Consultation Draft for Research Essay Assignment

(in-text citation review)

Purpose

The purpose of the consultation draft is to have a mostly completed essay written a week before the final deadline. Consultation drafts are important for several reasons:

1. They allow students a break between finishing the essay and revising/editing it.
2. They allow time for peer and instructor review and feedback.
3. They deter plagiarism and inappropriate AI use, and give students time to correct flagrant issues that will prevent them from passing the course
4. Helps the grading process for final essays.

The Consultation Draft is the first draft of your research essay and is worth 10% of your grade. You must turn this assignment in on time to earn full credit. Due to time constraints, there is only a three-day grace period for turning in this draft. After the three-day grace period, students will earn a zero for the assignment, and final drafts will be examined more carefully.

Consultation Draft

Your essay should be 60% complete (minimum of 6 pages, including work cited)

You should also include a half-page reflection stating

• How is your writing going?
• What challenges are you currently facing? Are you feeling confident at this point?
• What source changes have you made since you completed the annotated bibliography?
• Has your thesis statement changed since you completed the annotated bibliography?
• What other obstacles are you currently facing as you head into the revision and editing process?

Checklist

• The essay is formatted according to MLA or APA guidelines. (APA style requires a cover page)

• ; a minimum of 3.

• Essay is 10 pages (2,000 words), double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman (preferably). The entire document is in one consistent font.

• The introduction narrows focus to a specific, argumentative thesis statement

• Minimum of seven sources, with five sources coming from the Annotated Bibliography

• are correctly formatted

  • MLA (Jones 39) if print source or numbered online source; (Jones) if online source.

  • APA (Jones, 2023).

  • Signal phrases introduce source material:

    • According to Jones

    • In Article Title, George Jones states . . .

  • In-text citations correspond to the Work Cited (MLA) or References (APA) page.

  • Work Cited (MLA) or References (APA) page in correct format included. Do not include summaries from the AB assignment.

    • Source citations should be flush left with hanging indents.

    • Final essays that do not include a Works Cited page will receive a zero.

• Body Paragraphs should adhere to the MEAL Plan (Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Lead-Out)
  • Appropriate signal phrases and transitions used
  • Each main idea is supported by multiple sources
• The essay is organized point by point rather than source by source.

Turning in Assignments Created in Google Docs: (ECC and Waubonsee Students)

All work for this class must be written in Google Docs from start to finish. While I prefer you use your ECC Google Docs account, your personal account will do as long as all your documents include your first and last name and you name your documents Last Name – Assignment Title.

Watch this video:

When you create your document, follow these steps:

• Click on Share
• Set the role to Editor
• Copy the link

When you turn in your document on D2L, follow these steps:

1. Click Add File. Then click Google Drive. Choose the Google Doc youre turning in.
2. Copy/Paste the Share link in the comments.

Create a Google Doc for this assignment (COD Students)

All work for this class must be written in Google Docs from start to finish. Since COD doesn’t use Google products, you’ll need to create or use your already-created Google account. Your documents should include your first and last name, and you should name your documents Last Name – Assignment Title.

Turning in Assignments Created in Google Docs:

When you create your document, follow these steps:

• Click on Share
• Set the role to Editor
• Copy the link

When you turn in your document on Blackboard Ultra, follow these steps:

• Go to File in your Google Doc. Download your file as a Word Doc or PDF file.
• In Blackboard Ultra, click Add File paper clip above and choose your document.
• Copy/Paste the Share link in the comments.

Consultation Draft Rubric (100 points)

The content of the essay is not graded; this rubric is used to assess whether these features are present.