The Minimum Requirements

The Minimum Requirements to Earn a C are: 

1. You need to write about a local issue. Please do not write about an issue that is not specific to one or more of your local communities. You should make it clear in your writing project how you relate to this issue or why this issue is important to you.  
2. You will need to educate your readers on the various facets of the argument(s) surrounding this issue. It is important to provide some background and consider various points of view. 
3. You will need to take your own stand on the issue. 
4. You need to incorporate description and primary evidence.
5. You should use outside sources and information in writing this paper (and cite those sources according to MLA style guidelines). You could use information from interviews, newspapers, web pages, books, and/or magazines. You will need to include 10 sources for this paper.  All sources must be credible—you should be able to explain why the source is a strong one based on the criteria for evaluating sources that we’ve discussed.
6. 8-10 pages long, formatted according to MLA style. A works cited needs to be included in MLA format and does not count as part of the page requirement.