Texas Government

(Signature Assignment)
ASSIGNMENT:
The assignment is for the student to write a
3-5
page assignment, in APA formatting, researched
and cited, and turn it in through the “turn-it-in” upload within CANVAS.
This assignment will
be due a date as identified in CANVASS.
In this assignment the student must identify several
Items:
ASSIGNMENT CONTEXT:
A suggested list of topics are as follows:
Suggested Topics include: Capital Punishment, Civil
Liberties, Civil Rights, Political Participation and Texas Public Policy.
COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENT:
These are the instructions for completing the assignment:
1. The assignment needs to be at least three full pages long but no more than five full
pages long, not including cover-page, and work cited page.
2. The assignment needs to be double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, have one-
inch margins on the top, bottom, left, and right.
3. Make sure to check your spelling and grammar.
4. The assignment needs to be written in 3
rd
person. No you or I!
5. The assignment
MUST BE A RESEARCHED, AND HAVE AT LEAST 4
ACADEMIC SOURCES! YOU CANNOT USE WIKIPEDIA, IF A STUDENT
USES WIKIPEDIA THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR DOING SO!
6. THE GRADE:
a. THE GRADE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS.
i. THE STUDENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TOPIC,
AND A LIST OF RESOURCES FOR 25% OF THE GRADE
ii. THE STUDENT WILL PRESENT A ROUGH DRAFT, AT LEAST
50% OF THE WAY DONE FOR 25% OF THE GRADE.
iii. THE STUDENT WILL SUBMIT THE FINAL PAPER, BY THE
DEADLINE, FOR THE REMAINING 50%
ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE:
When completing this assignment, divide the essay into three parts: the introduction, the body of
the essay, and a conclusion. Remember, this is a 3-5 page research paper, and it should be a
critical analysis of the subject matter. Never use 1
st
or 2
nd
person in academic writing. The
research paper should be structured as followed:
STEP ONE (INTRODUCTION) ½ – 1 page

Introduce the topic, general context and information, history, and relevance of this topic matter.
STEP TWO (BODY OF YOUR PAPER) 1-2 pages
This portion should be building an empirical and historical account. Students should compare
and contrast both sides of the issue or topic. Identify context, data, facts, history, importance,
necessity, and purpose as it relates to your subject.
STEP THREE (BODY OF YOUR PAPER) 1-2 pages
This is where the student will determine which policy preference/s is/are the best approach.
Students are expected to present factual evidence, a genuine, original, and independent thought
and idea, and support it with facts, data, and sound judgment. (REMEMBER NO 1
ST
OR 2
ND
PERSON IN ACADEMIC WRITING)
STEP FOUR (CONCLUSION) ½ – 1 page
This should be a wrap up of everything said about the assignment topic. Conclude with a
summation, outcomes, new questions that were uncovered, etc.
FIRST 25% OF THE GRADE, (ABSTRACT AND
WORKCITED)

Abstract
This is the abstract. In academic writing, the abstract is a summation of the greater
project. You will need to submit this to me, with at least 4 academic sources that you are
planning on using, and this will be 25% of the grade. The whole purpose of me typing this
abstract paragraph is to show you what I expect. Below, you will see the four sources, cited, in
the appropriate APA formatting.
Works Cited (AT LEAST 4 ACADEMIC SOURCES)
(2017, April 06). Retrieved from American Psychological Association :
http://www.apa.org/pubs/software/index.aspx?gclid=CKqeltD-j9MCFQGNaQodfqIHYA
Manning, B. (2012, October 1). Instructor of English. (C. Thornton, Interviewer)
Reich, R. (Director). (2009). Inequality for All [Motion Picture].