Social 20-1 Position Paper Outline - Weebly



Social 20-1 Position Paper OutlineYou may complete this and use it as a resource for your written response. Be sure to staple this outline on your completed work.Introductory Paragraph(s) - Analysis of the Source: (remember “BIC Pen”)Provide a Background issue or issues the source centers on in a sentence or two– Possible issues you can discuss - To what extent (TWE)should nation be the foundation of identity?, TWE should national interests be pursued?, TWE should internationalism be pursued? TWE should national interests be pursued in relation to creating a national identity?– pick which best applies to your source.)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Interpret the source. (What does it mean? How tied to the issue (Background) you identified? Any irony present in the source?):____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________Briefly describe why the issue raised in the source creates Complexities in a society (What are the pros and cons for a society to follow the perspective of the source as it is written? )____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Connection of the source to an ideology (identify the position (Perspective) involved – is it for or against nationalism? Which type(s) – use social studies vocabulary – justify by relating back to the source) :________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Possible alternative Perspective in relation to the source (Identify another perspective and explain why it would disagree with the source): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Your Position? (How far do you support the perspective in the source? – to a full extent, large, certain, small? – identify as such! – if you don’t agree at all, identify with an alternative perspective – from above and explain why.)_________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Supporting Paragraphs: (remember ACE) Argument #1Argument #2Argument #3 Argument- (one word is not an argument – produce the argument as a statement and reference it back to the source.Case Evidence -example from history or a contemporary example that demonstrates how and why your position is correct. Explanation-(Justify why your argument is correct by explaining the implications/consequences that your case evidence demonstrates in connection to the source.)Conclusion to provide closure to your position.Reaffirm your position________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Reaffirm your most compelling argument________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bring it effectively to an end____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Position Paper Checklist - ask yourself if you answered the following questions in your blueprint:_____? Have I analyzed the entire source? _____? What position/perspective is reflected in the source? _____? What complexities are associated with the source_____? What is an opposing position to the source and why would it be opposed?_____? What is my position on the extent to which the perspective(s) in the source should be embraced? _____? What argumentation can I use in supporting my position? _____? What evidence can I present to strengthen my argumentation? ................
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