Identify the top three issues your writing specialist focused on in your rough draft (e.g., paragraph structure, proper use of quotations, thesis statement, etc.)

Purpose: The primary goal of this weekly assignment is to enable you to understand the revision process and revise your paper with the help of a writing specialist.

Prepare:

Step 1: Prepare a shortened version of your Final Paper (at least four pages) by including the following:

• Introduction paragraph and      thesis statement you developed for your Week 3 Assignment.
• Background information of the      global societal issue you have chosen.
• Brief argument supporting at      least two solutions to the global societal issue.
• Conclusion paragraph.
• Must document any information      used from at least five scholarly sources in APA style as outlined in the      Ashford Writing Center’s

Links to an external site. Note that you will need at least eight scholarly sources for your Final Paper in Week 5.

Step 2: After you have completed a rough draft of your paper, submit that draft to the Ashford Writing Center by using the instructions found in the Paper  Links to an external site. page. Your paper will be returned within 24 hours, so give yourself enough time to complete and submit it prior to the due date.

Reflect: Carefully review the revision letter and the margin comments that you see on your returned paper. Consider each of the suggestions provided to help you to revise your paper.

Write:

What You Need to Submit to Waypoint:

• Submit a copy of the feedback      within your rough draft that you received from the writing specialist.
• Submit the journal assignment      answering the following questions in at least 400 words:
  • Identify the       top three issues your writing specialist focused on in your rough draft       (e.g., paragraph structure, proper use of quotations, thesis statement,       etc.).
    • In what        ways were those issues surprising?
  • Describe       what you learned from some of the feedback your writing specialist       provided as explanations.
    • Was this        feedback helpful?
  • Evaluate the       usefulness of the paper review tool.
    • In what        ways did this activity improve your academic writing skills?
    • Will you        use the Ashford Writing Center to review your work in the future? Why or        why not?

The journal part of the assignment does not need to be formatted in APA style; however correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation is required.