devry ENG 112 week 6 and week 8 Position paper

Continue to work on your position paper. This week, you will be working on the rough draft of this paper. You will submit the rough draft to your professor.

For this essay, you are going to write on a debatable issue. Write a position paper in which you explore both sides of a contentious debatable issue. Pick an issue that affects you directly, and try to represent both sides of the issue. Explain your opponents’ side of the issue as clearly and fairly as possible. Then point out the limitations of their side. Explain your side of the issue and concede any limitations on your side. Then, persuade your readers that your understanding of the issue is stronger and more reasonable than your opponents’ understanding.

Successful drafts will (due this week):

1. Be at least three pages long.
2. Include at least two sources.
3. Provide APA reference information for any outside sources used. Be sure to include an in-text citation for any references made throughout the body of the paper in addition to a full end reference page formatted in APA style.
4. Be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font.

The final draft will (due in week 8):

1. Be focused on persuading general readers to take action or accept your point of view on a specific and debatable topic. NOTE: please avoid topics that are focused on religious, moral, or overly emotional debates.
2. Be at least 5 full pages, in addition to the title page and reference page, and include at least 3 sources.
3. Contain a well-crafted thesis statement appropriate for the essay's purpose.
4. Include the opposition’s point of view with logical reasoning as rebuttal.
5. Follow APA formatting rules as identified in the APA sample paper on Doc Sharing or through this tutorial: APA Tutorial. An APA title page, Running Heads, and page numbers are required.
6. Provide APA reference information for any outside sources used. Be sure to include an in-text citation for any references made throughout the body of the paper in addition to a full end reference page formatted in APA style.
7. Be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font.

Review the APA tutorial and the websites below for information on the style guide and documentation.

Essay 3: Position Final Draft due

Please review the assignment details for the Position essay. Use peer review and professor feedback from your draft and outline to revise the Position essay into a polished final paper this week.

Successful assignments will:

1. Be focused on persuading general readers to take action or accept your point of view on a specific and debatable topic. NOTE: please avoid topics that are focused on religious, moral, or overly emotional debates.
2. Be 5 full pages, in addition to the title page and reference page, and include at least 3 academic sources with improvements made from the drafting stage. NOTE: Failure to make any revisions from last week’s draft will result in a one letter grade deduction.
3. Contain a well-crafted thesis statement appropriate for the essay's purpose.
4. Include the opposition’s point of view with logical reasoning as rebuttal.
5. Follow APA formatting rules as identified in the APA sample paper on Doc Sharing or through this tutorial: https://hub2.devry.edu/node/25835. An APA title page, Running Heads, and page numbers are required.
6. Provide APA reference information for any outside sources used. Be sure to include an in-text citation for any references made throughout the body of the paper in addition to a full end reference page formatted in APA style.
7. Be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2007 document (.docx), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font.

See Syllabus/"Due Dates for Assignments & Exams" for due date information. Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these Step-by-Step Instructions or watch this Dropbox Tutorial.

Review the APA tutorial and the websites below for information on the style guide and documentation.