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RE: Week 7 Discussion

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Due    Week    7    and    worth    100    points
For    your    next    assignment,    you    will    write    a    stance    essay.    A    stance    essay    takes    a    position    on    a    topic    and    argues    and    supports    that   
position    with    evidence.    Consider    your    topic:
What    possible    positions/arguments    are there?
What    position    resonates    with    you?    (Which    position    do    you    believe    is correct?)
What    are    your    main points?
What    are    the    counterpoints?    Are    you    ready    to    dispute them?
Do    you    have    enough    evidence    to    effectively    support    your argument?
For    the    stance    essay,    your    personal    voice    (your    perspective)    should    come    through.    This    is    just    like    assignment    1,    except    you    should   
maintain    a    formal    tone.For    this    essay,    you    will    need    to    support    your    points    with    credible    sources.    Youre    ready    to    take    a    position    on   
the    topic    you    have    been    writing    about!
Important    note:    Stance    Essays    DO    incorporate    research    exclusively    from    the    WebText.    DO    NOT    use    outside    sources.    If    you    have   
written    a    Stance    Essay    in    a    previous    course,    please    reach    out    to    your    professor    to see    if    you    can    re-use    it.    You    are    not    permitted    to   
use    ANY    paper    from    an    unrelated    current    or    past    course.
INSTRUCTIONS:
You    are    required    to    use    your    WebText    to    draft    your    essay    in    the    templates!
Compose    a    three-four    (3-4)    page    paper    in    which    you    do    the    following:
1. Use    third    person    point    of    view    (POV)    and    the    appropriate    voice    and    tone    throughout    your paper.
a. Did    you    use    third    person    pronouns?    (he,    she,    they, their)
b. Does    your    personality    carry    over    in    your    writing?    Are    your    word    choices    personal    and consistent?
c. Is    the    tone    formal?    Does    it    express    your    attitude    about    the topic?
2. Write    an    introduction    paragraph,    which    includes    your    thesis    statement.    It    is    suggested    that    this    paragraph    contain    5-7   
sentences.
a. Does    your    introduction    include    solutions    or    approaches    on    the topic?
b. Does    your    thesis    statement    include    three    supporting    reasons    that    clearly    express    your    stance    on    thetopic?
c. Is    your    thesis    statement    clear    and concise?
d. Does    your    introduction    provide    a    preview    of    the    rest    of    your essay?
3. Write a supporting/body paragraph for each of the three (3) points/reasons from your thesis statement. It is suggested   
that    each    paragraph    contain    at    least    5-7 sentences.
a. Do    your    body    paragraphs    support    each    point    of    your    thesis    with    relevant    examples    orstatistics?
b. Do    you    address    the    opinions    or    concerns    that    your    audience    might have?
c. Did you paraphrase, quote, or summarize properly to avoid plagiarism? Did you comment on each quotation? Do   
you    limit    quotes    to    no    more    than    25 words.
4. Write    with    logic    and    with    transitions    throughout    your paper?
a. Are    your    ideas    consistent    and    well-organized,    i.e.,    chronological    order    or    order    of importance?
b. Do your ideas flow    from one sentence to the next and one paragraph to the next, in the order presented in    your   
thesis    statement?
5. Write    a    conclusion    paragraph.    It    is    suggested    that    this    paragraph    contain    5-7 sentences.
a. Did    you    paraphrase    or    restate    the    thesis    in    a    new way?
b. Did you leave a lasting impression, so that your readers continue thinking about your topic after they have finished   
reading?
6. Apply    proper    grammar,    mechanics,    punctuation    and    SWS    formatting    throughout    your paper.
a. Did    you    check    your grammar?
i. The    way    words    are    put    together    to    make    units    of    meaning:    Sentence    structure,    pronoun-agreement,etc.
b. Did    you    check    your    essay    for mechanics?
i. All    the    technical    stuff    in    writing:    Spelling,    capitalization,    use    of    numbers    and    other    symbols, etc.
c. Did    you    check    the punctuation?
i. The    symbols    used    to    help    people    read/process    sentences    the    way    you    want    them    to    be    heardand   
understood:    Periods,    question    marks,    commas,    colons,    etc.
d. Did    you    format    according    to    SWS    style?    (See    requirements below.)
SWS    FORMATTING    REQUIREMENTS:
Your    assignment    must    follow    these    general    SWS    formatting    requirements:
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. It should also have   
numbered    pages,    indented    paragraphs,    and    a    numbered    Source List.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title,    and   
the    date.    Note:    The    cover    page    is    not    included    in    the    required    assignment    page    length    of    three-four    (3-4) pages.
In-text    citations    follow    SWS    style,    using    attributive    tags    and    signal verbs.
Did    you    cite    at    least    three    to    four    (3- 4)    sources    from    the    WebText    ?    Do    your    sources    support    your position?
Have you used SWS in-text citations to document your sources? (Author’s last name, number indicating the order in which   
you used the source in    the paper.) For example, the first source in    your paper would look like this: (Wielding, 1).
Do    you    have    a    source list?
1. Did    you    number    your sources?
2. Did    you    list    the    sources    in    the    order    in    which    you    use    them    in    the paper?
3. Did    you    include    major    identifying    information    for    each reference?
4. Did    you    apply    a    consistent    and    SWS-style    flow    of    information?    (Author’s    first    and    last    name,    Title    of    the    source,   
date it was published, comment on where you found it, and page numbers.) For example: Natalie Goldberg. 2016.   
Writing    Down    the    Bones:    Freeing    the    Writer    Within.    p.100-126.    ISBN-13: 978-1590307946
Refer    to    the    Soomo    webtext    or    check    with    your    professor    for    any    additional instructions
Below are SOURCES from the WEBTEXT that we MUST use to complete the paper. Please include a cover page. Number page in right upper corner of page.

Bockman, Treatment of Animals in Industrial Agriculture
Loughnan, The Psychology of Eating Animals (PDF)
  Lubinski, Introduction to Animal Rights
BBC, Possible Moral Positions 
Riffkin, In U.S., More Say Animals Should Have Same Rights as People
Strand, What Is Animal Welfare and Why Is It Important?

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