umber your answers and/or include the assignment questions so your instructor can see that you addressed each part of the assignment.
Respond to each of the following.
- Provide an APA-style reference for the news article you selected. The format for the reference is as follows:
- Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Title Case and Italics. http://www.newspaperhomepage.com
Although the news article should be available through the UMGC Library, provide the URL directly to the newspaper that published the article. An APA reference entry does not link to a library database record. It does include the URL of the newspaper homepage, such as https://www.washingtonpost.com
instructions:
- Summarize the article. Explain the event or issue covered in the article, assuming your reader has little or no prior knowledge of it. Answer in 1-2 paragraphs.
- Describe a specific real-life situation (other than one discussed in your news article) where the issue at hand has been observed. This could be something that happened to you or someone you know, or it could be a related event in the news. Explain the connection to the event or issue in your news article. Answer in 1-2 paragraphs.
- What is your field of study and how do you see it relating to the event or issue in your news article? Answer in one paragraph.
- What do you want to know about the issue or event in your news article? List two or more questions that you could pursue as part of your research. Though you are listing two or more questions here, your research should ultimately be focused on a single guiding question.
Language Choices
- As a writer, you are free to decide how you use language, keeping the following in mind:
- style: your language choices should result in a consistent writing style that is purposeful and aligned with your goals
- readability: your language choices should ensure that your ideas are clear and easy to follow
- When composing your assignment, think about the conventions for academic writing, including:
- punctuation: this includes things such as recommended use of commas, colons, and apostrophes.
- word-level accuracy: this includes things such as capitalization, spelling, word-tense, and usage.
- sentence-level accuracy: this includes things such as sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
- Take time to review your language choices after you’ve drafted your assignment. Think about your goals for the style of this writing and your own writing habits (like using “text-speak,” omitting capitalization, or writing sentence fragments). Revise as necessary to accomplish your style and readability goals.
- Reading your writing aloud is a helpful technique when reviewing your language choices for style and readability.
Length and Format
Responses to individual questions should follow the guidelines above, and the entire completed assignment should be at least 700 words.
Incorporate these elements of APA style:
- Use one-inch margins.
- Double space.
- Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.
Note: Title page is not required, but make sure you include your name and a title that reflects your topic at the top of the first page.