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W5 Assignment 1 "The Rough Draft"
The Rough Draft
Throughout the course, you have been working toward your
final project. This week, you will be submitting a rough draft
of that project. Using the information from your outline, your
bibliography, and your literature review, combine the
information to create a rough draft (you will have the
opportunity for this to be reviewed by your instructor and your
peers). Pay close attention to the following criteria to ensure
you covered everything.
While this is a rough draft of your project, keep in mind that
the more complete your draft, the greater chance you have to
receive relevant and constructive feedback.
Once you have completed your work, post it to “The Rough
Draft” forum (we will return to this forum in our peer review
activity in week six).
You have three options in how you can present your
final project:
As a Paper
Your paper should be creative and interesting, and
demonstrate what you have learned. It should be a minimum
of 5-7 pages in length and you will use APA style formatting
with a title page and reference section. You should use Times
New Roman, 12pt. font, double-space your lines, and set your
page up with one inch margins (See the APA Template included
in the Course Resources folder)
As a Presentation
Like the paper option, your presentation should be creative,
interesting, and demonstrate what you have learned
throughout the project. Your presentation should be 8 to 10
minutes in length, include visual elements (graphics, pictures,
etc.), be presented using a program such as PowerPoint or
Prezi, and you should record yourself giving the presentation
(consider using screen capture programs such as JING or
Eyejot to record your voice—be aware, you may need to create
more than one file).
As a Speech
As it is in the other two options, your speech should be
creative, interesting, and demonstrate what you have learned
throughout the project. Your speech should be 8 to 10
minutes in length and include a typed handout.
For All Assignment Types
Your assignment should be well-organized and demonstrate an
orderly flow of information that clearly addresses the subject
chosen. In addition to the above criteria, your final project
should include the following elements:
The Community Organization: Clearly indicate the focus of
the organization and the community needs that the
organization. A brief historical background of the organization
should also be included.
Discuss any community partnerships that they have. Suggest
additional partnerships that you feel they should have.
Explore how the cross-cultural challenges and humanitarian
considerations are involved.
Demonstrate how the organization uses volunteers and the
economic benefits associated with this (not just “free labor”).
Illustrate any roadblocks that the organization has faced or
potential could face and how they did or might find solutions.
Describe the organization’s vision for the future.
Indicate what areas in which you feel the organization could
improve. What challenges (technological, political, economic,
laws and regulations, community-based initiatives, educational,
etc.) will they need to overcome?
Discuss potential ways you might be able to contribute to the
organization. How could your own interests, talents, and skills
benefit this organization?
Research:
You will need to include a minimum of ten (10) sources to
support your project claims.
Additionally, you will need to ensure the sources you choose
are no more than five (5) years old.
Writing:
Title your Project
Introduction: Begin with the attention-getter, tie in the
background information, and end the introduction with your
thesis.
Body:
o
Clearly identify the topic of each section. The topic must be a
statement, not a question, and should begin with your own
ideas and your own words.
o
After identifying your topic, use quotations or paraphrase from
your sources to help illustrate the point you are making (be
sure to identify the author(s) and source(s)).
o
After you have given support, spend a sentence or two
explaining how the example(s) support the section topic.
o
A compilation of your research, your literature review, your
methods, (how the data was collected or generated and
analyzed), and your results should be included in the body of
your project.
Conclusion:
o
Restate your thesis. This means that you say about the same
thing as you did in your thesis, but you say it differently.
o
After stating your thesis, restate the topics from each of your
body sections and emphasize what is important for your
audience/readers to remember.
o
End your conclusion with a call to action that illustrates what
your audience/readers should do with the information you
presented.
Please note: You will have the opportunity to revise and
perfect this project, but you should do your best to make
each step as complete as possible so you can receive
more relevant and constructive feedback from your
instructor and your peers.