Position Paper

TOPIC- GENDER INEQUALITY PAY

• 5 pages (not including works cited)
• Double-spaced
• 12-point Calibri Font
• .5 inch margins
• Cited in MLA style with a works cited page (this is your 6th page)
• Saved as a .doc, .docx, .rtf or .pdf
• Submitted to Canvas by the above deadline

Grading criteria: You are expected to give an overview of the issue and examine it from all sides. A good paper will take a position and make an argument for specific political action or inaction and use credible sources to support that position. Grammar and spelling WILL be graded.

15 points: Logic of argument

15 points: Topical Analysis

 5 points: Grammar, spelling, structure

5 points: Works cited page with good sources (i.e. not Wikipedia or propaganda websites)