Course Project—First Draft of Complete Essay, Including Conclusion

This week, you will revise the pieces of your essay that you have turned in for previous modules and add your conclusion.

 

In Module 2, you created your thesis statement and developed an introductory paragraph. In Module 3, you developed the main body of your essay. In this assignment, you will add a conclusion for your essay and get your facilitator’s feedback on your entire first draft, revising previous parts of the essay you have submitted (the introduction and body paragraphs).

 

Conclusions might answer the question: “So what?” Concluding statements can also synthesize ideas, provoke additional thought, propose a solution, or point to broader implications. When you work on your conclusion, you may find that you brought up ideas you should have put in the body of the paper, or you may have a hard time summing up the many points in your body paragraphs. When working on your conclusion, ask yourself if there are any points you make in the conclusion that belong earlier in the paper. Are you sticking to your argument? Did you make sure not to add new kinds of arguments in the conclusion?

 

Write the conclusion for your essay. Include the following in your conclusion:

 

• Restate the thesis statement.
• Develop concluding statements. Give reasons for your concluding statements.
• Review the grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

 

Submit your entire revised draft with the following parts:

 

• Revised introduction from M2: Assignment 3
• Revised body paragraphs from M3: Assignment 3
• Add a 6–8-sentence conclusion paragraph

 

Submit the entire first draft of your essay in Microsoft Word format. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A3.doc.

 

By Wednesday, November 7, 2012, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

 

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Included revised introduction, body paragraphs and added conclusion.	24
Revisited thesis statement and main points of essay in conclusion.	24
Created concluding statements giving sufficient reasons.	24
Avoided introducing new ideas into conclusion.	12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	16
Total:	100

 

For assistance with any problems you may have when completing this

 

What is the measure of an exterior angle of a pentagon?

How large is a mass if a force of 100 N is required to accelerate it by 1m/sec/sec?

The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.

You are a supervisor in a factory in downtown Brooklyn, a current day melting pot of numerous ethnic, religious, and racial groups. Your department has 2 devout Muslims, a person of Jewish descent, 5 African-Americans, 3 Hispanics, and 5 Caucasian employees. In recent months, tensions have been mounting in the department because of a variety of differences in opinions and values among the workforce. Although departmental output has met the scheduled work, it has done so just barely, and you are convinced your department could do much better. Your boss has indicated that unless the overall plant efficiency improves significantly, he cannot guarantee that some of the factory’s work will not be outsourced to a factory in another state or country where the workforce is more homogenous and has less employee tensions.

You plan to meet with your department tomorrow and discuss all this.

What would be at least 3 of the key points you would discuss at the upcoming meeting?
Suggestions for Responding to Peer Posts

Review your peer’s response regarding the 3 key points, and consider the following questions:
Are these the 3 key points you would discuss in the meeting? Why or why not?
Do the key points address the supervisor’s concerns?
Discuss each of the key points in further detail.
How would you expect employees to respond to your peer’s concerns about departmental harmony and how might you respond to them?
Sources:
http://www.mediate.com/articles/fosterK1.cfm
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/conflict-assessment
http://mediate.com/articles/taylor.cfm
http://mediate.com/articles/fordslater.cfm
http://www.commongroundmediation.com
http://mediate.com/articles/ford8.cfm
http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/workforce-management-conflict-resolution/12260-1.html