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Are you ready to start your paper?  Follow the steps below to make sure that you are meeting all the requirements for the writing assignment.  I have broken the steps for the 1^st and 2^nd weeks of the written assignment below.

1st Week Paper is Assigned Overview Writing Prompt (see Assignment Handouts) Instructor’s Lecture (see Collaboration forum in Discussion Board) Learn From Experts (visit THIS Handout) Brainstorm What You Know About the Topic/Issue (write out your general ideas) What do You WANT to Know About the Topic/Issue (write out areas to look into to round out your ideas on the topic) Clarify the STYLE and TYPE of Writing (i.e. Style: Proposal; Type: Argument) Research General Ideas Surrounding the Topic/Issue (See the classroom suggested readings on the topic.  You may research your own content as well as long as it comes from academic sources, not Wikipedia or Blog posts.) Focus Ideas Construct an Arguable THESIS (Visit THIS Handout) Break Essay Map into Body Paragraph TOPIC SENTENCES (visit THIS Handout) Locate Research Collect Notes from Sources that DEFEND Your Body Paragraph Arguments (visit THIS Handout) OUTLINE Create an OUTLINE that Follows Academic Writing Flow Requirements Introduction Structure / Outline Body-Paragraph Structure / Outline Conclusion Structure / Outline Empty Outline Sample Outline Guidance Submit OUTLINE Upload the OUTLINE for Review Write Degree and Documentation Style in the Submission Comment Section 2nd Week Paper is Assigned Revise Review the Instructor/Peer Feedback About Argument THESIS, TOPIC SENTENCES, and OUTLINE Transform OUTLINE into Essay Layout Introduction Guidelines Argument Body Paragraphs Counter Argument Paragraphs Conclusion Guidelines Edit Review Academic Writing Guidelines to Eliminate Basic Mistakes are Being Made in the Essay Academic Guidelines Argument Essay Guidelines Standard English Writing Conventions Documentation Check Source Usage within Sentences (visit THIS Handout) Make Sure YOU Dominate the Argument, NOT the Sources Avoid Writing a Walk-Through Essay The 80% / 20% Rule of Writing Should I Paraphrase or Quote? Check In-Text Citations (visit THIS Handout) Title Create an Original, Unique Title for the Writing (visit THIS Handout) Title Page Create a Title Page that Meets Documentation Style and Liberty Requirements References Create a References or Works Cited Page (see your Handbook) Check References or Works cited Page for Correct Formatting (see your Handbook) Submit Essay Upload Essay Assignment into Blackboard (Make sure it is in Microsoft Office Word—if you do not own this program, use the online, FREE version through Liberty. Ask your instructor for help locating the program if you need it.) Write Degree and Documentation Style in the Submission Comment Section