Writing Homework Help

PrimaryResponse: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:

Reflection is important to the process of writing research-supported arguments. Particularly when writing persuasive arguments, we should reflect on our experiences and how to bring those to life for our reader.

In your post, as you reflect on your own experiences in this class, describe how you will use research in your professional or personal writing going forward.

• What have you learned that you can apply at work or in your personal writing?
• How might incorporating research help to strengthen your arguments personally and/or professionally?

Tips for Completing Your Post

• Consider the most recent time you made an argument in writing. Perhaps you wrote an e-mail to a supervisor or colleague at work in which you had to persuade them to take a particular course of action. Maybe you commented on a news article posted online.
• How could you use research in these types of writing activities in the future to strengthen your argument and drive your point home for your reader?

Reading and Learning Materials

Use the following resource to help you complete this assignment:

• Using Evidence to Prove Your Point in Business Writing

Responses to Other Students

Respond to at least 2 of your classmates with at least a 50–100-word reply about their Primary Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following question:

• Discuss how the example listed by your classmate might impact your life or community.
• Discuss differences or similarities you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings.

Discussion Board Rubric

Expectation	Points Possible	Points Earned	Comments
Application of Learning Material Content: Post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content.	20
Application of Course Knowledge: Post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or examples from discipline.	20
DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community.	20
Organization: Post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic.	8
Professional Language: Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is not required.)	7
Total Points	75
Total Points Earned

View a downloadable version of the Discussion Board Grading Rubric.