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Assignment #4 –
Instructions –
News Journal Written Assignment:
News Journals require you to relate current events to the topics covered within POS 2041, American National Government. For your first Journal please choose from one of the articles listed below.
News Journals require you to relate current events to the topics covered within POS 2041, American National Government. For this Journal you will select your own article.
The article you select will determine your success on this Journal. The article must be about Civil Liberties or Civil Rights and illustrate a concept discussed in your textbook. The news article you select must itself be at least 4 paragraphs in length and come from a major, national news source.
For a list of sources and search possibilities please see the list provided in the Article List Word document or go to the Media tab, on the POS 2041 Lib page. Create your Journal meeting the criteria we have been using and addressing each of the elements below.
Please specifically identify each section by number and title.
Your essay should be between 300 and 500 words, double-spaced and in APA format, with parenthetical citations and a Reference List. A cover page is not necessary.
View the Written Assignment Rubric to understand how you will will be evaluated.
All essays will be submitted in the assigned drop box, which will include a Turnitin originality report.
Resource Guide – You can select an article of your choice but, it must be from a credible source and the article must be at least 4 paragraphs long.
American National Government — POS 2041
Please view the blue tabs above for assignment-specific information.
To identify a particular kind of research, please see the matrix below to locate specific types of sources.
Research Decision Matrix
Do you need research from a(n):
| Federal report (for narrative,visual) | Congressional Research Service Reports See Research Project — Letter to Congress Tab |
| Congressional bill (official, non-official) | Congress.gov, GovTrack.us, National Journal, PopVox See Research Project — Letter to Congress Tab |
| Time-sensitive information view | Major newspapers (e.g. New York Times, Washington Post) See Written Assignment — Media Resources Tab |
| Easily searchable, time-sensitive view | Google News, News Magazines See Written Assignment — Media Resources Tab |
| Local interest perspective | Tampa Bay Times/TBO.com. See Written Assignment — Media Resources Tab |
| Complex scientific/expert’s view | SPC’s Science/Medical databases (scholarly) See Databases by Subject (from MyCourses or with Student # and Last four digits of Social Security number) |
| Lobbying or special interest point of view | Professional organizations: e.g. National Rifle Association, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, etc. |
| Statistical perspective | FedStats, Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (2012, latest available online) |
| International statistical perspective | CIA World Factbook, Country Reports |
| Contemporary or pop culture view | Huffington Post, Drudge Report. See Written Assignment — Media Resources Tab |
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