Position Paper Writing Assignment Outcomes
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53563633773 |
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Essay |
Writer Level |
Masters |
Style |
APA |
Sources/References |
4 |
Perfect Number of Pages to Order |
5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
Position Paper Writing Assignment Outcomes
Position Paper #1 (Writing Assignment #2)
Outcomes
- Focus on a purpose
- Identify and respond to the needs of different audiences
- Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating
- Integrate your own ideas with those of others
- Develop a writing project through multiple drafts
- Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proofreading
- Practice appropriate means for documenting their work
- Develop knowledge of linguistic structures, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling, through practice in composing and revising
At A Glance
- Write a researched position paper where you take a strong position on a contemporary issue
- 4-5 double-spaced pages in length (no less than 1000 words)
- Use size 12 Times New Roman font
- MLA or APA format for headings, style, & citations
- Submit to Blackboard with a reflective writer’s memo as a cover letter
At this point, you have identified your issue, narrowed down your topic, developed your claim, and conducted some research on your issue (summary-response papers)
Audience:
Select a position on the issue of school vouchers, and write to academics or experts as well as people who may be interested in the topic instead of a general audience. This means that your audience is already concerned about your topic and motivated enough to join in a conversation on the topic.
Purpose:
The point is not necessarily to win an argument but to contribute an idea, argument, or perspective to the ongoing conversation on your topic. Imagine that your article will be published in one of the journals that you research for the bibliography and that it will add something new, missed, or previously misunderstood to the conversation. The goal is to move the field one step further in its approach to this particular issue or problem.
Assignment:
This position paper should be based on your readings on school vouchers. Decide on a position on the issue of school vouchers. Your position must be more specific than simply agreeing or disagreeing with the idea. I’d like to see you take what you learned from the class and the papers you’ve written and use it to do further research in academic journals and build an argument/research paper of your own.
Use at least six sources for this paper. Be sure the ideas controlling your paper are your own. Use the sources in the form of quotes and paraphrasing to support your ideas. Everything that is not your own (quoted or not) must be cited within the text of your paper. Don’t forget the “Works Cited” page.
(Your sources MUST be academic sources. Nonacademic sources do not count toward the six-source requirement)
Genre:
This is an academic essay. The gist is to follow the forms and strategies of the articles that you research and the discourse communities you are speaking to. This will prove difficult for a variety of reasons related to the limits of a first‐year course. Some generic thoughts:
Use evidence and arguments from other articles as supports for your position. It is important that you make sure these authors have ethos (credibility) within the field.
Your paper should have a title: often with the topic in title and a concise version of your claim in the subtitle. But try following some of the titling conventions of the articles you’ve researched. See if you can figure out the genre and emulate it.
Since your audience is a disciplinary one (experts), be sure that you appeal to the assumed grounding concepts, texts, authors, and methods within the field. See who is being cited, what is being assumed, and what methods are utilized in journal articles in the field. Try to follow suite where you can. This creates common ground.
Evaluation Criteria:
In addition to the evaluation criteria in the syllabus, Pay attention to the following:
Argument/ Exposition
Make sure you have an arguable issue. If it is an issue currently being debated in the journals you find, you are probably good.
Make sure your thesis/claim is not something that is general knowledge.
Make sure your claims are appropriately qualified.
Make certain that your claims and supports are tight and specific (i.e., that they are clearly and logically connected).
Form
Focus on basic paragraph construction—one topic or sub-claim per paragraph with fully developed support.
Focus on solid flow and transition—logical connections between sentences and paragraphs.
When quoting other articles, look for links between their ideas and your sentences that precede and follow the quote: make those connections explicit.
Style
I will expect correct, clear sentences (no fragments or run-ons, no awkward wording, or tense problems).
Don’t be too biased, polemical, or extremist in your approach or tone—a balanced tone is generally a hallmark of academic writing.
Important Criteria:
Your paper should be at least four pages (1000 words) in length, double-spaced, and no more than 15.
Your paper should have a Works Cited/References page with at least six academic sources.
Your paper should include at least five quotes, paraphrases or summaries in the text.
Both the Works Cited/References page and in-text citation formats should be MLA.
Your paper should be in MLA format.
If your discipline follows APA, you may use that instead of MLA.
Lastly, **include a Short Paper/Argument Analysis of your own paper. ** Once you are done writing, look back and analyze what you did and show me that you understand the strategies you used. (This is a reflective writer’s memo) Your paper is not complete without it.
Refer to the Writer’s Memo handout.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE |
NO RESPONSE |
POOR / UNSATISFACTORY |
SATISFACTORY |
GOOD |
EXCELLENT |
Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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