Topic: Immigrant Students and Their Sufferings As ImmigrantInstruction:
1. the policy brief should be 1400 words in length, not including title page, direct quotations, and References (Works Cited). 2. The assignment must be double-spaced, and paginated. The font should be 12-point for the entire document. Use 1-inch margins.
3. At the top of your document should appear your name, course name, date, and a descriptive title for your paper (hint: “Policy Brief” isn’t descriptive).
4. Organize your policy brief around the elements/headings below (items a-e). Clearly label the headings, and use the headings to structure your writing.
5. The title is important and should clearly communicate what your brief is about. It can be descriptive (e.g., “Parental Choice in NY Schooling”) or it can sum up your overall argument and clearly communicate your position (e.g., “Expanding Parental Choice Doesn’t Fix Real Problems in U.S. Educational System”).
6. Use the headings below (the bolded elements, a-e). Executive summary
i) The executive summary aims to convince the reader further that the topic is worthy of an in-depth investigation (historically and present). It is especially important for an audience that is short of time to clearly see the relevance and importance of the brief in reading the summary. As such, a 2-paragraph executive summary will: Describe the problem that your paper addresses. Briefly summarize the scope and magnitude of the problem, both historically and present. State why the current approach/policy option needs to be changed.
ii) Briefly describe the policy change that you’re proposing. Provide an overview of key elements of the policy – how it works and any aspects(s) of the policy’s history that are relevant to your analysis.
7. i) Your annotated bibliography goes at the end of the paper.ii) Use a standard bibliographic format (APA, Chicago, or MLA). iii) I strongly recommend that student researchers AVOID Google Scholar when looking for peer-reviewed research articles.
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i) The Policy Brief outlines your rationale (theory, reasons, evidence, etc.) for choosing a particular course of action to address a problem or issue. The ultimate purpose of a policy brief is to convince a target audience of the urgency of a current problem and the need to adopt the preferred alternative or course of action outlined.
ii) As always, you’ll write in your own words, using your own phrasing (i.e., demonstrate the knowledge you’ve gained). Your writing should be concise. Because a reader may not be familiar with the terminology used in practice, all professional/educational terminology must be defined/explained. Write a document that a busy person, who isn’t as familiar with your policy as you are, will understand.
iii) You’ll address and discuss all points that are necessary to educate and persuade your policymaker readers, but should be mindful to avoid any extraneous language or information not directly relevant to your analysis.
iv) Direct quotes should be minimal. Use no more than 1 direct quote per 500 words; a piece of directly quoted text should be no longer than 4 words.
v) Clearly organize your writing using frequent paragraph breaks. Make sure that you communicate a clear take-home message to your reader through your brief. Use specific headings to tell your story, to communicate your take-home message, and to guide your audience.
9. Please do not plagiarise
10. link for sample policy paper(make sure you follow these examples):
1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BW76GeV9LJaPbNOmdmW-w5rc_417UCkwwQ8TlaGEtEk/edit#
2. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BW76GeV9LJaPbNOmdmW-w5rc_417UCkwwQ8TlaGEtEk/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs