Writing Question

You will develop a thesis statement, outline, and annotated bibliography for your Course Paper

based on the guidelines in the Learn section Read and Watch items. Submit the thesis statement,

outline, and annotated bibliography in one Word document using the Thesis Statement,

Outline, and Annotated Bibliography Template.

Assignment Goals: Plan your Course Paper by clearly stating your main point, structuring your

supporting reasons and evidence, and evaluating your scholarly sources. Doing so will prepare

you to draft your Course Paper, which must be submitted to your GRST 501 instructor and the

Online Writing Center (OWC). Next, you must submit a final, improved revision of your Course

Paper based on the feedback from these two sources. You will pass the Course Paper Revision

assignment if your revised draft earns a 3 or higher in each category of the Course Paper Rubric.

Planning out your paper will make the drafting step easier

Specific Requirements: Download the Thesis Statement, Outline, and Annotated

Bibliography Template. Use the template to develop your thesis statement, outline, and

annotated bibliography.

Your thesis statement may not refer to yourself, your paper, or your readers. Simply state the

point that your paper will argue or demonstrate. Your outline must either follow points outlined

by your assignment instructions from your other course or must follow the sample provided

below by brainstorming ideas or points that include your thesis statement, two or more

supporting main points with at least two pieces of evidence (statistics, data, or source quotes) for

each of those points, and a conclusion that sums up the main supporting points and restates your

thesis. Your annotated bibliography must include a citation, a summary, an analysis, and the

relevance of at least four scholarly sources.

*Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

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