Write+an+Academic+Paragraph

toc Wiki Assignment 3 In Wiki Assignment 1 you learned how to make a new wiki page using a dead link; In this assignment you will learn how to **make a new wiki page from scratch**. You will also learn how to **write and submit an academic paragraph.** Back to Wiki Assignments
 * Make sure to complete the assignment by the due date in order to receive full credit. **

=Pick a Topic=
 * 1) In a new tab or window, go to the @Academic Paragraph Prompts page.
 * 2) Read through the **Science Summary** prompt, take a look at the **Science Daily** page or **Leaf Pile** and pick an article that is relevant to your class that you would like to write about.
 * 3) Copy the reference of the article (MLA or APA format) you have chosen for your **Science Summary**. You will be pasting the reference in step 7 below.
 * Science Daily has a box with references at the bottom of their articles that look like this:
 * [[image:WA3 references apa.JPG width="280" height="140"]]OR [[image:WA3 references mla.JPG width="314" height="134"]]
 * 1) Determine the name of your essay. You will need this for step 2 below.
 * It is important to name your page correctly. Once the page is created, only organizers of the wiki (i.e. your instructor) can change the name.
 * The page name is the letters AP (for Academic Paragraph), the number of essay (first, second, third, etc.) and your grading number in the form of AP#XXXX.
 * For example, if my grading number is 3268 and I am writing my first Academic Paragraph, then my page name would be AP13268.

=Create a New Wiki Page=
 * 1) Click the **Add Pages** button located in the upper right corner of the screen.
 * [[image:WA3 add page button.jpg]]
 * 1) Type the title of your page into the **Page Name** field. (See step 4 above)
 * [[image:WA3 add page name.jpg width="437" height="298"]]
 * 1) Please do not add tags, selecting the proper template in the next steps will automatically tag your page correctly.
 * 2) Click the **template drop-down menu**.
 * It is important to select the correct template so that your essay will have the grading form at the bottom and so that it will be properly tagged to appear on the peer forum.
 * [[image:WA3 add page template drop down.jpg width="441" height="301"]]
 * 1) Select the **Academic Paragraph** template.
 * [[image:WA3 add page AP template.jpg width="442" height="339"]]
 * 1) Click the **Create** button.
 * [[image:WA3 add page create.jpg width="442" height="298"]]
 * 1) Paste the reference you copied earlier into the References area indicated in the template instructions.

=Write and Submit Your Essay=
 * 1) Write your essay according to the prompt in the space indicated in the template instructions.
 * You may save and come back to continue working at any time.
 * Make sure to follow the Basic Requirements.
 * Remember to list any other sources you refer to, including your textbook, in your references (See Common References).
 * See Rubric for details on how your essay will be graded.
 * 1) Click the **Save** button in the tool bar at the top to save your changes.
 * [[image:Save editing.jpg width="429" height="39"]]
 * 1) Go to the Peer Forum and see that a link to your newly created page is listed under "Submitted Essays".
 * If your paragraph is not ready to be graded yet, change the tag to "Created Essays". Then change the tag back to "Submitted Essays" when it's ready to be graded.

=Finish Up= >
 * 1) Make sure a link to your essay is showing up on the **peer forum** under the **Submitted Essays** column and that it has the Grading Form at the bottom. Contact your instructor if you have any problems.
 * 2) Put a Wiki Signature in your tracking table that you have completed Wiki Assignment 3.