Assignment
Reflect: Based on the topic that you have chosen (Minimum Wage & Adult Illiteracy) you will need to use critical thinking skills to thoroughly understand how this topic can be a global societal problem and determine some logical solution(s) to the problem.
Write: For this assignment, address the following prompts:
•Introductory Paragraph to Topic: Refer to the Final Argumentative Essay guidelines for your topic selection (Minimum Wage & Adult Illiteracy). Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words, which clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.
•Thesis statement: Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week Five Final Argumentative Essay. A thesis statement should be a declarative statement that makes one point in 25 words or less. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.
•Annotated Bibliography: Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read. For each annotation, you need to summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue. Your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long (150 words or more) and fully address the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic. The annotated bibliography must include no less than five scholarly sources that will be used to support the major points of the Final Argumentative Essay. Critical thinking skills need to be demonstrated by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.
I have two sources that could be used in the annotated bibliography that are two peer-reviewed journal articles from the University Library that will support the information in the paper........
Scholarly source 1:
Rivera-Batiz, F. (1992). Quantitative Literacy and the Likelihood of Employment among Young Adults in the United States. The Journal of Human Resources, 27(2), 313-328. doi:10.2307/145737
This article illustrates the connection between adult illiteracy and employment in the United States. The article makes the connection between how adults with low literacy skills have the most trouble finding employment and live in poverty versus adults who are well educated. The article also ties increased crime rates and poverty-stricken areas of the community to increased illiterate adults in those areas. Within the article, a study is presented involving a group of Americans tested in literacy skills. The findings support my claim that This article helps support my claim that ensuring adults have a proper education increases their ability to contribute a lot more to society but also helps decrease poverty and crime rates.
Scholarly source 2:
Prins. E., Monnat, S., Clymer, C. & Toso, B.W. (2015). How Is Health Related to Literacy, Numeracy, and Technological Problem-Solving Skills among U.S. Adults? Evidence from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Journal of Research & Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary & Basic Education. 4(3), 22-42. 21p.
This article includes research that shows that literacy is connected to good health and how. It also shows that the environment that you are in effects the ability to receive a proper education. This article supports my claim that illiteracy can be a cause of a bad environment that does not encourage nor support good education or good health.
The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography Assignment •Must be 1,000 - 1,250 words in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.
•Must include a separate title page with the following: ?Title of paper ?Student's name ?Course name and number ?Instructor's name ?Date submitted
•Must use at least five scholarly sources.
•Must document all sources in APA style.