1. The Wrongfully Convicted
a researched position paper – of sorts

2. wrongful conviction
"'Miscarriage of justice' is sometimes synonymous with wrongful conviction, referring to a conviction reached in an unfair or disputed trial. Wrongful convictions are frequently cited by death penalty opponents as cause to eliminate death penalties to avoid executing innocent persons. In recent years, DNA evidence has been used to clear many people falsely convicted.
"Scandinavian languages have a word, the Norwegian variant of which is justismord, which literally translates as 'justice murder.' The term exists in several languages and was originally used for cases where the accused was convicted, executed, and later cleared after death. With capital punishment decreasing, the expression has acquired an extended meaning, namely any conviction for a crime not committed by the convicted. The retention of the term 'murder' both demonstrates universal abhorrence against wrongful convictions and awareness of how destructive wrongful convictions are." - from Wikipedia

3. the wrongfully convicted
James Driskell
Anthony Hanemaayer
Donald Marshall Jr.
Simon Marshall
David Milgaard
Guy Paul Morin
William Mullins-Johnson
Romeo Phillion
Thomas Sophonow
Steven Truscott
Erin Walsh
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

4. the product: a researched position paper
research ONE of the wrongfully convicted
use at least three different sources
explain
the crime
the conditions that led to the wrongful conviction
the process of having the conviction overturned
the aftermath of the wrongful conviction
The position you argue will be,"A wrongful conviction destroys a person's self-respect."

5. “Research and Ethics”
Chapter Nine – Canadian Students Guide to Language Literature and Media
notation
research strategies
research sources
evaluating sources
citing sources
academic ethics and values

6. research position paper rubric
Exploration of the Issue
exploration of the issue 
development of the issue (depth and breadth)
understanding of the issue 
Defence of Position
well-considered arguments 
consistently and maturely argued 
supported by evidence
show a strong relationship with the evidence
Quality of Examples
relevant and accurate
comprehensive
Language and Expression
clarity and fluency, vocabulary
control of syntax and conventions

7. presentation (historical non-fiction)
This paper will be different from what you write in Social Studies, as you are going to write in the FIRST-PERSON, adopting the persona of one of the people involved in the wrongful conviction.
You may present your ideas in a format that is different from a typical research paper, but all of the research position paper elements must be present.

8. options for ‘first-person’
the convicted man
family member
lawyer (for either side)
prison official
forensic investigator
police office
journalist etc.

9. options for prose form newspaper story or column news conference
official report
journal
speech
story to friends
interview
etc.