Assignment Description
In this Individual Project, you will finalize your essay. You will begin with the draft you completed for your Unit 3 Individual Project. In Unit 4, you were able to discuss the needed revisions to your essay. Now it is time to submit your final draft for your Unit 5 Individual Project. Keep in mind that this final draft should be an updated, revised version from what you submitted in Unit 3. Be sure you have completed the following prior to submitting the final draft of your essay:

Make changes based on feedback from your instructor. You must revise the essay you submitted for your Unit 3 Individual Project.
Add additional details or examples to better develop your argument.
Proofread your essay.
Consider submitting your essay to Smarthinking for additional feedback. Find Smarthinking on the Learning Center page in the Virtual Campus. Use the Writing Center within Smarthinking to upload your paper for review. Review takes up to 24 hours, so plan time to get your review back and revise based on their suggestions. Contact your instructor or the library if you have any difficulty with this process.

Use the CTU Style Guide to help you format your in-text citations and reference page entries.

Your Individual Project should contain the following:

An introduction with a clear thesis statement
Body paragraphs with topic sentences that support your thesis
Supporting information in the form of quotes or paraphrased passages with in-text citations
Body paragraph(s) with a topic sentence that discusses the counter argument
A meaningful conclusion that recaps the main point of the argument and summarizes the ideas
A reference page with a minimum of 3 reliable sources cited using APA format (following the CTU Style Guide requirements)
In addition to these structural guidelines your individual project should also contain the following: