Worldview PaperRequirements and Guidelines

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ENGLISH 207: Persuasive Writing

Format

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Format your paper using MLA style and create numbered headings to separate each of the four worldview sections.

Write an Introduction• The introduction should be a statement of purpose

that also forecasts how your paper is organized.

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Example1:Inthispaper,Idescribemyworldview.Thefollowingsectionsincludemyviewofknowledge,whatIbelieveabouttheoriginsandpurposeoftheuniverse,howIthinkaboutGodorahigherpower,andmyvaluesystem.

Example2:Myworldviewispresentedinthispaper.Theinformationaboutmyworldviewisorganizedintofoursectionsasfollows:1)Knowedge;2)OriginsandPurpose;3)GodoraHigherPower;and4)Values.

Writing Each Section• compose your responses to the questions posed in

Slidedoc 1: About Worldviews by writing cohesive paragraphs (do not write a question and then answer it).

• Include life experiences (events, circumstances, etc.) that have influenced your worldview.

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Incorporate Course Readings• Incorporate course readings by comparing

and/or contrasting the author's worldview with your own.

• Use MLA citation style and short snippets of quotes from the readings with attributive phrases.

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Example1:AccordingtoJohnRawls,“quote.”Ifeelsimilarly[andyourcommentaboutthesimilarity].

Example2:MyworldviewisdifferentfromJohnRawlswhobelieves"quote"[andyourcommentaboutthisdifference].

Write a Conclusion• Write a conclusion that sums up your worldview or

points out a significant aspect of what has shaped your worldview.

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