Before starting this assignment, please review the following learning materials:

• Lebrun, J. L. (2011). Scientific writing 2.0: A reader and writer’s guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.[PDF, file size 54.36KB] [ebook]. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (Chapter 11: Abstract: The Heart of Your Paper)
• Weinberger, C. J., Evans, J. A., & Allesina, S. (2015). Ten simple (empirical) rules for writing science (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. PLoS Computational Biology, 11(4), 1-6. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004205
• Whiteside, J. D. (2009). How to write a technical paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. AACE International Transactions, 1(1).

In this assignment, you will create an abstract that can serve as a pitch for a scientific or technical article for publication. The goal of this assignment is to convince a publication editor to choose your proposal, so you can develop your article. Your abstract must be clear, concise, comprehensive, and persuasive. This activity allows you to practice three of the module outcomes:

• MO2. Apply appropriate rhetorical appeals to write a concise, yet comprehensive, informational abstract.
• MO3. Identify potential periodicals or conferences for specific current issues in science and technology.
• MO4. Demonstrate strong revising and editing skills by preparing an abstract for submission to a periodical or conference.

Instructions to Learners
In Module 4, you wrote a brief proposal on a specific issue in one of the following categories:

• Alternative Energy Sources

For this assignment, you will continue with the topic you used in Module 4, but you will be pitching your idea to write an article for a magazine or a journal. In M5D2, you identified various publications that would be appropriate for your pitch, and now you will write the abstract to send to the magazine or journal editor for review and acceptance.

Your abstract should be at least 150 words, but it should not exceed 250. The document should be formatted using standard APA conventions for style and citation, including a title page, appropriate in-text citations, and a references page.

Follow this naming convention for your file before submitting it. The file should be Word or txt (No PDF): LastnameFirstinitialAssignmentLetterNumberLetterNumber. For example: HoneaSM5A1. To be accepted, the file must be Word or txtand must be in the above naming convention.

Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Upload Submission.” Enter the submission title and then click on “Select a file to upload.” Browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to Submission File. Click on “Continue.” Confirm submission is correct and then click on “Accept Submission & Save.”

Please do not submit your assignment to Turnitin.com.

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