07 Jul A current governmental or political (not historical) issue, or problem.
Topic selection A current governmental orpolitical (not historical) issue, or problem. use a topic relevant to Texas. North Korea is not necessarily relevant toTexas. I prefer that you dont writeabout abortion unless it is specific law that applies to the issue of abortion. In other words, dont discuss the merits foror against abortion.
Content address the various sides of the issue (morethan your view) with the student drawing personal conclusions based on theirown analysis of the issue (look at facts/sources) and demonstrating anunderstanding of its complexities (explain the issue). It would be helpful ifyou identify the various sides of the issue such as Republican, Democrat,Catholic, Protestant, NRA, AARP, blacks, Hispanics, etc Compare and contrast the different viewpoints ofsources used on your topic taking into account the limits of aposition. For example, source A saysthis and source B says that. Your minimum of three sources should be academicin nature. In other words, use peerreviewed journal articles or books published by an academic press. These sources should not be newspapers orgovernment Websites. If you want toinclude other sources beyond the three required such as a news sites or otherWeb sites that will be fine. A bibliography or work cited page also usingMLA format
