Position Paper

Position Paper

Oh no!  the horror!  the horror! Another paper!

POSITION PAPER is due Wednesday, April 16th. 

PPP (Position paper planning sheet) is DUE on WEDNESDAY, March 26th–BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

Click HERE for a copy of this required PPP (Position paper planning sheet).  For a WORD document copy which you can copy and paste and type on, click HERE.

Remember that in writing this paper, you must advocate your viewpoint to a specific audience–taking into account an audience (positive, negative, neutral, indifferent) and a course of action to advocate for the audience after you have convinced them to come over to your side.  Yes!  You must include credibility for sources!! NOTE from Mr. Olson:  For more information on TRUTH and VALIDITY and DEDUCTIVE reasoning, visit either of these two sites:  http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/log/tru-val.htm   OR          http://www.zmag.org/instructionals/logstats/logstats3.htm

ORDER TO TURN IN POSITION PAPER:  

  • grading sheet(student parts MUST be filled out completely or you will lose points) Click HERE if you only need to print out a POSITION PAPER GRADING SHEET.

  • outline

  • paper   HOW TO HIGHLIGHT:  CHOSEN INSTANCE OF SOURCE #1  MARKED in color #1 then highlight ALL parenthetical references in color #1 for that source

  • CHOSEN INSTANCE OF SOURCE #2  MARKED in color #2 then highlight ALL parenthetical references in in color #2 for that source

  • CHOSEN INSTANCE OF SOURCE #3  MARKED in color #3 then highlight ALL parenthetical references in color #3 for that source

  • works cited (3 doc. check sources highlighted–just like the CLT paper, do each source highlighted in a different color)

  • photocopy of first chosen source (ALL used parts highlighted in color #1)

  • photocopy of second chosen source (ALL used parts highlighted in color #2)

  • photocopies of third chosen source (ALL used parts highlighted in color #3)

What about GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS?

FOR WORKS CITED:

There is a section in the MLA Handbook on government publications.  Click 2012 Citing GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS in MLA 7 for  5.5.20 (pages MLA 174-177) for works cited of a government document (print sources–but you can easily adopt this format to online sources)

Also check out the Survival Manual page WC 14 for “A Government Publication.

For parenthetical documentation: 

Click 2012 Citing CORPORATE AUTHOR in MLA 7 for section 6.4.5 (MLA page 224) for parenthetical documentation for a GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT–CORPORATE AUTHOR.

 

 

LOGIC and PERSUASIVE PREP WORK FOR POSITION PAPER  

  1. DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 14: DO LOGIC and PERSUASIVE PREP WORK FOR POSITION PAPER–15 points   You are to now begin working on the position paper.  Hopefully, you can start some preliminary research on your topic soon and begin to find a topic. The purpose of this next part of this assignment is to learn (or review) some writing strategies which are necessary components of position papers:  the use of logic to support an argument  and  how to write persuasively.   LOGIC and PERSUASIVE BACKGROUND INFO & FALLICIES WORKSHEET–(WORTH A TOTAL OF 15 points) Use your gray EWS Grammar book.  Read chapter 8, “Logic and Writing,” (pp. 236-252) in the gray 12th grade edition of our writing textbook called  English Writing Skills.  As you read chapter 8, take ONE side of a page of notes (worth 5 pts.).  Read chapter 9,  “Persuasive Writing,” (pp. 258-275) in the gray 12th grade edition of the book English Writing Skills. As you read chapter 9, take ONE side of a page of notes (worth 5 pts.).  Actively read the yellow hand-out (click FALLACIES worksheet_001 if you need it) and do the exercises on the back. (worth 5 points)

    Oh no!  the horror!  the horror! Another paper!

    POSITION PAPER is due Wednesday, April 16th. 

    PPP (Position paper planning sheet) is DUE on WEDNESDAY, March 26th–BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

    Click HERE to see/print a pdf. copy of the POSITION PAPER PACKET.  

    Click HERE for a copy of this required PPP (Position paper planning sheet).  For a WORD document copy which you can copy and paste and type on, click HERE.  

    Remember that in writing this paper, you must advocate your viewpoint to a specific audience–taking into account an audience (positive, negative, neutral, indifferent) and a course of action to advocate for the audience after you have convinced them to come over to your side.  Yes!  You must include credibility for sources!!

    NOTE from Mr. Olson:  For more information on TRUTH and VALIDITY and DEDUCTIVE reasoning, visit either of these two sites:  http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/log/tru-val.htm   OR          http://www.zmag.org/instructionals/logstats/logstats3.htm

      1. ORDER TO TURN IN POSITION PAPER:  

        • grading sheet (student parts MUST be filled out completely or you will lose points) Click HERE if you only need to print out a POSITION PAPER GRADING SHEET.

        • outline

        • paper   HOW TO HIGHLIGHT:  CHOSEN INSTANCE OF SOURCE #1  MARKED in color #1 then highlight ALL parenthetical references in color #1 for that source

        • CHOSEN INSTANCE OF SOURCE #2  MARKED in color #2 then highlight ALL parenthetical references in in color #2 for that source

        • CHOSEN INSTANCE OF SOURCE #3  MARKED in color #3 then highlight ALL parenthetical references in color #3 for that source

        • works cited (3 doc. check sources highlighted–just like the CLT paper, do each source highlighted in a different color)

        • photocopy of first chosen source (ALL used parts highlighted in color #1)

        • photocopy of second chosen source (ALL used parts highlighted in color #2)

        • photocopy of third chosen source (ALL used parts highlighted in color #2)

     

    • TURN-IT-IN.com. SUBMISSION OF PAPER by Wednesday, April 9th midnight!   If there are problems, email Olson at rolson@edenpr.org. Here’s how:

      1. In order to use Turnitin, students must have a Turnitin account. To create an account, you must have a seven-digit class ID and class enrollment password, which can only be provided by your instructor. If you have used Turnitin in the past, see the warning below before creating another account/profile.

        1. Go to www.turnitin.com.

        2. Under the email box in the upper right corner,click on the link “Create Account.”

        3. On the next window, under the “Create a New Account” heading, click on the “Student” link.

        4. Follow the directions on the New User page. You must have a Class ID# and class enrollment password to complete your profile.(Do not cut and paste into these fields.)

        5. Once enrolled, your class will show on your homepage.

        6. Click on the class name and you will see the assignments and submissions for that class.

        Warning: If you have used Turnitin.com in the past, then you may already have an account. Do not create a new account.  Students who have previously created a Turnitin profile will need to log into their existing accounts, as creating duplicate accounts with duplicate class enrollments can cause issues.  To fix these issues, your instructor,possibly the school administrator, and the Turnitin Help Desk will need to be involved.

        Helpful Definitions:

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        Enrollment Password  = yams (lower case) – Your enrollment password is provided by your instructor.  If you have not received one, or the one you have is incorrect, you must contact the class instructor.  Turnitin does not provide this information.   (Reminder – All Turnitin passwords are case-sensitive.)