The writing assignment for this class is a five-page research paper on a selected Texas-related court case that is of interest to you .
Here are some guidelines on your Critical Thought/Research Papers:
You must use the APA style to write this paper. This reference is particularly important for quotations and your list of sources. Absolutely no plagiarism will be tolerated in this class. I will provide a link for an APA guide in the critical thought paper module.
Your critical thought papers must have a cover page indicating the course, instructor, your name, date, and topic. Also, a separate References is required.
Each paper should consist of five or more double-spaced fully written pages with one-inch margins . Cover pages, abstracts (optional), and reference pages do NOT count toward the total number of pages in this assignment.
Though I am more concerned with how well you cover the subject, I will pay attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation etc.
In this critical thought paper, you must make an argument about either a policy issue position OR a court case . If you are writing about a court case, you should identify and explain the decision of the court, and then provide your own argument about the outcome or impact of the case. Avoid summarizing the case at length, you are not writing a book report but evaluating the court’s decision . Since this assignment is short, be concise in your analysis . Do not use long quotes unless you extend your paper .
Do preliminary research to ensure that you can find sufficient sources to support your paper .
