Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

• In your first post, you will play the role of Rick and write a reply email to Sofia in which you will explain the difference between reports, requests for proposals, and proposals in a professional and effective manner. In your reply posts, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your classmates’ emails.

From: Sofia Johnson, Office Assistant

To: Rick Longhorn, Senior Office Director

Hi Rick,

Do you have a moment? I was asked by Lucy to train the new office assistant. She asked me what the difference between reports, requests for proposals, and proposals is. Can you please assist me? I’m not sure how to properly respond to her question and would like to get your input.

Thanks, Sofia

Due Monday 

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional. Range from 150 to 300 words Integrate theory, research, and/or professional experience Include specific examples and/or substantiating evidence Include in-text citations and references in APA format Stay on topic and address the course objectives Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone.  

ENG 115  Week 10 and worth 230 points

Congratulations! You made it to your final assignment, and you have learned so much along the way.

• In the personal essay, you learned how to write with a strong personal voice.
• In the informative essay, you learned how to write objectively and support your points with credible sources to inform the audience.

Now in your final assignment, you will combine these writing techniques to write a stance essay. A stance essay takes a position on a topic and argues and supports that position with evidence. Consider your topic:

• What possible positions/arguments are there?
• What position resonates with you? (Which position do you believe is correct?)
• What are your main points?
• What are the counterpoints? Are you ready to dispute them?
• Do you have enough evidence to effectively support your argument?

For the stance essay, your personal voice (your perspective) should come through. This is just like assignment 1, except you should maintain a formal tone. And just like assignment 2, you will need to support your points with credible sources. You’re ready to take a position on the topic you have been writing about and to be persuasive!

INSTRUCTIONS:

Compose a three-four (3-4) page paper in which you do the following:

1. Use third person point of view (POV) and the appropriate voice and tone throughout your paper.     
   1. Did you use third person pronouns? (he, she, they, their)
   2. Does your personality carry over in your writing? Are your word choices personal and consistent? Is the tone formal?
   3. Does it express your attitude about the topic?
2. Write an introduction paragraph, which includes your thesis statement. It is suggested that this paragraph contain 5-7 sentences.     
   1. Does your introduction include solutions or approaches on the topic?
   2. Does your thesis statement include three supporting reasons that clearly express your stance on the topic?
   3. Is your thesis statement clear and concise?
   4. Does your introduction provide a preview of the rest of your essay?
3. Write a supporting/body paragraph for each of the three (3) points/reasons from your thesis statement. It is suggest- ed that each paragraph contain at least 5-7 sentences.     
   1. Do your body paragraphs support each point of your thesis with relevant examples or statistics?
   2. Do you address the opinions or concerns that your audience might have?
   3. Did you paraphrase, quote, or summarize properly to avoid plagiarism? Did you comment on each quotation?
4. Write with logic and with transitions throughout your paper.     
   1. Are your ideas consistent and well-organized, i.e., chronological order or order of importance?
   2. Do your ideas flow from one sentence to the next and one paragraph to the next, in the order presented in your thesis statement?
5. Write a conclusion paragraph. It is suggested that this paragraph contain 5-7 sentences.     
   1. Did you paraphrase or restate the thesis in a new way?
   2. Did you leave a lasting impression, so that your readers continue thinking about your topic after they have finished reading?
6. Apply proper grammar, mechanics, punctuation and APA formatting throughout your paper.     
   1. Did you check your grammar?         
      1. The way words are put together to make units of meaning: Sentence structure, pronoun-agreement, etc.
   2. Did you check your essay for mechanics?         
      1. All the “technical” stuff in writing: Spelling, capitalization, use of numbers and other symbols, etc.
   3. Did you check the punctuation?         
      1. The “symbols” used to help people read/process sentences the way you want them to be heard and understood: Periods, question marks, commas, colons, etc.
   4. Did you format according to APA style? (See requirements below.)

APA FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS:

Your assignment must follow these general APA formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. It should also have a running header, short title headers, numbered pages, indented paragraphs, and a References List with hanging indent(s).
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Note: The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length of three-four (3-4) pages.
• In-text citations follow APA style, using attributive tags and signal verbs.
• Did you cite at least four (4) sources (no more than two (2) of the provided sources in the webtext)? Are your sources credible?

THESIS STATEMENT

TOPIC

YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX6M4QunVmA

YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kNlFMXslo

watch 2 video and ppt first

For each module that the writing task is assigned respond to the following questions:

1. What are the three most important takeaways/lessons from the material provided in this module? (100 words or more). 

2. How is the material provided in this module is helping your grow as a student and as an individual, in general? (100 words or more).

3. What was your favorite idea that you came across in the material provided in this module? (100 words or more). 

4. Drawing on the material that was provided what else would you like to know? What other related questions/ideas/topics would you like to explore in the future? (100 words or more).

Please attach citation. It will pertain to some element of the subject matter for that week, sometimes just one part, sometimes multiple parts. It will be your responsibility to read this article, analyze it, and then write a brief Article Review, which summarizes the main points of the article in various ways.  This will allow you to further the basic information taken from the textbook and learn how the science of this field is pushing the limits of the practical management tools and technologies at work in the real world.

Watch the video from Mr. Bill Gates, The next outbreak? We are not ready and Discuss Mr. Gates’ suggestions for making us better prepared for the next epidemic. Do you agree or disagree with him? Why?

You do not need to cite the video (simply refer to it as “the video” or “Mr. Gates,” etc.), but you must cite any other sources used, both in text and in reference.