Guantanamo Bay Mini-research Assignment
For this assignment you will work alone or in pairs to research and create a coherent 2-4 page response (including your works cited page) to the following essential question:
Should the Guantanamo Bay Prison
Facility be Closed?
How will it be graded and when is it due?
You will receive two grades for the assignment and you may submit an optional outline.
- Research Notes Note Check on Wednesday Due on Friday, 4/11
- Research Paper Due on Friday, 4/11
- Optional Outline Due on Friday, 4/11
Where do I research and how do I decide if Guantanamo Bay Prison should be closed?
URLs for websites to consult are below. You may use these URLs to find the articles, but you must use the citations I have already created below the URLs for your Works Cited page in your papers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/opinion/close-guantanamo-prison.html?_r=0
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/11/opinion/meese-gitmo/index.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291872137626701.html
“Close Guantanamo Prison.” The Opinion Pages. The New York Times, 25 Nov. 2012. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
Meese, Edwin III. “Guantanamo Bay Prison is Necessary.” CNN Opinion. CNN, 11 Jan. 2012. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
Murtaza, Hussain. “Chronicle of a Death Foretold.” Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera, 22 Sep. 2012. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
What should my paper look like?
- Add a MLA header in the top left like the example below
- Double space with no extra spacing between paragraphs
- Use only 12 Point Times New Roman Font, no bold, etc.
- Add a Centered Title
- Add a Works Cited with the MLA citations I made on the bottom of page one.
- Add your last name(s) in the upper right corner with the page number. Click “insert” “page number” “top of the page” “plain number 3.” After the number is inserted, click to the left of the number and type your last name(s)