Why is this the most important issue?
Subject: Writing with Confidence and Purpose
Deadline:
Format: APA
Number of sources: 2
Number of pages: 2
Spacing: double spaced
Topic: Assignment 2: Finding the Main Idea and Creating a Response to It
Details: Assignment 2: Finding the Main Idea and Creating a Response to It
Recall from Week 1 that main ideas and thesis sentences are really two sides of the same coin. Writers create thesis sentences. Readers pick out the main idea from what they read, which is usually the thesis sentence of the writer. This week, you continue practicing writing thesis sentences and sentence outlines.
Case Study 2 (Health): Issues regarding health, including weight, Why is this the most important issue?
• Locate one additional article related to one of this week’s case study topics, other than the one you used in your Discussion.
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• Complete the Source Quality Rating Document found in the Week 2 Learning Resources.
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• Determine the main idea of the article.
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• After you have determined the main idea of the article, craft your own thesis in response to the article’s main idea. You may create a thesis statement which agrees with the article’s main idea, or you may create a thesis statement which disagrees with the article’s main idea.
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• Once you have created your own thesis statement, develop a sentence outline which supports your thesis.
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• Be sure to provide attribution, using APA formatting, for any sources used.
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• Create one document that includes:
o The thesis statement and the sentence outline you created
o Your completed Source Quality Rating document
Reference
ScienceDaily. (2019). Health & medicine news, Retrieved June 2, 2019, from
https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/
Source Quality Rating Document
General Information about Sources: The best sources of specialized information are not more than five years old, whereas sources of general information can be older. For example, general information about cancer that was written 20 years ago might still be accurate, whereas preferred treatments for lung cancer would be considered specialized information and should be more current since they change often. Primary sources present original research on a subject, whereas secondary sources often cite original research, statistics, or information developed by others. Secondary sources are entirely acceptable for this course and for most academic writing, but one measure of their quality is the primary source on which they are based. Sources that emphasize facts and statistics are often more reliable than those that simply provide opinion, even the opinion of an expert on the subject. There are exceptions to all of the rules stated above.
1. Provide the title of your source and the Internet link or other locating information:
2. Use the Walden Writing Center to locate proper APA citation format, and practice:
3. Rate your source on the following points with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest rating:
• __ How current is the source?
• ___ Does your source cite other sources as the basis for its claims? Yes, If so, how many? __
• Of what quality do you judge the original sources to be?
• ___ Does your source provide statistics or other facts, or is it completely or primarily expert opinion?
NOTE: More than one rating of “3” or lower should provide the basis for concern about the quality of your source. In that case, you should consult your professor.
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