the core reading is SHERMAN ALEXIE
INDIAN EDUCATION
Situation Analysis Specifics:
- Minimum 200 words (successful analyses are often longer)
- Following Step 2 in CHAPTER 3, analyze and specifically describe your Time, Place, and Purpose of your draft. To develop your Audience, answer thequestions in Step 2 of CHAPTER 17.
First Draft Specifics:
- An essay informing the audience about some aspect of an issue, problem, or controversy related to the CORE READINGS, using and synthesizing ideas, concepts, information, and viewpoints found in 5 or more sources to support the thesis
- Clearly developed thesis statement focused on informing an audience about a significant aspect of the issue, problem, or controversy
- Objective and accurate representation of the ideas and information examined
- Accurate and well-reasoned interpretation and synthesis of the information and ideas discovered about the controversy or issue
- Use of at least 5 relevant and credible sources, at least 4 must be found using Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases (No Print Sources.)
- Use of evidence from sources (at least 10 quotations and/or paraphrases), clearly discernible from each other and from the writer's voice and cited using correct in-text citations
- APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a References or Works Cited list including ALL sources used. (References or Works Cited list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)
- Awareness of diverse audiences and use of respectful, inclusive language
- Observation of the conventions of Standard English
1000 words minimum for first draft