Position Paper: Writing Section B Warm Up – Grade Check Sign up for Turnitin.com Find more sources if necessary. Print Sources for English. Analyze those sources. Write the Current Arguments section. Write the What Needs To Be Done section. Process Journal

Section B: In reality three (3) subsections Current Arguments Due 2/11 What needs to be done Proposed new law/legislation

Section B Current Arguments: As the name suggests – what is the current situation/current laws/problem – examines at least two (2) sides of the issue Usually 2-3 paragraphs Needs to have sources cited!

Section B: What needs to be done: What is the basic argument you are trying to make? Why do we need change? Usually 3-4 paragraphs Needs to have sources cited!

Section B: Proposed new law: Specifically what new law or new legislation should be passed? 1-2 paragraphs Similar to a conclusion Sources not necessary – but could be present

Pro Tips to Start Writing Take a deep breath (or a few). Use the same process you use for DBQ writing. Analyze your sources Outline your arguments In other words – Make a Plan! Use Office 365 or Google Docs and save often. This is just a rough draft due next Monday. It may be crap but it’s better then nothing. So just start writing. Turn it in through turnitin.com before 11:30pm on 2/11. It will not accept your paper after 11:59pm.

What Are You Doing??? Community & Service Final Report Find more sources if necessary.  Print Sources for English.  Analyze those sources.  Write the Current Arguments section.  Process Journal

Writing the Current Arguments Section Requirement – use 7-14 high quality sources for the entire paper. Your next step might need to be to find more sources.

Writing the Current Arguments Section Read the current arguments section of the model position paper. Notice it is NOT a paragraph by paragraph description of the sources used. It IS a similar structure to your typical 5 paragraph essay.

Writing the Current Arguments Section Structure Outline: Intro paragraph But no thesis – why? Body paragraph #1 – history of the issue How many sources cited? Just 1 but cited 6 times

Writing the Current Arguments Section Body paragraph #2 – Current legislation of the issue How many sources? 5 sources with 6 citations What needs to be done section Demonstrates the weakness of the opposing view point Establishes a need for legislative action Uses 3 sources with 5 citations

Writing the Current Arguments Section Remember: You are NOT writing about your sources. You ARE writing about the TWO opposing arguments around your issue. And you ARE using your sources as evidence to support those arguments.