HOW DOES YOUR POSITIONALITY BIAS YOUR EPISTEMOLOGY ?
Critical Writing
Professor Heydt-Minor
Essay #1: Positionality
This paper will be 5 paragraphs and no shorter than three full pages. Please use MLA formatting as outlined in our MLA slides / "Sample MLA paper" on Blackboard.
Your paper must contain the following:
A. Introduction paragraph
Here you will include:
i. A one sentence hook to grab the reader's attention
ii. A definition of positionality
iii. The answer to the THESIS question: "Why does Takacs believe it is important to know our own positionality as well as the positionality of others?"
B. Body 1
Here you will expand upon your answer(s) to your thesis question. You must use the QUOTE SANDWICH:
i. topic sentence
ii. quote or paraphrase
iii. analysis
OUTLINE:
Introduction paragraph:
Define positionality:
Answer the thesis question: