Assignment: The steps of the writing process

Assignment: The steps of the writing process
Assignment: The steps of the writing process
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For this assignment, you will be writing a response to the essay you selected for your Week 2 Outline. The purpose of a draft is to give your instructor a good sense of your organizational writing skills so he/she can examine your use of the strategies of basic argumentation and critical response and provide you with feedback you can incorporate in your Final Essay.
In your paper,
Expand upon your prewriting from the discussion forums (if applicable) by providing specific details about the essay you selected and the topic that it explores.
Show the steps of the writing process by developing the Week 2 Outline into a workable rough draft.
Compose a clear argument in response to the selected essay. Support your response with examples and at least one quote and one paraphrase (a total of two citations) from the essay you selected.
State specific details about the reading you selected, the topic that it explores, and your critical response to that topic.
Utilize appropriate academic writing tone, style, and citation format as well as correct grammar, spelling, and sentence mechanics.
Organize the essay with an introduction, a thesis, support paragraphs, and a conclusion.
The Critical Response Essay – Rough Draft
Must be at least 3 properly formatted pages in length or 750 words (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of draft
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to .
Must utilize academic voice. See the resource for additional guidance.
Must include a clear thesis statement. For more information about writing thesis statements, visit the and review Chapters 4 and 5 of Essentials of College Writing.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing as well as , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least 1 scholarly source in addition to the course text. Scholarly source should be found in the Ashford Library.
The table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
***Please see attached assignments as this shows the progress in order to complete this assignment. Please use references and add one reference.