Assignment 2: Writing a Melody of Your Own—Part 1

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.

By Day 7

• Locate one additional article related to one of this week’s case study topics, other than the one you used in your Discussion
• Determine the main idea of the article
• Complete the Source Quality Rating Document found in the Week 1 resources.
• Craft a thesis sentence and topic outline that could be written in response to the article
• Be sure to provide attribution, using APA formatting, for any sources used
• Create one document that includes:
  • The outline you created
  • Your completed Source Quality Rating document

Note: To create one document, copy and paste all of the content of one of the documents into the other. Save this as a single file and submit it by Day 7.

When you submit your Assignment for grading, be sure to post the APA citation including the link to your chosen article in Doc Sharing. Also include the sentence you created stating the main idea or thesis of the story. Your contribution will help to build a library of resources that can be shared by everyone in the course. When creating your entry in Doc Sharing, be sure to title it “Week 1 Assignment 2.”

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

• Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK1Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
• Click the Basic Integrated Reading/Writing Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
• Click the Week 1 Assignment 2 link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
• Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK1Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
• If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
• Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.