Position Paper

Final Exam: Study Guide for Test over Writing Process -

Coming Thursday.  (Will be passed out in class, and uploaded from school tomorrow. My computer at home is refusing to upload!!!)

Your assignment is to write a 4-5 page POSITION PAPER:

• Use at least 4 sources (1 electronic, 1 periodical, 1 book, and 1 You Pick!).
• You must include a strong thesis statement, otherwise known as a Point Sentence.
• You must use research to support your OPINION.  This is not simply a research paper, you must use the research to provide an argument for your beliefs.  Justify what you believe.
• This paper will be due at the end of the fall semester (right before finals).

 Here is a sample paper WITH COMMENTARY to assist you.  It has examples of some of the less common citation issues.  TAKE A LOOK!

By Friday (12/12) you need to finish the Prewriting handout!  Your ROUGH DRAFT is due Tuesday (12/16).

 

 Click here for a Guide to finding Credible Sources  OR 

click here for Purdue’s Tutorial for Evaluating Webpages.

   

Try the OWL at Purdue’s Site on MLA,

or here is an additional Guide to MLA Formatting.

Specific Questions on MLA Parentheticals.

  

Here is a Step by Step Guide to Writing a Research Based Paper.