Assignments
U.S. Government
U.S. Government
Special Project
Student will pick a political cartoon of their choice and write about the event and people and or organizations involved in the satire, examples will be
shown during the first day of class. At least three verifiable sources will be needed as footnotes in the paper. Students must have the cartoon
approved by the instructor prior to submission of the paper (no vulgar cartoons will be accepted.) For example, the best cartoon for analysis could be
one where the conclusion is too narrow or even wrong; here the student can find sources that do not support the author’s conclusion. But keep in mind
one still has to write about the situation being satire. Your paper should express the “whys’” involved in the issue; content of the paper should show
that the student is studying Government by using terms from your book in the paper. I recommend using the five paragraph style: Introduction, body (3
paragraphs or more) and conclusion with three quotes minimum and listing your sources on the Work Cited page of your paper. The length of the paper
should be five pages minimum not counting the title page, and work’s cited page. Papers should be done in the Modern Language Association (MLA)
style for documenting the use of sources. MLA guidelines can be found at ACC writing centers and links on the class website. The centex of the paper
is font size 12, double spaced, and margins 1 inch. Paper will consist of 5 pages not including cover sheet or Work Cited page. This project is worth
52 points.
GOVT 2305 Name ______________
United States Government
Spring 2010
Hinkelmann
Campus: Bastrop
Quiz 1. Critical Thinking and MLA .
This is a take home quiz covering material that can be found on links on the class website. Each question is worth 10 points.
1. List your textbook as a work cited in MLA style.
2. True or False. (circle your answer) A Work Sited page should list sources in alphabetical order?
3. True or False. (circle your answer) Long quotes over 4 lines should be indented and should not have quotations marks?
4. List your class website in MLA style as a work cited (using the date you completed this quiz)?
5. True or False. (circle your answer) When using a quote in your paper the author’s name and page number of the work cited from should be set in
parentheses?
6. Brooke Noel Moore and Richard Parker defined critical thinking as?
7. The statement, “If everyone jump off a cliff would you too?” is a example of what type of deceptive argument?
8. The statement, “I’m smart enough to know when I’m wrong if I was wrong I would know it” is a example of what type of deceptive argument?
9. What is the goal in analytical writing (Owl Analytical Research Project Presentation)?
10. What is the subject in the example of an expository (explanatory) thesis statement in the Owl in the creating a thesis statement?
Student will pick a political cartoon of their choice and write about the event and people and or organizations involved in the satire, examples will be
shown during the first day of class. At least three verifiable sources will be needed as footnotes in the paper. Students must have the cartoon
approved by the instructor prior to submission of the paper (no vulgar cartoons will be accepted.) For example, the best cartoon for analysis could be
one where the conclusion is too narrow or even wrong; here the student can find sources that do not support the author’s conclusion. But keep in mind
one still has to write about the situation being satire. Your paper should express the “whys’” involved in the issue; content of the paper should show
that the student is studying Government by using terms from your book in the paper. I recommend using the five paragraph style: Introduction, body (3
paragraphs or more) and conclusion with three quotes minimum and listing your sources on the Work Cited page of your paper. The length of the paper
should be five pages minimum not counting the title page, and work’s cited page. Papers should be done in the Modern Language Association (MLA)
style for documenting the use of sources. MLA guidelines can be found at ACC writing centers and links on the class website. The centex of the paper
is font size 12, double spaced, and margins 1 inch. Paper will consist of 5 pages not including cover sheet or Work Cited page. This project is worth
52 points.
GOVT 2305 Name ______________
United States Government
Spring 2010
Hinkelmann
Campus: Bastrop
Quiz 1. Critical Thinking and MLA .
This is a take home quiz covering material that can be found on links on the class website. Each question is worth 10 points.
1. List your textbook as a work cited in MLA style.
2. True or False. (circle your answer) A Work Sited page should list sources in alphabetical order?
3. True or False. (circle your answer) Long quotes over 4 lines should be indented and should not have quotations marks?
4. List your class website in MLA style as a work cited (using the date you completed this quiz)?
5. True or False. (circle your answer) When using a quote in your paper the author’s name and page number of the work cited from should be set in
parentheses?
6. Brooke Noel Moore and Richard Parker defined critical thinking as?
7. The statement, “If everyone jump off a cliff would you too?” is a example of what type of deceptive argument?
8. The statement, “I’m smart enough to know when I’m wrong if I was wrong I would know it” is a example of what type of deceptive argument?
9. What is the goal in analytical writing (Owl Analytical Research Project Presentation)?
10. What is the subject in the example of an expository (explanatory) thesis statement in the Owl in the creating a thesis statement?
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