Description
Purpose and Directions
Project 4 asks you to engage in researched position-based writing.
This major project asks you take the equity event you chose in Project 3 and take a position on this event considering the power, privilege and policy dynamics associated with this event.
Like the earlier projects in the course, this will also be a process and youll work on this project for four weeks starting in week 9.
The first week of the project, you will write a proposal for your project 4 position paper. Youll outline how you plan to research and write about your equity event topic and what position you plan to take (your position statement).
In week 10, youll consider the power and privilege aspects related to your topic in the Eli Review cycle. Youll also be working on researching and pre-writing.
In week 11, youll compose a 3-page rough draft of your position paper and complete a peer review in Eli Review.
Week 12 is a break week for spring break so you will resume work on your project 4 in week 13.
Youll spend week 13 focusing on how to expand your 3-page draft into a 6-page draft and youll complete another Eli Review peer review cycle on the 6-page draft.
Then youll revise and edit based on the feedback you got in Eli Review and youll submit the final draft of your project to the dropbox in eLearning.
Structure
As you think about arranging your position paper, check out this resource on writing argumentative papers: https://owl.excelsior.edu/rhetorical-styles/argumentative-essay/
Youll want to have a clear introduction where you introduce the equity event and you state your position.
Then in the body paragraphs of your text you will argue your position.
The conclusion will recap your main argument points and restate your thesis
Formatting Requirements
Your position paper needs to be at least 7 double-spaced pages and use a minimum of 5 academic credible sources.
The final essay should be set in 12-point Times New Roman font on 1-inch margins. It should be formatting using an APA title page: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Sources used should be utilized in the paper and sources should be cited according to APA standards on a references page at the end of your essay: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
Objectives
This project helps achieve the course goals by providing you with an opportunity to:
- Develop a stance that negotiates writer, reader, and topic
- Articulate a well-crafted position statement
- Support your position statement with thorough research
- Use writing to speak to a real-world equity-based problem
Evaluation
This project will be graded on how well the:
- Rhetorical stance balances audience, context, and purpose
- Position statement on power/privilege/policy is clearly articulated and differentiated
- Paper follows a top-down, pyramidal structure
- Conclusion sufficiently summarizes the position
- Paper documents research using a recognizable and accurate style (MLA, APA, or Chicago)
- Paper uses parallel structure to present equivalent ideas as grammatical equals
- Writing avoids errors and promotes meaning-making
- Position statement is supported with appropriate resources
- Information is synthesized, developing and demonstrating relationships among resources
Rubric
- Writing is clear
- Mechanics: proper spelling/grammar used
- Thesis: has a clear position
- Specificity of topic: references a specific equity event (the one used in project 3)
- APA title page is properly formatted
- APA in-text citations are used and formatted correctly
- APA references page is included and formatted correctly
- Meets required length: 7 double-spaced paged
- Uses 5 sources
- Sufficient content: Student takes a position and develops argument throughout his/her paper
Audience
Your position paper will be written for an audience of your peers and your instructor who may not be familiar with your position or the issue you selected.
