Analytical Essay
Which process(es) most contribute(s) to Rita Joe's death/Jaimie Paul's death? Colonization, marginalization, assimilation, dehumanization, or infantilization?
By this time, you have completed your Introduction, Topic Sentences, and Closing Sentences. This analytical essay will be workshopped in class, with minimal outside of classtime used. Please spend time reading your FSE books and beginning your research for your FSE. Click here for lists of transitional phrases.
Essay Structure
1) Introduction
a) A general statement about the topic (no mention of book) done in class
b) Author, title, and 1-2 sentence summary done in class
c) THESIS done in class
2) Argument 1
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (1st reason from thesis) done in class
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence - now called a closing sentence finish at home 5/29
3) Argument 2
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (2nd reason from thesis) done in class
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence - now called a closing sentence finish at home 5/29
4) Argument 3
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (3rd reason from thesis) done in class
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence - now called a closing sentence finish at home 5/29
5) Conclusion Paragraph
a) Transitional word + Restated Thesis
b) General statement about why your topic is so important to the world (no mention of book)
By this time, you have completed your Introduction, Topic Sentences, and Closing Sentences. This analytical essay will be workshopped in class, with minimal outside of classtime used. Please spend time reading your FSE books and beginning your research for your FSE. Click here for lists of transitional phrases.
Essay Structure
1) Introduction
a) A general statement about the topic (no mention of book) done in class
b) Author, title, and 1-2 sentence summary done in class
c) THESIS done in class
2) Argument 1
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (1st reason from thesis) done in class
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence - now called a closing sentence finish at home 5/29
3) Argument 2
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (2nd reason from thesis) done in class
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence - now called a closing sentence finish at home 5/29
4) Argument 3
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (3rd reason from thesis) done in class
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence - now called a closing sentence finish at home 5/29
5) Conclusion Paragraph
a) Transitional word + Restated Thesis
b) General statement about why your topic is so important to the world (no mention of book)
Writing Assignment
Use your notes on the 5 processes (colonization, assimilation, marginalization, infantilization, and dehumanization) to answer the question below in essay format. You may consider the roles of the legal system, religion, education, city vs. reserve, family, friends, economics, and so on.
Which process(es) most contributed to the destruction of Rita Joe?
5 Paragraphs (A Review) **A template for rough planning will be posted here shortly
1) Introduction
a) A general statement about the topic (no mention of book)
b) Author, title, and 1-2 sentence summary
c) THESIS
2) Body Paragraph 1
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (1st reason from thesis)
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence = a closing sentence
3) Body Paragraph 2
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (2nd reason from thesis)
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence = a closing sentence
4) Body Paragraph 3
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (3rd reason from thesis)
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence = a closing sentence
5) Conclusion Paragraph
a) Transitional word + Restated Thesis
b) General statement about why your topic is so important to the world (no mention of book)
Which process(es) most contributed to the destruction of Rita Joe?
5 Paragraphs (A Review) **A template for rough planning will be posted here shortly
1) Introduction
a) A general statement about the topic (no mention of book)
b) Author, title, and 1-2 sentence summary
c) THESIS
2) Body Paragraph 1
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (1st reason from thesis)
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence = a closing sentence
3) Body Paragraph 2
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (2nd reason from thesis)
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence = a closing sentence
4) Body Paragraph 3
a) Transition word + Topic sentence (3rd reason from thesis)
b) 3 Specific examples (only one needs a quote from the text)
c) Transition word + rephrased topic sentence = a closing sentence
5) Conclusion Paragraph
a) Transitional word + Restated Thesis
b) General statement about why your topic is so important to the world (no mention of book)
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Stolen Sisters
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Amnesty International charges that Canada is putting Indigenous women in danger of kidnapping and violent deaths through racism and indifference.
It is estimated that over 580 Aboriginal women have been murdered or gone missing in violent circumstances in Canada in the past 20 years. An Aboriginal woman in Canada is five times more likely to die of violence circumstances than a woman of any other race. These women come from all over the country, and from all walks of life and economic backgrounds.
For more on Amnesty International and Stolen Sisters, see here and here. The map below shows the assaulted, missing, murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
Amnesty International charges that Canada is putting Indigenous women in danger of kidnapping and violent deaths through racism and indifference.
It is estimated that over 580 Aboriginal women have been murdered or gone missing in violent circumstances in Canada in the past 20 years. An Aboriginal woman in Canada is five times more likely to die of violence circumstances than a woman of any other race. These women come from all over the country, and from all walks of life and economic backgrounds.
For more on Amnesty International and Stolen Sisters, see here and here. The map below shows the assaulted, missing, murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.