepare

Prior to beginning work on this final paper, review

The Literacy NarrativeLinks to an external site. you chose for the Week 1 Assignment.

As you read, review the annotations you made and also make new annotations. It is recommended that you differentiate your new annotations from the original ones in some way, such as using a different highlight or pen color or keeping separate notes. You may choose to review your original annotations before re-reading the narrative, or you can re-read and make new annotations after youve re-read it.

The University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Centers APA StyleLinks to an external site.

Folio (Digital Portfolio)

The Week 5 Final Paper Waypoint RubricLinks to an external site.

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Reflect

Consider your journey on this course and how your views of reading have been shaped. Reflect on what has changed for you and what has grown stronger. Examine your reading skills now as compared to the beginning of this course.

Write

In your essay,

Compose an overview of your experience on this course. Your thesis statement should focus on how your view of reading has either evolved or been reinforced.

Share two to three strategies that have evolved or reinforced your view of reading.

What realizations have you had?

Explain how the literacy narrative, strategies, and/or resources influenced your reading and enhanced your skills in this course.

What thoughts changed or were enhanced?

What do you understand better now since the first time you read it?

Compare your annotations from the first time reading the literacy narrative to your annotations from the second time reading it.

What things did you note both times and what did you note only the first or second time?

Why do you think there are differences?

Share a sentence or phrase you highlighted, underlined, or otherwise noted in the literacy narrative.

Explain why you marked this sentence or phrase what significance did/does it have for you?

Summarize your essay. Remember to restate your thesis statement as you make your conclusion.

Format

Your Personalized Reading Strategies final paper

must be 3 to 4 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Centers APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.

must consist of at least six paragraphs.

must have at least 1 quote or paraphrase from your chosen literacy narrative. For assistance, use Quoting, Paraphrasing, & SummarizingLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center.

must have at least 1 quote or paraphrase from either our textbook or another source that was assigned during the course.

must include a separate title page with the following in title case:

title of paper in bold font

Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

students name

name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

course name and number

instructors name

due date

must utilize academic voice.

Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.

must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.

Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

For assistance in writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.

must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Centers APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.

must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.

Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Submitting to Waypoint

Submit your project to Waypoint for evaluation. Submit your essay to Folio. Copy the link and paste it into notes when you submit your essay to Waypoint

Note: If you need help with creating your accounts, please reach out to your instructor.

If you need help getting a link, read the Getting a Link to a Project in FolioLinks to an external site.. You can find this resource by visiting Folio (Digital Portfolio) page in the Student Support Center.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your final paper.

Waypoint Assignment Submission

The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment.

Click on the Assignment Submission button below. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will open in a new browser window.

Browse for your assignment.

Click Upload.

Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s assignment tab in Waypoint.

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