Overview:Court cases and their decisions establish a basis for the future. For these assignments, you will prepare a position paper that contains your concise and structuredopinion of the decisions ma

JU S 2 1 5: Po sition Pap er Gu id el ines and Rubr ic O vervi ew Court cases and their decisi ons establish a basis for the future. For these assig nme nts, you will prepa re a po siti on paper that contains your concise and structu red opini on of the decisi ons made in each case. The Midterm Position Paper will be subm itted in Module Fou r. The Final Positi on Paper will be sub mi tted in Modu le Seven . Your pa per sho uld have an introducti on, body, and conclusi on. • Introdu ction (of yo ur ma in element) o State your thesis (topic and opini on you have ch osen) o Introduce main points of argu ment • Body (Support for your po sition, con taining eviden ce and examp les) o Summ arize the opp osing viewpoi nt o Add ress all sides of the issue o Detail your po sition on the issue o Incl ude evidence for key po ints that su pport your position • Con clus ion (Closing stateme nt) o Restate your thesis o Sum mation of key points Prom pt The purpose of a posi tion paper is to identify an iss ue, your posi tion, and rationale for that posi tion in order to convince your audience that your opini on is valid. Refer to this hel pful resou rce for wri ting an effective posi tion paper. Your pa pe r should inc lude: • Obje ctive views for and against your positi on —not a de scrip tive or opini on pap er! (analysis) • Stat ements that define the maj or issue as well as argum ents and counte rargu ments that supp ort your positi on (ba ckgr oun d). Include inf ormati on on the maj or po ints of the cases (diffe ren ce s and similar ities), who the victims we re, which victim state or federal rig hts were crucial in these cases, victim ser vices that were invo lve d, and any related crime theory and victim typology. • Premise and the sis. You r paper sh ould ha ve a premise on wh ich yo u have bas ed your the sis. Pers onal statem ent writ ten in third person (per APA) concer ning the posi tion and the issue (e.g., Abrah am Linc oln’s premise was that all pe ople are cre ated equal; his thesis that slavery ought to be ab olished) (The sis and positi on) • Stat ement of the imp orta nce of the issue to society (rea l-world). What were the impli cations of these co urt decisio ns on society as a whole? Midterm Positi on Pape r: For Module Four, you will revi ew the two cases bel ow and prepa re a positi on paper that contains your con cise and struc tured opinion of the decisi ons made in each case. The mi dterm should be a min imum of 2-3 pages, not including cover page and reso urce s. This submissi on will be graded wi th the Position Paper Rubri c. REGINALD MEEKS, Peti tione r-App ella nt, vs. DAVID MCKUNE, et al., Respond ent. Case No. 09-3133 UNITED STA TES DISTRI CT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KAN SAS 607 F. Supp. 2d 1235; 20 09 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30846 April 9, 2009, Deci ded April 9, 2009, Filed UNITED STA TES OF AMERICA, Plai ntiff - Appell ee, versus CONRAD DO MINIC PO OL E, Defendant - Appell ant. No. 05 -5049 UNITED STA TES COURT OF APP EALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 241 Fed. Appx. 153; 2007 U.S. Ap p. LEXIS 18114 April 18, 20 07, Subm itted July 30, 2007, Deci ded Final Positi on Pape r: In Modu le Seven, you will su bmit your final positi on paper. For this pape r, you will be requi red to ide ntify a case (you may not use the cases above that were used for your Midterm Position Paper) that relates to a topic or issue covered in this course and prepa re a positi on pap er. Reach out to your instructor if you have any questions when identifying a case. Your pa per sho uld be a mi nimum of 3-4 pa ges, not includ ing cover pa ge and reso urce s. It sh ould be a complete, polish ed arti fact containing all of the crit ical eleme nts of the final produ ct. It sh ould reflect the incorporation of feedba ck gained through ou t the course. This submiss ion will be g rad ed wi th the Position Paper Rubri c. Rubr ic Requirem ents of su bmiss ion: Written comp one nts of projects must follow the se form atting guidel ines when applicab le: doub le sp acin g, 12-point Times New Roman font, one -inch margins, and dis cipline -approp riate citation s. Criti cal Elem ents Exempl ary (10 0%) Proficie nt (85%) Nee ds Imp roveme nt (55%) Not Evide nt (0%) Value Main Elem ents Inc ludes al most all of the main ele ments and requi rements and ci tes mult iple examples to illu strate each ele ment Inc ludes most of the main ele ments and requi rements and cites many exam ples to illu strate each eleme nt Inc ludes so me of the main ele ments and requi rements Does n ot include any of the main ele ments and requi reme nts 25 Inqui ry an d Ana lysis Explo res mult iple issues throu gh extensi ve collection and in-de pth anal ysis of evidence to make informed conclusions Explo res so me issues th rou gh collecti on and in -de pth a nalysis of eviden ce to make inform ed conclusions Explo res minimal issues throu gh collec tion and anal ysis of eviden ce to ma ke informed conclusions Does n ot expl ore issues throu gh collec tion and anal ysis of eviden ce and do es not ma ke informed conclusions 20 Integration and Appl ication All of the cou rse concep ts a re correctly app lied Mo st of the course concep ts are correctly app lied Some of the course concep ts are correct ly app lied Does n ot correctly app ly any of the cou rse conce pts 10 Criti cal Th ink ing De mon strates comprehensi ve explo ration of issues and ide as before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion De mon strates mode rate explo ration of issues and ide as before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion De mon strates minimal explo ration of issues and ideas be fore accepting or forming an op inion or conclusion Does n ot de mon strate explo ration of issues and ideas be fore accepting or forming an op inion or conclusion 20 Rese arch Incorpo rates many scholarly resou rces effectively that reflect de pth and b readth of resea rch Incorpo rates some scho larly resou rces effectively that reflect de pth a nd breadth of rese arch Incorpo rates very few scholarly reso urces that reflect de pth and b readth of resea rch Does n ot incorpo rate scholarly reso urces that reflect de pth and breadth of resea rch 15 Writing (Mech anic s/Citations) No er rors related to organization, gramm ar a nd style, and ci tations Minor er rors related to organization, gramm ar a nd style, and ci tations Some er rors related to organization, gramm ar a nd style, and ci tations Major er rors related to organization, gramm ar a nd style, and ci tations 10 Total: 100