Length:
At the top of the page, include your name, the assignment name, and a title that reflects your specific essay focus. (See example below.)
Your paper should be typed, double-spaced and in 12-point font.
Your final product should be a minimum of six paragraphs (about 900-1100 words) in length. However, the quality of the content of this essay is most important. Be sure to fully answer the prompt.
Organization:
Include an introductory paragraph, where you clearly outline a “real-life” instance of your social issue and you give a thesis statement that indicates your perspective (see Part 2: Writing Your Introduction for an example).
Include 3-5 body paragraphs where you include details, examples, and quotes from at least three of the course readings and two additional readings to help you develop and support your key points (see Part 3: Writing Your Body Paragraphs for an example).
Include one body paragraph where you discuss how your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected social issue (see Part 3: Writing Your Body Paragraphs for an example).
End your essay with a concluding paragraph where you restate your thesis, summarize your key points, and leave the reader with the “so what?” ( see Part 4: Writing Your Conclusion for an example).
Language Choices
My thesis is:
Adult achievement is often related to childhood poverty and the length of time in poverty.
My introductory paragraph is:
In America, nearly 11 million children are living in poverty–that’s 1 in 7 children wondering where their next meal is coming from. Having spent four years in the foster care system, I know what it’s like to grow up poor and forgotten. One of the foster homes I stayed in housed eight kids other than myself. Given my historical tendency to make horrible short-term decisions, it’s easy to see how my difficult childhood has affected my adult life. Up until a few years ago, I was terrible with finances and rarely planned for the future. This is because adult achievement is often related to childhood adversity, particularly poverty and the length of time in poverty.
The following five articles MUST be cited and quoted in the essay:
1. http://www.strongfinancialfuture.org/essays/financial-health-is-public-health/
2. http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/wealthhealth.aspx
3. http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=132271091&site=eds-live&scope=site
4. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/basic-facts-children-poverty/
5. https://www.all4kids.org/news/blog/poverty-and-its-effects-on-children/
Here is a sample Case Study that meets the grading rubric well:
https://learn.umgc.edu/content/enforced/733900-027779-01-2232-OL1-6348/Case%20Study%20Project%20w%20ref%20list.pdf
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