Next Tuesday, we will discuss process of elimination on comprehension tests and then On Wednesday, you will write it.
ELA A 30
Major Issue
Essay
In
this unit, we have examined a number of articles describing how Canada has
arrived at where they are today. You were then given the assignment of reading
sixteen articles as a group and creating that many text critiques. If you did
this job right, you divided the workload into four each and then discussed
them. I then had you come up with a question those in your group would like to
answer (on their own in the form of a research paper and using the critiques
shared). Here is the breakdown by group. If you were not here, you are still
obligated to write your essay on the question provided by your group. Further,
you can only use the text critiques shared and MUST use three
Group One: Khalia Shortt.
Taylor Harkness, Tanis Waskahat, Mathew Chuckrey:
Essay Question: Why is it important for Canadians to recognize historically and
currently both the glorious and the
scandalous aspects of Canadian
life?
Group Two: Mathieu
Alexander, James Merasty, Maycie Bear, Cassidy Derocher:
Essay Question: Why is it important for Canadians to recognize historically and
currently both the glorious and the
scandalous aspects of Canadian
life?
Group Three: Erika Lai,
Mikayla Daniels, Felicity McCallum:
Essay Question: What perspectives have been dominant or privileged in Canada?
Why?
Group Four: Cody Trimble,
Daryl Malana, Kane Stileborn, Madison Strelezki:
Essay Question: What societal issues concern Canadians?
Group Five: Cody Barden,
Aiden Pearson, Ace Pascual, Brittaney Greedus:
Essay Question: How have societal issues changed over the course of our
nationhood?
Group Six: Tayler Hansen,
Kari Derocher, Chelas Gardipy, Dylan Murray:
Essay Question: What contributions have Canadian individuals made to the
character
of the Canadian community and/or global community?
Write a response in which you must
• Use
at least THREE of the submitted critiques from your group which were submitted
on the due date as your research to answer your question.
Answer
your question independently of the others in your group (this is NOT a group
essay!!!)
•
support your point of view using your understanding of the issue from the readings
•
Organize your response
•
Proofread your response
Mechanics
Editing Checklist
1.
No
Spelling errors
2.
No
capitalization errors
3.
No
sentence fragments or comma splices (watch sentences that start with “that,”
“because,” “and,” “but,” “which,” “who.”
4.
Subject
verb agreement
5.
Comma
usage
6.
Run
on sentences
7.
Strong
verb usage/word choices
Style Editing
Checklist
1.
No
contractions
2.
No
possessive errors (the children’s bikes…=correct)
3.
No
personal pronouns (I, we, me, us, you, our, your)
4.
No
questions
5.
No
“it” or “this” usage: use the noun and/or describe in more detail – what is the
“it” or “this”?
6.
No
clichés “Stands up to,” “looks down on,” “sucks,” “settle.”
7.
Write
your essay in the present tense = verbs end in “s” – tense shifts are a serious
error.
8.
Pronoun
referencing: when you are talking about more than one character in the same
paragraph and they are of the same gender, use the name and not the pronouns
he/him or she/her
Continued
9.
Use
of who/that – pronoun referencing – “who” refers back to a person – check your
usages of “that”: are you referring to a person or a thing? Use “who” if it is
a person your are referring to.
10.
Ensure
that your essay has word variety: have a thesaurus open when you are typing,
and have a transition word list open when you are typing (page 116 in Fit to Print).
Format
1.
First
page entries
2.
Work
Cited page
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