Introduction, Thesis Statement, And Annotated Bibliography – Due In 24 Hours

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Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) web pages, and Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) tutorials.

Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:

· Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).

o Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.

· Thesis statement.

o Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.)

· Annotated bibliography.

o Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.

o Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.

o Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more.

o Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final Paper.

o Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.

The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

· Must be 1,000  words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

· For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

· Must use at least five scholarly sources.

o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

· Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper. (Links to an external site.)

· Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

WEEK’S ONE POST REGARDING TOPIC:

Changes in climatic conditions have been a topic of discussion for decades in the past and its effects are only becoming direr in recent times. Climate change is a global issue that equally affects everyone in equal measures regardless of one’s location around the globe. Research on climate changes and ways to reverse the effects of climatic changes is one of the commonly talked about, researched and heavily funded issues affecting planet earth (Gross, 2018).

In the course of the study, it is important to widely research the topic. Research on climatic changes has been going on previously and still in recent times. It, therefore, calls for keen scrutiny to identify legitimate and scholarly articles that could be used in this discussion. One can check the authors and publishing firm for the article. One can check the date published to identify if it is viable to be used as a reference. If the source is a website to check if it legitimate. Information from Wikipedia can hence not be trusted. Articles used in the research need to be cited to support the information mentioned. This indicates the legitimacy of information recorded in the paper (Schuhmann, 2016).

With the world currently depending on industrialization, pollution is a great menace in the environment as it has caused climate change. Commissions have been formed to investigate how the effects of climatic changes can be reversed. Scientists have hence indicated that due to global warming, mountain tops are melting down and islands could be soon underwater. Scientists have hence named climatic changes as the greatest challenges in recent times. The effects of climatic changes are overwhelming as temperatures rise beyond limits that have not been previously experienced (Gross, 2018).

References

Gross, L. (2018). Confronting climate change in the age of denial. PLOS BIOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000033 (Links to an external site.)

Schuhmann, R. H. (2016). Rock Ethics Institute International Conference on Integrating Development and Climate Change Ethics, At Penn State University. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266146495_Legitimacy_and_Climate_Change_A_Challenge_to_US_Culture (Links to an external site.)

DISCUSSION POST REGARDING PROGRESS:

Climate change was previously viewed as an issue that would affect the distant future but now it is in the present. For the greater part of the 21st century, oceanic and atmospheric temperatures have been on the rise with partners in precipitation constantly changing. Oceans have become acidic and to make matters more serious, intensity and frequency of weather vents are as well on the rise. Data on a global scale indicate that 2016 was the warmest years and for three consecutive years, the global average for surface temperatures was still increasing. This should cause panic and interventions should be sought after to reverse the effects of climatic changes (Grossman, 2018).

The leaders of the world are constantly at loggerheads to try to determine and agree on what needs to be done in response to changes in climatic conditions. Many economists bare the belief that emissions should be reduced as benefits exceed paying the cost of climate changes hence it needs to be done fast. This strategy has however come under attack as nations feel that they may be disadvantaged as they heavily depend on industries to run their economies. There is still a huge divide as many are not sure whether it is best to reduce emissions or invest in assisting the world to adapt to the effect of climatic changes (Henderson et al., 2018).

It has been attributed by scientists that if emissions are not reduced, the world could be experiencing significantly high heat waves by the next century. Nations in Europe are at risk of coastal flooding due to global warming. Countries currently are facing challenges in nutrition as temperatures do not favor the viability of plant proteins yet there is still no comprehensive legislation on climatic changes (Grossman, 2018).

References

Grossman, M. R. (2018). Climate Change and the Individual. The American Journal of Comparative Law, 66(1), 345–378. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/avy018 (Links to an external site.)

Henderson, R. M., Reinart, S. A., Dekhtyar, P., & Migdal, A. (2018). Climate change in 2018: Implications for Busines (9-317-032). Harvard Business School. https://www.hbs.edu/environment/Documents/climate-change-2018.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Action Research Versus Traditional Research Paper

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Write a 700- to 875-word paper in which you compare the similarities and differences between action research and traditional (qualitative and quantitative) research.

Include the following in your paper:

  • Definitions of both action research and traditional research
  • The process of both action research and traditional research
  • Types of action research and one example of each
  • Description of appropriate uses for both action research and traditional research
  • The purpose of action research and how it supports educational change

Cite at least three journal articles in your paper.

Submit your assignment.

Multimedia

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Multimedia Instructional Materials  

Staying current on technology is an essential aspect of being an educator. Today’s students are digital natives, and they often respond better to media than to traditional methods of teaching. Having a strong technology repertoire is important.

Create a matrix detailing a variety of multimedia, technology, games, apps, and other technological tools for teaching reading and writing to struggling readers and writers. Include five tools/media/apps and address the following, in 100-200 words per tool:

· App/technology tool description, app/technology location (online, offline through software, through a game console, etc.), and the cost.

· Age level or academic level for which the technology is appropriate.

· Advantages of using the technology.

· Drawbacks to using the technology.

· Rationalize why struggling students may benefit from the app/technology tool.

Additionally, write a 250-500 word overview of the contents of the matrix, describing how you will implement technology in your ELA classroom. Justify which of these technologies you think will be most beneficial and describe how you might convince an administrator to help you acquire the technology.

Support the matrix and summary with 3-5 resources.

Historical Era Analysis

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HISTORICAL ERA ANALYSIS: INSTRUCTIONS

Assignment Description

Select two historical eras from the list below. Identify prominent philosophies during each of the two historical eras and the key tenets of those philosophies. Compare the two with each other and also analyze them in light of worldview articles from the assigned reading and studying in Modules 1 and 2. Before writing your paper, revisit Discussion Board Forum: Educational Thinker and Historical Era and read all the posts related to both of your chosen historical eras. Also, find two journal articles, one representing each of your two historical eras. Incorporate concepts from the two articles and from the Gutek textbook and worldview articles from the assigned reading and studying for Modules 1 and 2. Choose your two historical eras from the list below:

• Antiquity • Medieval • Enlightenment • Modernity • Progressive Era • Social Reform

Specific Guidelines

LENGTH: This paper is to be 5 to 6 pages in length from the introductory paragraph to the conclusion, which does not count the title page, abstract, or reference pages. Per current APA, font is to be 12-point Times New Roman, and the manuscript is to be double spaced without any additional space/lines between headings and paragraphs. If Microsoft Word automatically adds extra lines, see step-by-step directions to remove extra spaces at this link. REFERENCES: Cite at least four sources throughout the paper and list them on the reference page. Of the four sources, two of them are required to be the Gutek (2011) textbook and worldview articles from the assigned reading and studying in Modules 1 and 2. The other two must be professional articles from academic journals. STRUCTURE: See the grading rubric; it will be used for assessing this assignment. To ensure the manuscript meets the requirements of the rubric, you are to include the elements listed below. Note the required headings are to be placed in the same order in your paper as they appear in the outline below. 1. Title Page

• Pagination: In current APA, all pages are numbered. The title page should be page 1. • Running Head • Title: The title should not be the name of the assignment (i.e., Historical Era Analysis). It should be a

phrase drawn from the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. It should provide the reader a hint of the topic and the main idea supported throughout the paper and may be phrased in a clever, unique fashion. The first letter of all words should be capitalized except for articles (e.g. a, an, the), conjunctions (e.g., and, but), and short prepositions (e.g., of, about), unless they appear as the first word, which is always capitalized. Center your title and position it near the middle of the page or slightly above the middle. Do not use bold font anywhere on the title page.

• Other Information on Title Page: o Student Name o Course#

 

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o University Name o Date

2. Abstract: The heading of the abstract should be centered and in non-bold font. • Place the abstract at the top of a page by itself after the title page. • Do not indent the first line. • The abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper. It should present the main

idea, main supporting ideas, and main conclusion/implication. Including the main ideas and conclusions in the abstract is much more important than a simple outline of the structure or headings.

• The running head on the abstract and subsequent pages is different from the running head on the title page.

3. Introduction: Do not use the word “Introduction” as a heading for this section. Per current APA, it is optional to insert the title again as the heading above the introduction; however, no heading above the introduction is required. If you choose to insert the manuscript title here, it should be in non-bolded, centered font and should be capitalized that same way as it is on the title page. • The purpose of the introductory paragraph is different from that of the abstract. Do not simply copy the

abstract. • In this section, introduce your thesis statement that will be developed throughout the paper. It is the main

idea you are presenting. All other ideas will serve to support the thesis statement. • It is best to place the thesis statement at the end of the introduction. It is typically one or two sentences

that serve as a transition into the rest of the paper. Some writers choose to place it as the first sentence of the introduction. Either option is acceptable as long as the introduction is well written and has a logical progression of thought.

4. First Historical Era: Centered in bold with all major words capitalized, enter the first Level 1 heading. The

wording of this heading should be your first chosen historical era (e.g., antiquity, medieval, etc.). In a paragraph or two, summarize the key philosophical trends, tenets, ideas, and one or two educational thinkers as examples.

5. Second Historical Era: The heading for this section is also a Level 1 heading, which means that—just like

the previous heading—it should be centered in bold with all major words capitalized. In a paragraph or two, summarize the key philosophical trends, tenets, ideas, and one or two educational thinkers as examples.

6. Comparison: This third Level 1 heading should be centered in bold and may simply be the word

“comparison” as shown below: Comparison

You are welcome to replace the word “comparison” in this heading with another phrase that conveys the key observation you are making in your comparison. This might be similar to the title of your paper and also drawn from the thesis.

7. Biblical Worldview Analysis: This fourth Level 1 heading should be formatted the same as the previous

ones. It is in this section that the two historical eras and their corresponding predominant philosophies will be analyzed through the lens of concepts from the worldview articles from the assigned reading and studying in Modules 1 and 2. As with the comparison, you are welcome simply to use the words “Biblical Worldview Analysis” or you may replace those words in the heading with a phrase that reflects your key observation in your analysis.

 

 

 

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8. Conclusion: Use the same Level 1 formatting as you have done with your other headings above and simply enter the word “Conclusion” in centered, bolded font. Although your conclusion should include concepts from the thesis statement in the introduction and should have some alignment with the title of the paper, you should not simply restate the thesis statement. Wrap up the paper by emphasizing your main idea and draw a clear conclusion. Typically, a good conclusion does not introduce new information. The conclusion is where you are to discuss implications about what you have already shared and relate ideas to current educational issues.

9. References: Starting at the top of the next page after the end of the manuscript, center in regular font (not in

bold) the heading below: References

• Double space everything throughout your paper, including the reference page. Do not insert additional extra lines/spaces.

• Using a hanging indent, which means that the first line of every reference is left-justified with all other lines of the reference indented.

• Per current APA, you may cite the Bible in the body of the manuscript, but it is never to be listed on the reference page.

 

Miscellaneous Tips First Person Pronouns: Per the current APA manual, first person pronouns are permitted. However, they should rarely be used and are intended only for conveying an incident about your life story (e.g., “I was born into poverty”) or explaining the actions you took as a researcher (e.g., “I conducted focus groups with participants.”) A good writer makes strong declarative statements in third-person plural (e.g., teachers, parents, leaders, etc.) in terms of “ought” and “should” rather than overusing redundant statements such as “I believe,” “I think that,” “to me,” “for me,” etc. Almost always, sentences are strengthened by simply omitting references to self. It is considered poor writing to refer to yourself in third person (e.g., “this author”). It also may confuse the reader because there are typically multiple authors being discussed within a manuscript. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: Pronouns must agree in number with their antecedents. It is incorrect to write, “Each teacher [singular] should manage their [plural] own classroom.” Gender Pronouns: It is considered sexist if you repeatedly use singular antecedents and follow them up with masculine pronouns. For example, “Each teacher should manage his own classroom.” It is also problematic if you redundantly use “he or she” and “his or her.” (Please don’t use “he/she” or “his/her.”) It is recommended that you write in third-person plurals as consistently as possible. For instance, use “students,” “principals,” “teachers,” “parents,” “schools,” etc., instead of their singular counterparts. Follow these antecedents up with “they” or “their.” This avoids the gender issue altogether. When you find that you must use a singular noun, you may periodically use “he or she” or simply restructure the sentence to avoid the “he or she” if possible. Academic Integrity: This paper will be evaluated for originality via a plagiarism detection service, which reports to the professor the degree to which your paper is similar to other works. The following tips will help you avoid issues with plagiarism:

• Direct Quotes: No more than 10% of your paper should be made up of direct quotes. Therefore, do more summarizing and paraphrasing than quoting. Short quotes should be in quotation marks and longer quotes of 40-words or more should be indented. If you do not set off direct quotes in this manner and/or do not cite them, it is plagiarism.

 

 

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• Ideas and Facts: If the idea or fact is not your own, you must cite its source. When not directly quoting, summarize or analyze the idea in your own words.

This assignment is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 3: Week 3.

 

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