EssayInstructions.pdf

Instructions
Task: Identify a news article that discusses a current event or social issue that relates to your
field of study. Follow the instructions below to explain the issue, provide an additional example
of the issue, connect the issue to your field of study, and pose questions about the issue. See
the Assignment 1 Model in Week 2 Content for an example.

Source: One news article, available through the UMGC Library, published within the past 12
months.

Length: Responses to individual questions should follow the guidelines below, and the entire
completed assignment should be at least 700 words.

Due date and grading: This assignment is due by Week 2. It will be graded with a rubric and will
count for 10% of your course grade. To view the grading rubric, please access the assignment
through the Assignments area of the classroom.

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of
the course outcomes:

Begin the writing process by exploring a topic (Relates to course outcome 1)
Compose paragraphs that explain an event or issue (Relates to course outcome 2)
Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Relates to course outcome 3)
Identify a recent and reliable news source and provide APA documentation (Relates to course
outcome 4)

Formatting your assignment

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.

Number 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.

1. 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

2. For your instructor’s reference, provide the URL to the article in the UMGC Library. This will
be listed as “Document URL” in the library record:

In the library record, click the Details tab.

From the details tab, copy the Document URL.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

Article must come from this library link
https://sites.umgc.edu/library/index.cfm