1. Position Paper: Writing Section B
Warm Up – Grade Check
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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

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

3. 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!

4. 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!

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.