Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: review chapters as needed Lesson Link (Word doc): Pro-ConPosition Paper Template Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (fr

• Textbook: review chapters as needed
• Lesson
• Link (Word doc): Pro-ConPosition Paper Template
• Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (from previous weeks; include additional sources as needed)

Apply the following writing resources to your posts:

• Link (multimedia presentation): APA Basics(Links to an external site.) (Review this tutorial for formatting an APA paper and title page.)
• Link (multimedia presentation): Citing References in Text(Links to an external site.)
• Link (website): APA Citation and Writing(Links to an external site.)

InstructionsThis week, you will complete the final draft of your Pro-Con Position Paper. Review the template provided and consider the feedback from your instructor and peers as you make edits and finalize your work.

The final draft should apply the following:

• An APA formatted title page
• An attention grabbing introduction to draw in the audience
• A well-written thesis that acknowledges both pro and con topics
• A formal tone, avoiding both 1st (I, me, my, we, our, us, mine) and 2nd (you, your) person point of view - no slang or contractions
• Either the alternating or divided pattern of organization, presenting both counterarguments and rebuttals
• Body paragraphs that include topic sentences, evidence, and concluding/connecting sentences
• Five incorporated scholarly sources,including at least two peer-reviewed sources,that support all assertions
• A conclusion that resolves the argument and applies a thought-provoking concluding technique
• In-text and reference page citations in APA format

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 4-5 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 5 scholarly resources,including at least two peer-reviewed sources)

GradingThis activity will be graded using the Pro-Con Position Paper Grading Rubric.