Assignment:
The first three pages of your Commentary rough draft are due this week. This week's draft should include the following.
An introduction that catches reader's attention, provides an overview of the topic, and presents a new or unique angle on a current event
A thesis that transitions from the introduction to the body and clearly provides the writer's position on the topic; the thesis should be debatable, meaning others may disagree or have a different perspective
Discussion of background and other perspectives within the larger conversation, represented through integration of research
Body paragraphs that explain, support, and answer the promise of the thesis statement
Effective use of author tags, direct quotes, summary, and paraphrases
Proper APA style for in-text citation and an end References page
Additional Requirements
Three complete body pages (double-spaced), plus title page and reference page
Essay typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx), with 12-point font and APA formatting for margins, title page, running heads, and page numbers; please be sure to review the formatting in the APA paper and title page tutorial
Integration of a minimum of two credible sources