ࡱ> FHE $bjbj 6pp33333GGGGG[GQwh  z3hh433 44433444:,33`ςjG  !0Q #!4#!43p :   Ken Nuger, Political Science 020: Controversial Legal Issues Research paper and critical thinking evaluation guidelines and requirements Research Paper (20 points substance, 5 points style, 25 points total) 1. Construct a title page, with a creative title that captures the essence of the paper, including, perhaps, its point of view. Of course, include your name, class, date, etc. 2. In no less than five, but no more than six pages, not including the title page or bibliography, develop your paper topic. Introduce it, develop your arguments and offer evidence to support your views. Your paper must include a reference to at least one court case that may seem reasonable to use to help make sense of your topic. The case can be one that is directly associated with your topic, or if none exists, some past case or cases that might help you better understand, or take a position on your topic. The point to this is to have you logically argue how there is or could be some legal basis to justify your point of view. Also, your paper must attempt to logically argue your position. Attempt to find some type of scholarly or scientific evidence that addresses how your point of view either helps or hurts our society. Are there any studies that support your point of view? The strongest arguments are often those supported by scientific evidence. If your point of view is not supported by scientific or empirical observation, then explain why you believe your point of view is still meritorious, even if there is no scientific or otherwise logical support for it? If you are unable to find any scholarly or scientific evidence, then speculate using your most reasoned intuition. Would your point of view improve or hurt society? How do you know? Explain? Also, try to recognize the weaknesses of your arguments. What part of your paper might someone disagree with and why do you think they would be wrong? Finally, offer a conclusion that clearly restates your position and why it is important. This portion of your paper is worth up to 20 points. 3. Be sure to include footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography. The following link,  HYPERLINK "http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html" http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html gives excellent examples of how to construct footnotes and a bibliography in the MLA (modern language association) style. Footnotes and endnotes refer to material you researched and are actually using in some way, whether it is a quote, a paraphrase or even just an idea presented from the source. Bibliographies contain a list of all the sources you examined, even if you do not ultimately use them when you write your paper. If you want your readers to take you seriously because you have learned something valuable and want to inform them, give them appropriate footnotes and bibliographies so they can better understand your research process. Failure to spell and punctuate properly, to construct complete paragraphs, or to include an appropriate title page, notation and bibliography, will result in up to a five point penalty from the paper's grade. 4. When you research your topic, I expect that you will examine several sources at a minimum. When using the internet for research, be very careful about the credibility of many web page sources. Often they do not meet the literary and scholarly rigor that is required for a written piece to be published in journals, magazines and newspapers. 5. For fall and spring semesters, each paper that is turned in late will receive a two point penalty. Each paper that is more than 14 days late will receive a four point penalty. For winter and summer sessions that meet for fewer weeks, papers turned in late shall receive a four point penalty. Critical Thinking Review (15 points) 1. Choose a topical article that contains a minimum of 1000 words from a magazine, newspaper, or journal that you used for your research paper. Address each of the seven points under the subheading, Evaluating Arguments, on page 3 in the document titled, Critically Evaluating Information. Here is a reprint of that section. Evaluating Arguments An argument is a logical arrangement and presentation of ideas. It is reasoned analysis, a tightly developed line of reasoning that leads to the establishment of an end result or conclusion. Arguments are usually developed to persuade one to accept a position or point of view. An argument gives reasons that lead to a conclusion. Analyzing arguments is a complex and detailed process. The following guidelines are useful: Analyze the argument by simplifying it and reducing it to a list of statements. Are the terms used clearly defined and consistently applied? Is the thesis (the point to be made) clearly and directly stated? Are facts provided as evidence? If so, are they verifiable? Is the reasoning sound? (Does one point follow from another?) Are counterarguments recognized and refuted or addressed? What persuasive devices or propaganda techniques does the author use (examples: appeal to emotions, name-calling, appeal to authority)? If your article is notably less than 1000 words, your evaluation will receive a one-point penalty. 2. Try to limit your statements to no more than about 10-12 to fulfill the requirements of point one of the critical thinking evaluation. Develop the statements so they cumulatively state the major points of the article. 3. Don't just answer the questions yes or no. Explain yourself and give examples that illustrate your position. 4. I need to have a copy of your article turned in with your evaluation so just xerox or print a copy of the article to write on to identify which sentences or paragraphs correspond to each of the seven components of the evaluation. To accomplish this, identify what part of the evaluation is being addressed in the margins within the article. For example, if a particular paragraph contains the thesis, which is the third component of the evaluation, identify the paragraph by writing out the word, thesis, or just 3 in the margin by the thesis. Do this for each of the seven components comprising the evaluation. Since parts of your evaluation will have examples, expect to identify all the parts of the article you use for you evaluation. This allows me to quickly refer from your evaluation to the article for reference, and then back to your evaluation. You will be docked a point for failing to complete this identifying scheme. 5. For fall and spring semesters, each critical thinking review turned in late will receive a two point penalty. Each paper that is more than 14 days late will receive a four point penalty. For winter and summer sessions, papers turned in late shall receive a four point penalty. If the article is not attached to the critical thinking evaluation, the evaluation will not be graded and will receive a zero. Final Editorial Considerations 1. The process of researching and writing papers of any kind require several steps. You should write a first draft and then in successive drafts, carefully edit its content, spelling, grammar, and syntax and paragraph development. Read your final paper out loud to see how the words on paper sound. You will be amazed at how much more apparent writing errors are when you hear them spoken.  !" 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