1. Project #8 GO to Weebly Woolf or Power Learning (class pages).
Link: Projects
Find: Form H

2. PAGE 1 = FORM H – No Title page, Running Title or Abstract needed.
NAME________________________________________ Class HOUR________
Form H: Studying a Controversial Issue and WRITE AN OPINION ESSAY:
• LIST 10 political sources: USE MLA OR APA FORMAT – (1-10) below.
o Should use sources that include reliable evidence to support your position, such as statistical
evidence or dates and events or/and political authoritative references or primary sources only.
• You may reference the source within your paper with the # below that is associated with your source.
• Sources/Citations: YOU MAY TYPE them on a separate paper OR WRITE THEM ON THIS PAGE!
• PRO/CON – both sides of your issue: Typed 1 FULL Page with a COLUMN for each side. (YOUR OWN
WORDS)
• ESSAY: TYPED 2 or more FULL PAGES (Follow detailed instructions on woolf website/projects). USE
SOURCES and CREDIT YOUR SOURCES IN THE PAPER!
• Also see rubric for grading.
YOUR POSITION/TITLE: ____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
SOURCES: (Use political authoritative references, political scholars, or primary sources only) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
PUT IN THIS ORDER: Form H (this paper), Pro/Con Paper, Opinion Paper
Put SOURCES here (MLA or APA Format)
OR ATTACH as LAST Page.
See Last page

3. SOURCES: Reliable NEWS sources. Primary Documents. Scholar’s writings.
Should use sources that include reliable evidence to support your position, such as statistical evidence or dates and events or/and political authoritative references or primary sources only.
Reliable NEWS sources.
Primary Documents.
Scholar’s writings.
Magazines: Time, Newsweek or World and News Report.
DO NOT USE: Blogs, Personal Sites, Wikipedia, Private groups or special interest groups, Pro/Con sites etc.

4. PAGE 2: Show 2 sides of CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE. (1 PAGE FULL)
Do:
RESEARCH 2 sides of a Controversial POLITICAL issue.
Write a LIST of support for EACH SIDE (in your own words)
Have 2 columns on the one paper (1 column for each side).
ONLY YOUR OWN WORDS!
Type it with 12 Font Times (LISTS)
Do not Copy and Paste!
Do not Plagiarize!
Do not just use other’s words!
Do not use QUOTES or REFERENCES!

5. PAGE 3 and 4 (may have 1 more page): YOUR OPINION (not just research paper) ESSAY with supporting FACTS. (Typed DS, Times, Font 12).
The introduction should clearly identify the issue and state the YOUR position. It should be written in a way that catches the reader’s attention. CLEAR THESIS (WITH YOUR POSITION).
The body of the position paper may contain several paragraphs.
Each paragraph should present an idea or main concept that clarifies a portion of the position statement and is supported by evidence or facts.
Evidence can be primary source quotations, statistical data, interviews with experts, and indisputable dates or events.
Evidence should lead, through inductive reasoning, to the main concept or idea presented in the paragraph.
The body may begin with some background information and should incorporate a discussion of both sides of the issue.
The conclusion:
Summarize the main concepts and ideas and reinforce, without repeating, the introduction or body of the paper.
It should include suggested courses of action and possible solutions.

6. LAST PAGE (if not listed on Form H): (MLA or APA FORMAT) - TYPED
NEED 10 that are USED in the paper WITH YOUR OWN WORDS and OPINION!
Reliable NEWS sources.
Primary Documents.
Scholar’s writings.
Magazines: Time, Newsweek or World and News Report.
SEE RUBRIC