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Essay, Step 5: Write paragraph about significance of problem: 10 points
Do research and write (at least) one paragraph that summarizes significance or prevalence of ethical problem you have selected for essay topic. You will be making an argument that a particular action in your profession is unethical. (Keep in mind that you are selecting an issue that might come up for you in the profession, not just any ethical issue in the abstract. You will be faced with having to behave ethically. So choose an ethical issue, that is, unethical behavior, that has been found to be a significant one in your profession. For example, the issue of confidentiality in the human services professions is an important one. As a nurse, you will be faced with situations where you might want to share interesting details about someone’s health to others; however, it is unethical to do so. Violations of confidentiality are a significant and prevalent problem in that profession.)
To earn full credit:
1) identify a significant ethical issue in your profession
2) provide statistics or other information through your research that shows it is significant and/or prevalent
3) Use at least one quotation as evidence to show important of ethical problem you are focusing on
4) use MLA citation method to create in-text citations and a Works Cited entry

Essay, Step 6: Paragraph utilizing code of ethics: 10 points
Do Essay, Step 6: Write (at least) one paragraph using quotations from code of ethics that show how particular action is unethical.
To earn full credit:
1) Topic sentence names code of ethics and unethical behavior you are focusing on.
2) Paragraph includes at least one quotation from the code of ethics for your profession that supports idea that the behavior in question is unethical
3) MLA format is used for in-text citations and Works Cited entry

4) One (or more) paragraphs are unified with topic sentences, supporting sentences, and transitions
5) Use standard English, avoiding errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar.

Essay, Step 7: Five-Sentence Outline: 10 points
Write an outline consisting of five sentences. The five sentences follow the instructions listed below. (It might help to look at the Persuasive Essay folder at your left for an example of an outline.
1) The thesis statement will be ONE sentence only. It will not be a question; it will be in statement form. It will state YOUR opinion on an important ethical issue in your chosen profession, but it will NOT contain references to self, such as “I” or “my opinion.” You will use the third person point of view to state your opinion.
The thesis statement should contain the word “unethical” (or possibly “ethical”).

Requirements for thesis statement:
1) Is one sentence and avoids reference to yourself in the form of “I think that” or “My opinion is.”
2) Makes reference to significant unethical behavior in one’s profession.
3) Makes reference to code of ethics for one’s profession which contains principles that can be used to argue that behavior mentioned in 2) is unethical
4) Makes reference to two ethical theories you will use in arguing that principles in Code of Ethics are sound and that the behavior in question is unethical You could change your mind about the theories you will use in support at a later date.
Examples of thesis statements:
“Racial profiling is unethical, according to the Code of Conduct for police officers as well as Kantian principle and rule utilitarianism.”
2). One sentence summarizing information about unethical issue. In this sentence you might provide reader with information about extent of or importance of the unethical behavior in the profession.

3). One sentence summarizing how the point/s in the Code of Ethics from your profession supports thesis (in other words, how point/s from the Code of Ethics shows how behavior is unethical).

4). One sentence indicating the first ethical theory which will be used to support the thesis statement.
5). One sentence indicating the second ethical theory which will be used to support the thesis statement.

Optional:
6) One sentence summarizing objection/s to thesis
7) One sentence summarizing rebuttal (or counterpoint) to objection/s

Essay, Step 8: paragraph describing ethical theory and paragraph applying theory to thesis: 10 points
Write one paragraph describing ethical theory. Include a summary of main point of theory in topic sentence. Provide details regarding steps of decision-making for that theory in supporting sentences. Provide example (not connected to action focused on in thesis) to illustrate decision-making process of theory.
Write a second paragraph in which you apply theory to the ethical problem you have selected as the focus for your essay. Include reference to theory’s connection to thesis in topic sentence; in other words, indicate that the theory will show that the action you are focusing on is unethical. Provide details in supporting sentences. Provide detailed explanation of how theory applies to ethical dilemma and indicates action you are focusing on is unethical.
Use standard English, avoiding errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar.

Essay, Step 9: paragraph describing second ethical theory and paragraph applying theory to thesis: 10 points
Write one paragraph describing a second ethical theory. Include a summary of main point of theory in topic sentence. Provide details regarding steps of decision-making for that theory in supporting sentences. Provide example (not connected to action focused on in thesis) to illustrate decision-making process of theory.
Write a second paragraph in which you apply theory to the ethical problem you have selected as the focus for your essay. Include reference to theory’s connection to thesis in topic sentence; in other words, indicate that the theory will show that the action you are focusing on is unethical. Provide details in supporting sentences. Provide detailed explanation of how theory applies to ethical dilemma and indicates action you are focusing on is unethical.
Use standard English, avoiding errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar.

Essay, Step 10: Introductory Paragraph: 10 points
The introduction:
Starts with a statement that makes the reader want to read on (attention-grabber). The attention grabber can various things, such as a startling statistic, a related anecdote (brief story) or a series of questions.
States what the essay will be about in a one-sentence thesis statement which is the LAST SENTENCE of the introductory paragraph. The thesis indicates a) the unethical behavior you are focusing on, b) reference to the Code of Ethics you will be using to maintain that the behavior is unethical, and c) reference to the two ethical theories you will use to argue for the position that the behavior is unethical.
Is written in college-level, standard English, free of errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

Essay, Step 11: Concluding Paragraph for Persuasive Essay: 10 points
The conclusion
—Signals to the reader in the first sentence that the essay is over, with a transition
such as “in conclusion,” “in sum,” “to sum up” and then rewords thesis statement.
—States the main idea/s of the essay, with one sentence per main idea. That basically comes to one sentence about significance of problem, one sentence about how code of ethics relates to ethical issue, one sentence about how first theory shows action is unethical, and one sentence about how second theory shows action is unethical.
–Reminds the reader of the beginning of the essay, by making reference to attention-grabber from introduction. What you do here depends on what your attention-grabber was to begin with. This could be reference to the startling statistic (which can be decreased if unethical behavior is avoided), reference to the anecdote (which may have had a different ending if unethical behavior is avoided), or reference to series of questions by answering the questions.
— Leaves the reader with a memorable phrase, feeling, or idea.
Is written in college-level, standard English, free of errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
Essay, Step 12: In-text citations and a Works Cited page: 10 points
Add in-text citations and Works Cited entries using MLA formatting (if you haven’t done so already) to rough draft of essay. Rough draft consists of pulling together introduction, significance paragraph, code of ethics paragraph, first ethical theory paragraphs, second ethical theory paragraphs and conclusion