Learning Goal: I’m working on a accounting writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
The Soul of Money assignment
Brief Recap: Read the book (The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist).
Keep “notes to self” as you read (reactions, questions, etc.).
Some possible reflective questions are contained in the attached document.
Overview: This book and related website (https://soulofmoney.org/about-2/lynne-twist/ (Links to an external site.)) offer a perspective about money that we may not have encountered or thought about in any depth. The Questions to Ponder and/or Discuss document (link below) is optional and merely to help you get started. When writing your essay, refer to the Assignment Specifics.
Assignment Specifics: Read the book and prepare an essay that critiques and reflects on the relationship of money to business, society, and the accounting profession. Relate your experiences and your reflections to The Soul of Money. Your essay should be four to five pages in length, with 1.5 spacing, 12-point font, one-inch margins, and professionally written and formatted.
Consider keeping a journal. At a minimum, keep your own notes and reactions to the book and your discussions of the questions posed in the attached document, “Soul of Money Questions.”
Essay writing: Essays are usually written from the author’s perspective and can include personal recollections, objective and factual observations, and the big picture or universal perspective that can help others “connect the dots” in connection with the theme or topic being discussed. The best essays make use, to at least some degree, of all these categories. As with any writing assignment, you will do your best work when you allow time for more than one draft of your work so that you can re-visit it and make sure that it truly says what you want it to convey. Consider reading it aloud.
Grading: This assignment will be graded on the quality of your writing (please see the CBA writing rubric attached) and on how well you convey your thoughts and support your statements. Your essay must also meet the assignment specifications noted above.
Remember that the questions attached are just for you to ponder and think about when writing the essay. The essay topic is underlined above
