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 OBJECTIVE: You will present the topic in the first person; as if you were the person with the STI OR if you were the person using this contraception method with your partner. Assume the class knows absolutely nothing about your topic. Not writing in the first person will result in a ten point deduction from your paper.
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 POINTS: 100 Points
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 REQUIREMENTS: In the body of your four page paper*, at a minimum you will address the questions listed below. Be creative and write this as if you were on the lecture circuit sharing firsthand information to a college audience. Note the length of the paper is small (only four pages not including title page, references and graphics/pictures). Therefore, you will be writing a fact-packed paper.
STI Contraception Cause (bacterial/viral) How do you use this method?
Methods of spreading (how did you get this, what are other ways…)
How does this prevention pregnancy? Be specific.
Symptoms What are two unique risks?
Complications What are two unique advantages?
How to diagnose Is there any STI Protection?
Treatment How much does this cost?
What are current statistics regarding this? Where can one obtain this?
How do you bring this up with a new partner?
How do you bring this up with a new partner?
*The title, reference page and graphics/images are not counted in this four page minimum. You will use at least six different
references (not using Wikipedia, an encyclopedia nor a dictionary): one book, three articles from the CCBC database and two
internet sources (.edu and .gov only do NOT use .com or .org). Use APA format. You will also cite your references in the body of
the paper and in a reference page at the end of your paper.
If you are not sure about correct citation for references use the following web site.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
See the ‘Information Literacy’ hot link under the course content heading for help with your paper.
Note regarding quality of final product: