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H312 Position Paper Instructions 75 points

Select a current HIV/STI global issue that has both pro and con positions. Research it and write a 2-3 page paper including the following sections.

1. Introduction: introduce the global issue (make sure it addresses the issue globally just not focusing on the U.S.)

2. Provide background and a description on the “pro” position

3. Provide background and a description on the “con” position

4. Provide a critical analysis including possible compromises, solutions to the issue.

5. Provide a concluding paragraph.

6. Reference Page: please put references in APA format or MLA format and include in-text citations.

The paper must be double spaced, 12 font.

Suggested position topics:

1. HIV Mandatory Testing for Pregnant Women

2. Mandatory HIV Testing in Prisons

3. Mandatory STI Partner Notification

4. Comprehensive Sex Education Programs in Schools

5. Needle Exchange Programs

6. Condom access in a specific location (prisons, schools, etc)

7. Disclosure of HIV/AIDS status in certain professions

H312 Research Paper Rubric

Exemplary

Good

Acceptable

Unacceptable

Criteria &

All Requirements

The majority of the

More than half of

Less than half of the

Requirements

were met. The

requirements were

the requirements

requirements were

(25 points

required sections

met. There were some

were met. There

met. There were

possible)

are present,

minor errors with

were some errors

significant errors

clearly labeled

required sections

with required

with required

and organized,

and/or the position

sections and/or

sections and/or the

and the position

chosen for the topic is.

the position

position chosen for

chosen for the

Most of the directions

chosen for the

the topic is. Less

topic is

were followed.

topic is. More

than half of the

appropriate. All

than half of the

directions were

directions were

directions were

followed.

clearly followed.

followed.

Comprehension &

The ideas are

Most of the ideas were

More than half of

Less than half of the

Examples

arranged logically

arranged logically

the paper

paper consisted of

(25 points

to explain both

to explain both the pro

consisted of ideas

ideas that were

possible)

the pro and con

and con positions.

that were

arranged logically

positions.

There may be some

arranged logically

to explain both the

There are

minor issues with

to explain both

pro and con

Sufficient

providing sufficient

the pro and con

positions. The

examples.

examples.

positions.

topic/position may

The reader can

The reader can mostly

There may be

be inappropriate.

follow the line

follow the line

issues with

There may be issues

of reasoning.

of reasoning. There are

providing

with providing

some unclear points.

sufficient

sufficient examples.

examples.

The reader has

The reader can

trouble following

follow the line

the line

of reasoning.

of reasoning. There

There are some

are many unclear

unclear points.

points.

Writing

APA was clearly

APA was mostly

There were issues

There were

(25 points

followed for in-

followed for in-text

with the APA

significant issues

possible)

text citations and

citations and

format. The paper

with the APA

references. The

references. The paper

had issues with

format. The paper

paper has proper

had minor issues with

one or more of

had many issues

grammar, tone,

one or more of the

the following:

with one or more of

Sentence

following: proper

proper grammar,

the following:

construction.

grammar, tone,

tone, sentence

proper grammar,

The paper has no

sentence construction.

construction. The

tone, sentence

spelling errors.

The paper may have

paper may have

construction. The

spelling errors.

spelling errors.

paper may have

spelling errors.

I chose to talk about Condom Access in School using these three references, and it is ok if you wanna add more:

Brown, Nancy L., and Douglas B. Kirby. "Condom Availability Programs in U.S. Schools."

Family Planning Perspectives (1996): 196-202.

Dodd, Keri J. School Condom Availability. February 1998. Web. 28 July 2016

< http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/449-school-condom-availability >.

HumanRightsWatch. "Access to Condoms and HIV/AIDS Information: A Global Health and

Human Rights Concern." December 2004. web. Human Rights Watch. 28 July 2016 < http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/hivaids/condoms1204/condoms1204.pdf >.