This unit, you have 1 assignment to complete. Select the button below to access
This unit, you have 1 assignment to complete. Select the button below to access detailed instructions for this assignment and to submit your work. Issue Exploration Overview Identify a news article that discusses a current event or social issue that relates to your field of study. Follow the instructions below to explain the issue, provide an additional example of the issue, connect the issue to your field of study, and pose questions about the issue. See the Sample Issue Exploration paper on page 6 of the Unitly Videos and Reading content for an example. Grading This assignment is worth 100 points (10%) of your final course grade. Earning the maximum possible score on this assignment will require students to: Step 1: complete all assigned components and answer reflection questions in the initial submission (earning up to 85% of the possible points) Step 2: revise and resubmit the assignment and complete revision reflection questions (earning up to 15% of the possible points) To see required components and associated points in the assignment rubric, please view this assignment through the Assignments area of the classroom and scroll to the bottom. Due Dates The deadline for initial submission of this assignment is the end of Unit 2 (Tuesday, 11:59 PM Eastern). The revision and revision reflection will be due seven days after receiving feedback on your initial submission or as specified by your instructor. Connection to other Course Assignments This assignment will help guide you identify a focus for your research and the remaining learning activities in the course. You are developing a topic on which your research essay will be based. As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes: Begin the writing process by exploring a topic (Relates to course outcome 3) Compose paragraphs that explain an event or issue (Relates to course outcome 4) Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Relates to course outcome 5) Identify a recent and reliable news source and provide APA documentation (Relates to course outcome 2) Step 1: Initial Submission (earn up to 85% of the possible points for the assignment) Your initial submission should include all of the following components: Source First, identify your source for this assignment. It should be one news article, available through the UMGC Library, published within the past 12 months. Content and Organization Number your answers and/or include the assignment questions so your instructor can see that you addressed each part of the assignment. Respond to each of the following. Provide an APA-style reference for the news article you selected. The format for the reference is as follows: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Title Case and Italics. http://www.newspaperhomepage.com Although the news article should be available through the UMGC Library, provide the URL directly to the newspaper that published the article. An APA reference entry does not link to a library database record. It does include the URL of the newspaper homepage, such as https://www.washingtonpost.com For your instructor’s reference, provide the URL to the article in the UMGC Library. This will be listed as “Document URL” in the library record: