Assignment: Write a 2-3 page opinion paper in response to the following prompt: Would the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump be justified and/or politically wise? Guidelines: 1) Original Work - I'm only interested in reading your own original work. Your sentences should be created from scratch using factual information from your notes or the articles provided. Any quoted or paraphrased material must be cited. No outside sources should be used. Any plagiarism detected by Turnitin will result in a failing grade. 2) Thesis - Make sure your thesis (opinion) is made clear in your introduction. The best place to do this is the last sentence in your introductory paragraph. 3) Evidence - Back up your argument with sufficient evidence in the body paragraphs. Refer to at least 5 of the documents provided. 4) Method of Citation - For this assignment, when you quote or paraphrase, simply put the number of the document in parentheses after the sentence in which you use information from the document. 5) Conclusion - Restate your thesis and leave the reader with an insightful closing idea. 6) Mechanics - This includes: spelling; sentence structure; grammar; and organization of ideas. 7) Presentation - typed; 12 point Arial font; double-spaced; 1-inch margins. Use the attached template. 8) Submission/Due Date - You must submit your paper at Turnitin.com by Sunday, October 20th at 11:59pm. 9) Late penalty - 25 points will deducted from all late papers. No papers will be accepted more than 3 days late. Check back later for links to the articles and a grading rubric that will be attached to this post. -Mr. S Document 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/impeachment-trump-explained.html
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