I need an outline for an essay. I'e to use 3 of the following sources, plus afourth source through your own library research, and this source must be scholarly.
Popular sources:
- Alicia Elliott’s “On Seeing and Being Seen.”
- Jesse Wente’s “Truth Before Reconciliation: Canada Needs to Hear Indigenous Stories.” (I’ve provided a link toThe Walruswebsite; you may need to sign into KPU’s library to access the full article.)
- Lauren Michele Jackson’s “When ‘Representation Matters’ Becomes a Meaningless Rallying Cry.”
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Shut up and Write.”
Scholarly sources:
- Daniel Heath Justice’s “Stories that Wound, Stories that Heal.” The publication details are:Author: Daniel Heath Justice /Chapter title: "Introduction: Stories that Wound, Stories that Heal" /Container: (full book) Why Indigenous Literatures Matter /Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press /Publication Year: 2018
- Susan D. Dion’s “(Re)telling to Disrupt: Aboriginal People and Stories of Canadian History.”
- Chloë Brushwood Rose’s “The (Im)Possibilities of Self Representation: Exploring the Limits of Storytelling in the Digital Stories of Women and Girls.''
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Microsoft Word - Editing Checklist.docx Dr. Gillian Bright Kwantlen Polytechnic University 1 Editing Checklist 1. Formatting: Your essay should look polished and professional. To achieve the appropriate appearance, please ensure that you have checked the following formatting elements before submitting your final draft. My essay… ☐ is double-spaced ☐ has 1” margins (both sides, top, and bottom) ☐ uses 12 point font ☐ includes the following information, double spaced, in the top, left-hand side of the page, each item on one line: Line 1: Your name; Line 2: My name; Line 3: Course title; Line 4: date. (See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/ for a sample student essay with accurate MLA formatting.) ☐ does not include an extra space between paragraphs (indicate new paragraphs by indenting the first line of each paragraph) ☐ justifies the left margins, but not the right margins ☐ includes my last name and the page number in the upper right corner (to insert my last name next to the page number, click “View” in the top Menu; then, click “Header and Footer.” Once in the header, right justify the margin and write the last name.) ☐ has a title, indicated in the centre position, one line above the beginning of my essay. It is not underlined or in italics. Even better, my title is interesting! (Again, see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/ for a sample of a student essay that has an accurately inserted title.) ☐ includes a Works Cited list (see below for a Works Cited checklist) 2. Essay structure: Your essay should be organized so that your argument is clearly stated and logically developed. The following components of a well-organized essay can help ensure that your essay poses a thoughtful, analytical argument, rather than a review of facts or a summary of the text(s). ☐ My introduction begins by providing contextual (relevant “background” information). ☐ My introduction, as well as my body paragraphs, jump right to the point, avoiding generalizations or truisms. ☐ My introduction ends with a clearly stated “what/how/why” thesis statement. ☐ My thesis statement does not articulate a fact but an argument about the topic. (For essays about literary works, a thesis poses an interpretive argument based on the text’s figurative details and/or formal qualities—not a plot point.) ☐ Each of my paragraphs begins with a topic sentence. ☐ My topic sentences are not statements of fact. Rather, my topic sentences are debatable. (For an essay about a literary work, topic sentences develop interpretations; they are not plot points, which cannot be debated. Topic sentences should be “anchored” to a figurative element.) ☐ My essay ends with a conclusion. ☐ My conclusion does not merely rephrase my thesis statement. Instead, my conclusion suggests why my essay’s argument is important to my understanding of the issue (or text). Dr. Gillian Bright Kwantlen Polytechnic University 2 3. Source integration: To demonstrate the validity of our arguments, we must incorporate evidence, including quotations. The following rules will ensure that your quotations are elegantly integrated into your argument. ☐ My essay uses quotations to support my claims. ☐ My quotations are properly cited (see MLA citations section below). ☐ The grammar/syntax of my quotations blend logically and elegantly with my own writing. (If I read my sentence and quotation aloud, it sounds like one seamless point.) ☐ My paragraphs do not begin with quotations, nor do they end with quotations. ☐ I avoid inserting quotations into the middle of a sentence, unless it is a very brief quotation (a word or a short phrase). ☐ My quotations are not “hit and runs.” I introduce them with appropriate contextualization and signal phrasing. I follow them with explanation and/or analysis (“I-C-E”). ☐ I only quote words, phrases, or sentences when it is entirely necessary and when the quoted material is relevant to the paragraph’s argument. ☐ For essays that offer interpretations of literary works, I never use quotations to show my reader something about the plot, which can easily be paraphrased or briefly summarized, if necessary. Instead, my quotations give me important material to analyze, such as key words, connotations, metaphors, contrasts, repetitions, etc. ☐ I omit unnecessary words/phrases from the quotation by inserting ellipses (…). ☐ I don’t include words or phrases from another writer without using quotation marks and citing the source (otherwise, I have plagiarized, a serious academic offense). 4. Other essay writing rules: Essay writing involves some conventions that you should become familiar with. For example: ☐ My essay is written in present tense, except when I refer to a real historical event. ☐ In literary analyses, I do not refer to the “reader”—the reader’s response is generally irrelevant, and prevents me from making a forceful argument about what the text does. ☐ My grammar avoids the “passive voice” (i.e. x was done by y [passive] ! x does y [active]). ☐ I reduced wordiness (unnecessary, redundant, or repetitive words/phrases) with careful editing. If I can remove a word, phrase, or sentence without changing the meaning of my argument, I probably should. ☐ I use formal language, avoiding casual or colloquial language. ☐ I avoid unnatural jargon (or “academese”); instead, I state my ideas as simply and as straightforwardly as possible. ☐ Article titles, chapter titles, poems, and TV episodes are indicated by quotation marks (“Consider the Lobster”). ☐ Book titles, play titles, journal titles, and TV series titles are indicated by italics or underlining (Journal of Shakespeare Studies; Orange Is the New Black) ☐ Every word in a title begins with a capital letter even if the original title does not use capital letters. The only exceptions to this rule are articles (the, a, an), prepositions (in, on, for…) and pronouns (his, her, my…). ☐ My essay falls within 10% of the required word count (no fewer than 10% less than or 10% more than the required word count). ☐ My essay responds accurately to the assignment’s instructions. ☐ I do not use the abbreviation “etc.” in my essay. Dr. Gillian Bright Kwantlen Polytechnic University 3 5. MLA citation guidelines: Proper citation helps you avoid unintentional plagiarism, assert credibility, and engage responsibly and clearly in a scholarly conversation. Here are some ways to cite accurately: ☐ I follow quotations by providing the source. In most cases, the source is indicated by the author’s last name and page number; for example, “quotation” (Smith 89). ☐ If I use several quotations by the same author, I only need to provide the author’s last name after the first quotation. After that, I only need to provide the page number. I must indicate the author’s last name every time I refer to a different author. ☐ If I reference the author before my quotation, I do not need to include the author’s last name in the citation (in other words, if it is already obvious who the author is, there’s no need to include the last name). For example: Smith warns that global warming is increasing when he estimates that “the ozone will be entirely obliterated by 2021” (89). ☐ If the grammar/syntax of my own sentence requires me to amend the quotation slightly, I indicate my change through the use of square brackets: (If the original states: “The pirates were coming,” I would write: Smith indicates the urgency of the situation when he announces that the “pirates [are] coming” (31). ☐ If there are more than two authors of a single source, I only list the first surname; then, I add “et. al.” For example: “quotation” (Smith et. al. 89). ☐ My period does not go inside my quotation; instead, I insert my period after the citation; for example: “Lobsters cling to the sides of the pot” (Wallace 4). ☐ My works cited list has a title: “Works Cited” ☐ My sources are listed in alphabetical order (according to last name) ☐ Article titles, chapter titles, poems, and TV episodes are indicated by quotation marks (“Consider the Lobster”). ☐ Book titles, play titles, journal titles, and TV series titles are indicated by italics or underlining (Journal of Shakespeare Studies; Orange Is the New Black) ☐ Every word in a title begins with a capital letter even if the original title does not use capital letters. The exceptions to this rule are articles (the, a, an) and pronouns (his, her, my…). ☐ I have followed the MLA Guidelines for accurate citations. I follow this general pattern (including accurate punctuation): Author’s last name, author’s first name. Title. Container title (if the source is published as a chapter in a book or an article in a journal. Publisher. Year of publication. Page number. ☐ I do not include the search engine/library engine information. ☐ I reverse indent each citation. The first line begins at the edge of the margin. The second (and third, fourth, etc) lines of the citation are indented. ☐ My Works Cited list is double-spaced and does not include extra spacing between items. 6. Finally, I have edited my essay as carefully as possible. Some editing techniques are: - checking for common grammar mistakes several times (comma splices, subject/verb agreement errors, modifier errors, faulty parallelism, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences) - reading my essay aloud (especially useful when someone else is listening) - trying to get my word count down by taking every single unnecessary word of phrase out of my essay - finishing my essay early enough that I have time to get some distance from my ideas