Ashford 6: - Week 5 - Final Essay
Ashford University Course MaterialsPersonal Essay
In Week Three, you wrote a personal essay draft in which you described a person, place, or object that has special meaning in your life or a particular moment or occurrence in your life that had special meaning to you.
This week, you will complete this draft and turn in your final Personal Essay. Please be sure to read and review the "Example Personal Essay" document before beginning your final draft for more guidance on writing a descriptive essay.Be sure to utilize one of the writing patterns described in Chapter 6. The Personal Essay must be at least 1000 words (excluding the title page). Review the Example Personal Essay.
Your essay must include
- A clear thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.
- Specific details about the person, place, object, or event so that readers can visualize the subject and/or feel present in the story (i.e., your essay should be specific and appeal to the five senses).
- A concluding paragraph.
As you are writing this essay, please pay attention to the areas that you struggled with in the "Grammar Assessment" quiz and "Practice Essay" assignment. Please also incorporate your instructor's feedback on your journal assignments, your Week Three draft, and other activities completed throughout this course.
When submitting your Personal Essay, make sure to
- Proofread your work for errors in grammar, mechanics, and style.
- Check that the essay is at least 1000 words.
- Use the "APA Template" handout provided to format your essay.
- Include a title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student's name
- Course name and number
- Instructor's name
- Date submitted
- Begin the essay with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
- Address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
- End with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
- Format the essay according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Save the document as a Microsoft Word or compatible .doc or .docx file.
- Use a naming convention that includes your last name, week number, and the assignment number (e.g., smith_w5_a1.doc).
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In this class, you have three tutoring services available: Paper Review, Live Chat, and Tutor E-mail. Click on the Ashford Writing Center (AWC) tab in the left-navigation menu to learn more about these tutoring options and how to get help with your writing.
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Please view the video Submitting an Assignment Through Waypoint for a step-by-step guide on uploading your assignment.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
In Ashford courses, there are two different ways to submit assignments for grading. Depending on the system the course utilizes, assignments will either be submitted via the classroom Assignment Basket orWaypoint .
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Waypoint Assignment Submission |
The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment.
- Click on the Assignment Submission button above. The Waypoint "Student Dashboard" will appear.
- Browse for your assignment.
- Click Upload.
- Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week's assignment tab in Waypoint, or clicking on Check Assignment Status within the Meet Your Instructor unit in the left navigation panel.
For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.
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