Sources for essays must be deemed academically credible. You are able to use what you think is fitting.

Please avoid the following:

1. No encyclopedia - including Wikipedia
2. No dictionaries
3. No authorless websites - Websites like The American Red Cross or UC Santa Cruz are considered to be corporate authors and are thus acceptable. Newspaper editorials also do not list authors. Use corporate or institutional authors in the place of individual people and cite normally.
4. No quote web sites like Brainy Quotes or Great Quotes. For example:  "All people have a basic human right to preserve their own heritage," David Duke.
5. No blogs without full names.
6. No About.com; howto.com; and other authorless websites.
7. No sources that are dateless.

When you cite a source, you have made the determination that it is academically credible. If it is not, your paper will be penalized.

See the CRAAP test.

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Chicago  Author/Date  (Chicago 2)

Topic: Equity, Race, and College Admissions
Write an argumentative essay in which you defend, challenge, or qualify the recent events regarding this sensitive topic. How should we have "equity" in college admissions? What is the Black Lives Matter phenomenon? Why has race been such a matter of concern? 

Audience:  your fellow students, college community, parents - maintain a formal, academic tone.

Purpose: To establish an understanding.

Resource page.

Sources: 5 minimum, 10 citations minimum, at least 1 print source. At least 2 sources must have the current year of publication.
At least one print source.

Format: Chicago 2 (author/date)

Draft 1 - Oct 28 - Peer Response in class
Draft 2 - Nov 4 - 11:45 pm 
Draft 3

College Relationships

Topic: California passed a "clear, active consent" law for college relationships. "The rule defines consent as 'an affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.'" Write an argumentative essay in which you defend, challenge or qualify this law.
Audience:  your fellow students, college community, parents - maintain a formal, academic tone.
Purpose: To establish guidelines for college dating.
College Relationships Resources

Sources: 5 minimum, 10 citations minimum, at least 1 print source. At least 2 sources must have current year of publication.
At least one print source.
Format: Chicago 2 (author/date)

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Chicago Notes/Bibliography (Chicago 1)
 

Paying for College

Should public colleges be free in America like public K-12 schools? College is free in countries such as Germany, Norway, and Luxembourg and nearly free in Austria, France, and Spain, and very low cost in Sweden, Finland, Malaysia, Brazil, and Argentina. The USA has free education up to Grade 12 - why not all the way to a doctorate? State a position on whether you think public college should be free in America just as public K-12 is free.

or

Explain how you are planning to pay for college.

or

You may combine the two above topics.

Audience:  your fellow students, college community, parents - maintain a formal, academic tone.
Purpose: To establish a policy regarding paying for education
Paying for College -  Resources

Sources: 5 minimum, 11 endnotes minimum. At least 2 sources must have current year of publication.
One endnote must be a Discussion Footnote.
At least one print source.
Format: Chicago 1 (notes/bibliography)

Discussion footnote is assigned for CMOS, but they can be employed in ANY format. See Chap 13 of Summer Reading for an example of a discussion footnote in APA.

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Guns on Campus

Topic: Ten states (Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin) allow students and teachers to carry concealed weapons to school. Write an argumentative essay in which you defend, challenge or qualify this practice.
Audience:  your fellow students, college community, parents - maintain a formal, academic tone.
Purpose: To establish guidelines for carrying arms to school
Guns on Campus Resources

Sources: 5 minimum, 11 endnotes minimum. At least 2 sources must have current year of publication.
One endnote must be a Discussion Footnote.
At least one print source.
Format: Chicago 1 (notes/bibliography)

Discussion footnote is assigned for CMOS, but they can be employed in ANY format. See Chap 13 of Summer Reading for an example of a discussion footnote in APA.

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College and Race

Topic: Write and expository paper on Colleges and Race. (Admissions, Sensitivity, Housing, Dating, Religion, etc.) See a list of possible sources.
Audience: your fellow students, teachers, parents
Purpose: to inform
Sources: College web sites, College newspapers, DeVitis, WWW - minimum of 6 sources and 10 citations. At least 2 sources must have current year of publication.

Racially Based Bias

Topic: Implicit Bias. The definition of this term is "when we have attitudes towards people or associate stereotypes with them without our conscious knowledge." The recent phenomenon of "Black Lives Matter" implies implicit bias on the part of law enforcement. Conversely, to think that all police operate from a system of prejudice is also a phenomenon of implicit bias. Some students have displayed bias in selecting roommates at college. Hillary Clinton said, "implicit bias is a problem for everyone... [because we] jump to conclusions about each other." Write an argumentative essay in which you defend, challenge or qualify this state. See website.
Audience: your fellow students, college community, parents - maintain a formal, academic tone.
Purpose: To combat implicit bias
Implicit Bias Resources

Sources: 5 minimum, 10 citations minimum. 11 footnotes minimum. One citation must be a Discussion Footnote. At least 2 sources must have current year of publication.
Format: Chicago 1 (notes/bibliography)

College and Race:

Topic: Write and expository paper on Colleges and Race. (Admissions, Sensitivity, Housing, Dating, Religion, etc.) See a list of possible sources.
Audience: your fellow students, teachers, parents
Purpose: to inform
Sources: College web sites, College newspapers, DeVitis, WWW - minimum of 6 sources and 10 citations. At least 2 sources must have current year of publication.
Format: Chicago 1 (notes bibliogrpahy)


 

College Housing

Topic: "Should Colleges Allow Students to House Themselves in the Dorms in Any Housing Preference They Want?" (Co-Ed? Gay? Hispanic ONLY? Black ONLY? White ONLY? Jewish Theme?)
Audience: your fellow students, college community, parents - maintain a formal, academic tone.
Purpose: set a policy for your college
Sources: Parker, Davis, and 3 more sources. 10 citations minimum. 1 discussion footnote required.
Format: Chicago 2 (author/date)
         Ethnic Housing Resources

Topic: Pick a scientific topic. Feel free to write about something you are currently studying (biology, marine biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, etc.)
Audience: Scientific community
Purpose: Convey a scientific precept
Sources: 1 science book; 1 or 2 science journals or magazines; 2 or more credible sources. At least 3 of your 5 sources MUST be published in  the current year.
10 citations minimum, at least 1 print source,  multiple source citation required (at least one of the ten citaitons)
Format: CBE/CSE C-S

Suggested Topics

Choosing your weakest citation format: APA, Chicago 1, Chicago 2, CSE - write a paper following the Legischool protocols (less than 750 words)
Requirements: 5 sources, 10 citations minimum, at least 1 discussion footnote, at least 1 citation with multiple sources.
All sources must be academically credible. (CRAAP Test)
Extra Credit for Entering Contest (up to 50 pts) [bcc entry email to me - docraygen.aplanguage@gmail.com ]

A ton of resources: CNN Special

Topic:  Compare & Contrast:   Men and Women  or  2 colleges
Audience: Other Students - but maintain a formal, academic tone.
Purpose: Informational 
Sources: 1 print source, 1 media source, and 3 more sources. 10 citations minimum.
Format: MLA
Choose Point by Point or Subject by Subject design.
           Dr. Jennifer Ashton,  "Size Matters: How Male, Female Brains Compare" The Early Show. CBS News Aired September 22, 2010
           Miranda Hitti, "US Life Expectancy Best Ever, Says CDC" WebMD. February 28, 2005.
 

Group or Individual writing  - minimum 2 classes/divisions (if you work in a group, there must be the same number of
      classifications/divisions    eg. three people = three classifications/divisions)
Topic: Kinds of colleges, Kinds of scholarships, Kinds of phone, Kinds of athletes, Kinds of music - explicate and categorize
      - make a point
Audience: General Public - maintain a formal, academic tone
Purpose: Explain by providing a sample and explication
Sources: 3 sources & 5 citations per person. MUST have print sources. Individual = 5 sources, 10 citations
Format: Chicago 2
 

Assignment: write a satire - your own "Modest Proposal" - could be about school or college or dating
No references required.
Partners are allowed.