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Essay Assignment Three

Overview

This assignment requires students to demonstrate critical, analytic, and research skills learned across the entire semester, at greater length and in greater depth.

Procedure

To complete this assignment, you must:

1) Prepare a proposal, including:

a) A description of the topic, including your reasons for choosing it, and an explanation of how it connects to the class topic “Ethnic Markets and Ethnic Neighborhoods” (see “Suggested Topics” under “Essay Content”

b) A preliminary thesis statement

c) An alphabetized list of six (or more) preliminary sources, in the format of an MLA “Works Cited” page

i. No more than two sources can come from class readings

ii. No more than three sources can be popular sources—three must be peer-reviewed scholarly sources

2) Present your proposal to Dorothy during Conference Three

3) Complete an opening paragraph and finalized list of sources, for in-class work

4) Complete a first draft for Peer Review

5) Complete a second draft for your Portfolio [Conference Four is OPTIONAL and timeslots will be limited]

Essay Content

As with Assignment Two, you must propose a topic related to the class topic, “Ethnic Markets and Ethnic Neighborhoods.” Here are some suggested topics:

· The role that ethnic neighborhoods play in immigration to the US, across history and/or in the present day

· The relationships between ethnic neighborhoods and native-born city residents (who are usually white and sometimes African American, Latino, Native American or Asian American)

· The importance of ethnic neighborhoods for foreign students and other expatriates who don’t intend to resettle permanently in the US

The structure of your paper (opening paragraph, body paragraphs, conclusion) must be the same as that of Assignment Two.

Format Requirements

Your essay must:

1) Be double-spaced, with one-inch margins (2.54 cm), and a 12-point serif font like Times New Roman

2) Include an MLA header and page numbers, and an informative title

3) Include an MLA Works Cited page

4) Include parenthetical citations for quotations and paraphrases of other writers

5) Be at least 1400 words long in the final draft

6) Be saved as an electronic file in .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf format

Due Dates [also noted on Canvas Calendar and Canvas Assignments]

1) Sign-up date for Conference Four is April 3 after 7 PM

2) Conference Four is April 10 or 11—proposal is due on Canvas by your appointment time

3) Opening paragraph and finalized Works Cited list due on Canvas and on paper by class time:

Section 017 (TR 11:40-1:20): Tuesday, April 16

Section 004 (MW 11-12:40): Wednesday, April 17

Section 007 (MW 2-3:40): Wednesday, April 17

4) Draft One due for Peer Review (Computer Lab assignment to be announced):

Section 017 (TR 11:40-1:20): Thursday, April 18

Section 004 (MW 11-12:40): Monday, April 22

Section 007 (MW 2-3:40): Monday, April 22

5) Sign up for OPTIONAL Conference Four on Canvas on April 24 after 7 PM

6) OPTIONAL Draft Two due on Friday, April 26 (all sections)

7) OPTIONAL Conference Four Monday, April 29

Portfolios are due Thursday, May 2!!!!!