COMM 171 Documented Essay Assignment – Part 1 and 2

1This 2-stage documented essay assignment is designed for you to apply the essay writing skills

you have developed in order to meet the following course learning outcomes:

– Write coherent and grammatically correct essays in response to readings, developing and

supporting a central idea/thesis appropriate to the intended audience;

– Demonstrate the knowledge of essay structure, mechanics of writing, and the function of

introductory, supporting and concluding paragraphs in essay writing in response to

assigned readings;

– Apply the skills of editing and proofreading to compose, revise, and edit written

assignments so that they are consistently free of errors in spelling, syntax and grammar;

and

– Integrate quotations, information, and ideas from sources used, and provide

documentation in the APA format using parenthetical references and an APA reference

page.

Part 1 –

Guidelines:

1. Read assigned readings and consider as a reference

2. Create an outline for the documented essay.

Part 2 –

Guidelines:

1. Working with your outline edit and revise your essay structure and sentences.

2. Revise/create an academic outline for your essay.

3. Integrate references to the readings in APA parenthetical style (minimum of 4

references, 1 must be a secondary source).

4. Revise your essay into proper APA style including an APA title page, proper spacing,

parenthetical references and a reference page. (Your reference page must include at

least 4 sources).