Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 11
• Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.)
• Library Overview (Links to an external site.)
• How to Search for Articles – the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)
• Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions
You are a lobbyist for an issue that you find important. For example, you would like to see the banning of smoking in federal buildings (Note: This policy has already been enacted.) You are going to make an informational pamphlet to highlight your points to prominent members of Congress. Research members of Congress that you will target in your lobbying. Explain why these members are critical to your goal. Make a plan of action and produce a pamphlet supporting your cause. Who will you be reaching out to? Why? Write a cover letter to a Congressional member and include your reasoning for reaching out to them in particular in the letter. Remember a lobbyist is only as good as the information they provide. A lobbyist who provides incomplete or unreliable information will soon be unemployed, or lose access to officials.
Cover letter should:

• Follow a standard business format
• Correctly address your Congressperson
• Use the correct postal address
• Explain your choice to write to this representative in particular, and provide your pamphlet. For example, maybe your research showed that this representative sponsored legislation on this issue in the past.

Pamphlet should:

• Define the problem. Tells us exactly what the problem is. Detail its urgency and provide data. Be objective.
• Analyze the problem. Provide relevant data. Tell us how to make sense of the data. Provide any findings
• Offer a recommendation. Do not generalize. Be specific.
• Must be persuasive.
• Cite four scholarly sources

Submit your cover letter and pamphlet for grading.
Writing Requirements (APA format).

• Length: Cover letter to Congressman should be only 1 page
• Pamphlet should be 5 pages in length
• 1-inch margins
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Reference page (minimum of 4 scholarly sources)

Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Assignment Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 2, 4, 6
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday

1. Select A State And Specify Its Key Geopolitical Features. Predict The State's Foreign Policy On The Basis Of Those Features.

2. Explain which of the major modes of cooperation among actors in the international system seems to offer the most promise for reducing conflict across borders. Which is least promising? Why?
3. Analyze the main reasons for terrorist acts and the actions or conditions that might substantially reduce the number of such acts.
4. Compare the different types of revolution, including a discussion of the principle actors involved and the strategies employed. Under what conditions is revolution most likely?

Paper Workshop
Guidelines for Essays (Textual Analysis)
-Your paper is supposed to be an interpretation of some aspect of the work(s): in other words, an argument concerning some aspect of the work based on analysis of relevant textual evidence.
-Frame your paper as an investigation of why and how the author makes the argument he or she does rather than simply saying what is said.  Turn your topic into an argument.
-Your paper is not supposed to be a summary of the work, a statement of your opinion about the work, or a discussion of its historical significance or relevance.
-Give a clear statement of your argument at the beginning of your paper (thesis statement)
-Every time you state that the author states or argues something you should have evidence to support your statement, either in the form of a quotation or a specific textual reference.
-Only quote what you need for your purposes.  Try to look at your quotations as something more than mere evidence, and instead as material that you can analyze (break down into its parts in order to interpret it) in order to make your argument.
-A good online resource for writing: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/essay_writing/argumentative_essays.html
Criteria for Assessing Your Work

1. Do you have a clear statement of your argument?
2. Do you provide relevant evidence?
3. Are your reasoning and writing clear and effective?
4. Do you demonstrate understanding of the work(s) you are analyzing?
5. To what degree do you address the most important questions and problems posed by the work(s) you are interpreting?

Thesis Statements
-Check out these websites for help on improving your paper, especially thesis statements.
http://facweb.furman.edu/~moakes/Powerwrite/sharpenthesis.htm
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-englishcomp1v2/chapter/effective-thesis-statements/
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/

Question:
What is the most pressing issue in the current international economy

• No more than a page, single-spaced.  Please use the terminology learnt in class to present a very compelling and succinct answer.  Legitimate sources are encouraged; please cite accordingly.