Short Writing Assignment Five
Topic Proposal for MWA 3 and MWA 4
Multimedia Topic Proposal with Statement of Purpose
Major Writing Assignment 3 and 4 are related. MWA 3 will provide the research portion of a Multimedia Argument (MWA 4) that takes a position on the topic of your choice. However, not every topic is a good topic.
Some topics are too broad and some topics are based too much on personal preferences. Some examples of topics that are not good for this assignment are the Death Penalty, Gun Control, Legalization of Marijuana (Medicinal or Recreational), Abortion, Climate Change, Impact of Social Media, and Body Image Issues. Also, make sure you are thinking about a topic that is debatable in a reasonable way.
- For example, "Child Abuse is bad" or "People need to be healthier" are not debatable because most reasonable people would agree with these statements. On the other hand, "Spanking a child is an effective form of punishment" is debatable since many people think hitting a child is not a good way to discipline him or her.
You will need to get your topic approved before beginning MWA 3. Your topic should have a variety of points of support and must be substantial enough in content to warrant writing about. If your topic is not approved, you will need to re-submit SWA 5 until it is approved.
Review the ideas on pages 30-34 and 478-485 in the EAA in order to help produce a full (1.5-2 page) response.
Possible topics
- Mandatory National Service for all citizens
- Are Univeral Basic income programs good for the U.S. economy?
- Are Wiki-leaks or media leaks patriotism or treasonous?
- How to create equitable public school funding across South Carolina
- Affordable Health Care funding- Private v. Public- this does not mean free
- Do voter registration laws impact one political party and its voters more than another?
- Should up to four years of public college be free for all who qualify?
- What is the best/most efficient solution to illegal immigration? This is a difficult subject that would require a lot of research.
- Are labor/teacher unions good or bad for worker pay and benefits?
- Elimination of cash bail
- Congress/Supreme Court should have term limits
- Should students who receive LIFE scholarships be drug tested?
- Topic of choice
Paper Specification
- 1.5- 2 pages
- MLA 8 format
- Drafts that do not meet the minimum will not receive full points for lack of content.
- No Works Cited page required.