1.  These issue papers will be an out-growth of your understanding of BNW  It is an analysis with rhetorical devices and appeals required to persuade your audience  It is an expository essay---you pick the mode: definition, cause/effect, classification  You must incorporate 5 different sources into the paper---they can be graphs, pictures, stats, passages, etc.---but you MUST include BNW as a source! You will 8-10 parenthetically/attributed pieces of material in this essay. Persuasive Essay and Speech Project

2. Writing Schedule and Order  Sources and Note Cards 5 sources completed on the note card form—100 points (03/08) Must also include copies of your sources. If you include a source from the internet, you must attach and complete a web evaluation checklist sheet for it  Outlines 1 st outline—subject outline and must indicate the position of sources, but not the actual sources themselves.(03/09) 2 nd outline—sentence outline and must contain the actual quotes, facts, figures, and MLA parenthetical citations.(03/11) 3 rd outline—paragraph outline and must have Works Cited page (03/14)

3. Writing Schedule and Order  Rough Draft Due by 03/16 Must have your sources integrated into it Must include an updated Works Cited page CANNOT be significantly shorter than 4 pages typed Difference between R.D. and Paragraph outline is inclusion of transitional sentences  Peer Editing Must have paper evaluated with two anonymous Peer Edit sheets (03/17) You will also be checking on the formatting of the parenthetical citations and the Works Cited in a separate peer edit After peer editing, you will fix your paper and we will complete final revision checklist before the final copy is due

4. FINAL DRAFT!  Final Drafts will be due on the first day of presentations! (03/21)  Failure to complete ANY of the above steps will result in a failing grade for the final draft!

5. The Paper Itself…..  Thesis Statements will be approved by me and have all the following parts: “The Road Map of 3” The Subject The Power Verb The Universal Truth with Qualifier  Paper MUST include: Intro with Lead, background of issue, & Thesis Statement Paragraphs with subordinate clauses/phrases used for transitions from paragraph to paragraph Internally—Paragraphs should have a topic sentence, evidence, and commentary with the use of adverbial conjunctions where appropriate Closing—should have strong transition, indication of position, call to action, social ramification

6. The Paper itself….  Works Cited MUST be properly put together using MLA and attached  You may only use 5 TO BE verbs (am, is, are, was, were)  You must use all 4 sentence types at some point in the paper  You need to use all 5 phrase types  NO second person  1 st person usage HAS to be cleared by me first  Use at least 2 of the appeals  Use at least 5 rhetorical devices  3 syntactical elements