COMPLETE THE CHART FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTION Assignment Summary: Complete the chart as a pre-writing exercise–as if you were going to be giving a speech or wri

COMPLETE THE CHART FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTION

Assignment Summary:

Complete the chart as a pre-writing exercise–as if you were going to be giving a speech or writing a research paper.  This chart follows the four steps outlined in your textbook.  Complete Consequences, Obligations, and Moral Ideals for EACH side of your issue.  Make one column the “FOR” reasons, and the other column the “AGAINST” reasons.   You may wish to re-label them to keep the two sides straight in your head and mine. 

To practice, I’ve attached two sample topics, although they do not include the last section for assumptions.  Please don’t use these two topics for your chart.  Will practice in class, but if you are in an online class, grab the blank Four-Step Chart and try your hand at one or both of these topics before you open the sample charts that go with each topic to see how another student handled them.  (To get to the sample charts and the blank 4-step chart, click the title of this assignment, and look at the bottom for attachments.)

• Sample Topic #1:  Should I continue vaping, or is it wiser to quit?
• Sample Topic #2:  Should I work part-time while going to school?

Details:

• Citations:  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has asked us to give students more practice with research and citations, so I am asking you to find at least ONE relevant source for a quotation, statistics, or information.   Two good research databases to use are Opposing Viewpoints database and the Academic Search Complete database, available from Dallas College’s Library Databases, on the right-hand menu.  Please include your sources in two ways:
  • Use parentheses after the sentence you are citing, like this (Nichols 24).  If there is no page number, it would just look like this (Nichols), referring to the author.  See the sample chart.  Again, look at the samples and video.
  • Include a Bibliography or Works Cited list at the end of the chart.  Websites such as those linked below can be useful for properly formatting a bibliography.  Use the MLA format, unless you know another format well.  MLA is the easiest legal style.  
• Plagiarism Checker:  Your work will be submitted to TurnItIn plagiarism checker which will also help you see grammar, spelling, punctuation, an style issues.  
• Honor Statement:  Please include this statement at the end of your short essay:  “I, __________________, attest that the information contained within this assignment is written without Artificial Intelligence, any electronic writing assistance, or any other person not cited herein.”  This means no AI, and no Grammarly, Quillbot, translation services, or any other electronic writing assistance.  If you are an International Student, I will consider the fact that you are still learning English as I grade.  
• Feedback Request:  If you want more extensive feedback than the fairly thorough grading rubric, and you promise to read it, please write this at the end of your essay, by your Honor Statement:  “I want personal feedback, and grammar corrections, and I promise to read it.”  I am happy to give feedback, but am aware that many students never read beyond the grade.  No judgment from me if you won’t read it, but I want to save my energy for the people who will.  I will still use the grading rubric, even if you don’t ask for more feedback.