After choosing your topic, write a thesis statement and an outline that includes the suggested areas for exploration as headings

The practice of planning out a task before starting it–and receiving feedback on that plan–is common practice in the professional workplace. Whether you share the plan with coworkers or a supervisor, your professor or an EWC advisor, the purpose is the same: For everyone to be “on the same page.” Analyzing Your Assignment Here’s the basic question you’re trying to answer in this thread or whenever you analyze a writing assignment: What must my paper contain in order to meet all of my professor’s expectations? Below are the assignment instructions for your research paper. Let’s find out! Assignment Directions BEHS 210 Research Report: For Delivery to Ira Katznelson Due: September 30 Style Sheet: APA. No title page or abstract. Info block in top left corner of first page. 12-point Times New Roman. Double space throughout. Less than 10% quotations. Word docs only. Length: 2500 words minimum plus Cover Letter & References Instructions: You have received a letter from Professor Ira Katznelson, president of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) in New York City. He knows that you are a famous professor in Social & Behavioral Sciences at UMUC. The SSRC will present research on four critical issues to the legislators and to the President of the United States. He needs your help! Choose one of these four critical issues below to explore for Professor Katznelson. You must apply research from sociology, psychology, economics, and politics to the issue. This is not an opinion paper. You are compiling and presenting the most up-to-date, reliable and credible evidence on the issue. You will start with scholarly research and government and demographic data, but also will consult the popular press. BE CAREFUL!! Vet your sources. You want the most objective and reliable news sources. Read the entire article before using. Is the writer simply encapsulating research or government data? If so, go to the original source. Is your source biased? Some news sources are extremely biased or are think tanks funded by the right or left. Investigate your sources! Choose One Topic: Opening (or closing) the US borders to asylum-seekers (you must choose a position or you may present both sides, leaving the decision up to the politicians) Creating a single-payer health care system in the USA Providing free public higher education to all students in the USA Instituting background checks, banning bump stocks and the AR-15, raising the age limit for purchase of firearms, and requiring full licensing following extensive firearm safety training Headings: Your report must be divided using these headings, unless the heading is not relevant to your topic. Economic costs to the communities, states, or country Number of citizens affected (demography of the populations affected–who?) How policy affects relations between states and countries Political theory supporting the advance of policy in this area Psychological costs to those affected by the issue Societal attitudes and response to the issue Societal support for the policy Political support for the policy Final Submission Must Include: Cover/business letter to Ira Katznelson at the SSRC. A 2500-word report on the topic chosen from above. Research from scholarly journals, books, government databases, and the popular press. List of all references in APA style as final page of report. After your report is submitted, prepare your 20+ slide presentation of the highlights of your research. This presentation will be shared with the SSRC and your colleagues in BEHS 210. We will provide design critiques of your presentation in Week #8 (see PowerPoint Workshop) Assignment After reviewing the instructions above, choose one of the topics for your research report to Professor Ira Katznelson of the SSRC. After choosing your topic, write a thesis statement and an outline that includes the suggested areas for exploration as headings (unless the heading is not relevant to your topic). Please use the exact wording of the headings from the assignment instructions above. For each area, briefly explain why and how it is relevant to the topic you chose.