An Analysis of the Colonial Experience-Draw upon brief but key passages in assigned readings of the Colonial Period in support of your analysis and interpretation of the topic.

Draw upon brief but key passages in assigned readings of the Colonial Period in support of your analysis and interpretation of the topic.

Use short quotations worked into the text of your own analytical sentences to provide support for the paragraphs. You should have key quotations from the readings in each body paragraph! You may also bring into the discussion any relevant information as long as you cite the source within your paragraphs. Each topic sentence should be a claim that adds support to your thesis.

“A” grade papers must include references to readings accessed in the “Basic Concepts” materials and cited in the body of the paper as they are introduced.

Structure of the Essay

The paper should be organized as a traditional thesis-support essay. The thesis should identify the key points that you plan to discuss.
Development of the Essay
For “C” credit, the essay must be a full three pages long. For “A” credit, the paper must be a full five pages long and include references to the “Study Guides” and relevant “Basic Concepts,” in addition to key short quotations from the assigned readings, each appropriately cited according to the MLA Style Sheet conventions. You do not need a formal “Works Cited” page.
Content of the Essay

1) Begin the body of your essay with a brief introduction to the selections in our text or other relevant outside information. Draw upon notes from your introduction, citing your editor(s) as the author.

2) Use short quotations worked into the text of your own analytical sentences to provide support for the paragraphs. You may also bring into the discussion any relevant outside information as long as you cite the source within your paragraphs.

3) Each topic sentence should be a claim that adds support to your thesis.
Stylistic Standards

Avoid using “you,” and any references to “the reader.” These terms create wordiness and misdirection. Use present tense and active voice verbs when referring to the author’s contributions (like this: “Hawthorne notes,” “Douglass claims,” “Franklin suggests”).
Format of the Essay

 

Last Completed Projects