Final Paper
English – Academic
Writing
Length: 1500-2000 words (~ 5-6 typed double-spaced pages)
The Final Paper asks you to discuss a specific idea, concept,
or theme related to the broader topic of Decolonization in
Canada. For this essay, you will have the choice to do one of the
following:
Discuss
a central idea or theme in four secondary sources, at least
one of which must be reading from the course.
Compare
Decolonization in Canada to forms of decolonization in another country,
doing so by using four secondary sources, at least one of
which must be reading from the course.
Your Final Paper will
not merely be a summary of academic articles. Rather, you
will develop an argument. This argument will be
supported by the academic articles with which your paper will engage.
The Final Paper will test your ability to form an argumentative claim; develop an effective and critical analysis of texts; and identify key
quotations from your sources, which you will seamlessly integrate into your own
sentences.
Things to Note for the Final Paper
The introduction must introduce a key focus and
provide a thesis statement that indicates your argument about a specific idea
or concept related to Decolonization in Canada
In 5 to 8 short body paragraphs
(approx.), develop your thesis statement. Use specific textual evidence,
and your analysis of this evidence, to clearly establish the logical
progression of your argument.
In your conclusion, sum up your main ideas.
Secondary sources help to substantiate your arguments,
but they do not supersede your arguments (i.e. your voice and ideas should
still be the most prominent in your essay).
Format Requirements
Double-spaced lines; 12-sized font (preferably
Times New Roman); indented paragraphs
Number all pages (top right corner)
Cite your primary and secondary sources in
your essay as per the 8th edition of the MLA Style Guide.
Your essay must have a Works Cited section.
Give your essay a title (which appears on the
top of page 1 of your essay)
In the upper left corner of the first page,
directly above your title, write your name, your instructor’s name, the
class name, and the date (No title pages).
Use the literary present
