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Portfolio II: Analyzing a Debatable Issue: Writing an Informational Issue Analysis Essay based on Research Overview: To complete this paper, you will research, read articles about, and explain in writing, the different perspectives or positions surrounding the debatable topic you choose. Purposes for this Essay: To think critically about a debatable issue (to look at all sides) and to convince your readers that the issue you are examining is more complicated than a pro/con debate. To use sources to explain the different sides of the debate, to compel your audience to think deeper about an issue that they may only understand superficially and to raise awareness about the issue. Audience: The audience for your essay is your classmates and your instructor. In general, this audience will expect you to fully explain the perspectives/positions surrounding your issue using evidence from your sources/research. Essay Requirements: Your essay itself is required to be 4-5 pages in length (this does not include the references page; with that the paper should be 5-6 pages in length). In your paper, clearly identify the sources to which you refer (citations need to follow APA format). You should have a minimum of five (5) sources. Your essay should: ? Clearly define the issue and include a research question. This means providing enough background information in the introduction so that readers can understand the debate at hand. ? Be formal in tone no use of I or me in this essay. ? Show that your issue is complex (that it has more than two sides) by using your sources to describe the perspectives taken by people addressing the issue. ? Provide clear connections among the parts of your essay and smoothly integrate information from sources. ? Maintain focus on one specific question ? Cite sources with in-text citations to develop and support your analysis and include a References (APA) page at the end of your essay. ? Maintain objectivity. (Opinion or persuasive essays are not acceptable and will be returned to the author to rewrite). ? Be sure to provide a self-evaluation paragraph at the end of your paper. You will receive grading criteria to use when you assess your work. Overview of steps: 1. Topic Proposal 2. Annotated Bibliography (Annotated Bib is a graded assignment worth 10% of the final grade) 3. Outline 4. Introduction and at least the first two body paragraphs. (This is the only part of the paper I will collect/comment on before the final). 5. Rough draft for peer review 6. Final draft (with self-assessment paragraph). Final draft is worth 24% of the final grade.