{"id":21415,"date":"2024-04-15T15:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/week-15-discussion-first-draft-and-peer-reviews-of-the-persuasive-research-paper\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:20:39","slug":"week-15-discussion-first-draft-and-peer-reviews-of-the-persuasive-research-paper","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/week-15-discussion-first-draft-and-peer-reviews-of-the-persuasive-research-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 15: Discussion &#8211; First Draft and Peer Reviews of the Persuasive Research Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">This week there will be two components to this discussion.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First, you\u2019ll complete a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">FULL DRAFT (10 pages)<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/nightingale.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/3461302\/files\/240481814\" data-canvas-previewable=\"true\">Persuasive Research Paper<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: -1px -1px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Download Persuasive Research Paper<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Your paper should be at least 10 pages (counting your Title and References pages).\u202fSave this draft as a .doc or .docx file and attach it to your week\u2019s first post.\u202f<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This is due\u202fas\u202fyour initial post before the end of this Wednesday, MST.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Second, you\u2019ll post peer review letters to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">2 different learners<\/strong>, just like the peer reviews we practiced last week. Post your letters directly on the discussion board, not as attachments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">You must return your\u202fpeers\u2019\u202ffeedback by\u202fthe end of<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fSunday, MST,<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fof this academic week\u202ffor\u202fcredit.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Your 2 peer reviews should focus on<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">formative, rubric-based feedback<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Begin by once again reading through the rubric for the Persuasive Research Paper, located below.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Provide feedback to any 2 peers who have posted their drafts here.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Please provide feedback to peers whose drafts have<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">not yet been reviewed<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>by other learners.\u202f<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">If every draft on the discussion board has already been reviewed, you may review a draft that has already been reviewed.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Each review should be in the form of a letter written directly to the writer, addressing each of the rubric\u2019s areas in a separate paragraph (APA, Mechanics, Structure and Organization, Introduction and Conclusion, Body, &amp; Formatting).&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are some guidelines and tips:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Mix criticism and praise.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Use the \u201cdescribe, evaluate, suggest\u201d framework detailed in this week\u2019s<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">OWL: Giving Feedback for Peer Review<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px -1px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>reading.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Whenever possible, provide examples by citing specific areas of your peer\u2019s paper, i.e. \u201cpage 2, paragraph 3.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Here\u2019s an example of what one paragraph of your peer review could look like:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn terms of structure and organization, I noticed that your paper is still a couple pages short of the required length. I wondered if adding more detail to your rebuttal section would help you generate a little more material. That section felt shorter than some of the others. I also noticed that the transition from the first and second full paragraphs on page 3 seemed abrupt. I didn\u2019t quite see how those two topics connected to one another, and I thought it might be helpful to add more transition material there to make the connection.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Each peer review should be 300-500 words in length and provide substantive, useful feedback to the writer.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week there will be two components to this discussion.&nbsp; First, you\u2019ll complete a&nbsp;FULL DRAFT (10 pages)&nbsp;of your&nbsp;Persuasive Research Paper&nbsp;Download Persuasive Research Paper. Your paper should be at least 10 pages (counting your Title and References pages).\u202fSave this draft as a .doc or .docx file and attach it to your week\u2019s first post.\u202fThis is due\u202fas\u202fyour [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[14],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/21415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/21415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=21415"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=21415"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=21415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}