Response Paper:
Overall goal:
As I noted in the syllabus, each week you will receive a sheet of discussion questions designed to guide your reading of the week’s materials. The questions are broad and designed to help you think critically about the material. In doing so you should be prepared to pass the weekly quizzes and exams.
Discussion Question Response Paper Instructions:
After reading the week’s material and watching the weekly video, you will select one of the week’s discussion questions and write a brief response paper addressing it. These papers are not meant to be major treatises on the topic, but rather a short 1 page response to the issues and controversies covered in the material. While I am truly interested in your opinions, those opinions must be informed by reasoned argument and supported by facts.
Below you will find a template that you can use to format your response papers. Please cut and paste the writing below onto a new document and use that to submit your papers.
Thank you
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Your Name
POLS 1101-07
Response Paper 1 (Update as Appropriate)
January 28, 2016 (Update as Appropriate)
Paper Template (Replace this Line with Your Own Creative Title)
This is an example of an appropriately formatted paper. You will want to replace this text with your own. Make sure that you use 1 inch margins and 11 point Times New Roman font. Also, you can see that there is no title page and that this text is single-spaced. Indent your paragraphs and do not leave extra space between paragraphs!
Be sure to check for proper spelling, grammar, and style. Proofread your work and then proofread again. Have someone else proofread as well. If you need help, please visit the Student Success Center. Finally, before submitting your paper, check and make sure that your word count is within the requirements listed in the syllabus.
Thank you for following these formatting guidelines! Doing so helps me grade these papers in an efficient manner