answering one question into a essay

Check Off List With Example Template

Good morning Everyone,

I hope this outline I drafted helped you complete this paper with better ease. Read my Example

Template for Essay One and Essay Two because there is overlap. FYI- although you can use my

template to guide you for structure- please make it your own.

What I saw in the last papers were problems with the Guidelines, the citations, and the good

essay structure. Watch the 5 video hamburger thesis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAUKxr946SI&t=1s

Do go for a peer review from the Writer’s Studio or a good friend.

This is to be uploaded before the next breakout.

Ms. Isenburg

I. Guidelines

3–5 pages limit (discounted for longer or less pages)

Check word count, drop-down menu under… Dot

200 words per page

(Long quotations are deleted from Word Count)

PAST TENSE

3rd Person (Never use I)

Formal Academic Voice- Remove excessive words when possible

Connect paragraphs for a smoother flow to your argument

New Times Roman 12 points, 1-inch margins,

Consistent footnote style

Do not include long quotations- Mention the source document and paraphrase (summarize) use

different words

Upload a finished Product on Canvas- provide a copy at Breakout

Check spelling, Revise and Have a Peer reading

II. Proper citations

1. End of the Essay [Label Heading as End Notes, Bibliography or Works Cited

2. In the body of the paper citations

• Reference using words of the source are mentioned Footnotes

• Use the drop-down menu under references and hit the insert footnote box. A small number will appear slightly higher than the standard line.

At the bottom of the page the same number will appear

(Note- There is a different footnote number to each citation and therefore you can have many

citations for the same source)

More about Citations

1. Citations must be listed for quotations used from the document. 2. If you’re using information that is not considered common knowledge you need to cite

that with a footnote

3. If you use Chicago style in the works citation section, then you must follow Chicago for citations in the body of the paper

4. Incomplete Citations will not be counted as given full credit

III. Structure

1. Introduction A. Question posed- Were Indians’ savages? B. Thesis statement C. Mention Sources used

Body – Suggested three paragraphs- (each one either Supports or Disputes your thesis

question- (place for your support)

1. Each Paragraph One idea

At least 6 typed lines - usually no more than a full page

Includes some analysis/Conclusions (not just a summary)

• Make sure to mentions who wrote the document (Native Indian or tribe, US Senator, Indian Agent (aka Express Agent), White American Citizen)

• Make sure to mentions who he/she/group is writing for (audience) persuasion to get the audience to act

• What did this document tell you about life in this culture at the time it was written?

Conclusion (Strong)- One page is good- this is not a summary of what you wrote-

it is critical thinking.

• Tell me what’s important about this document that relates to your thesis question- did it support or dispute the thesis question.

2. The Next Paragraph Connects or related to previous paragraph

IV. Example paragraph could be:

First Essay Choice Example Outline

Introduction

The viewpoint that the Indians were savages is seen from the prospective

of Lewis Cass, Sectary of War. He began his concerns in a Congress saying,

“A barbarous people…can not live in contact with a civilized community.”1

Cass advocated to relocate the Native Indian population for three reasons;

[reason one topic], [reason two topic], and reason three topic].

Body

In an overview of Lewis Cass reasons, he explained his logic. In [reason

one]… In [reason two]…In [reason three]. At the time this document was

written [Jan 1830] Congress was struggling with….Indian Policy was in its

infant stage because…. [PUT THIS IN CONTEXT TO THE TIME PERIOD].

Lewis Cass’s view was valid and supported by two documents. The first

document written by XXX agreed. ([HOW]. In another document, dated

XXX written by XXXXX shows a majority of XXX believed Lewis Cass’s

warning were true. [What makes you think that?]

Lewis Cass’s view that he should be taken seriously was disputed by

another document written by XXX that states the Native Indians do not need

to be separated because they can be integrated into society by providing XXX.

Conclusion (Strong)

In conclusion, the thoughts during the 1830s to 1860 saw Indian removal

would a remedy to make society stronger (Which society??? White people or

Native Americans)….

OR

In Conclusion, the documents demonstrated that Indian removal would damage

society as a whole because….

1 Theda perdue. The Cherokee Removal Brief History with Documents. Boston New York:

Bedford St. Martins, 2016 p. 111 and 189. The title of this document is Lewis Cass, Removal of the Indians, January 1830. The Chronology of the Cherokee Removal (ca. 1700-2007) cites in 1830 Lewis Cass supported President Jackson’s Indian removal policy that resulted in the Indian Removal Act that led to treaties.

Essay Question Two

As seen by the above example, this one will build on that one so page above. This is a quick half-

baked idea but one I hope starts you thinking.

Introduction

Overtime, the viewpoints regarding the Cherokee’s removal have changed from one of

Indian’s having no rights to having rights. The critical issue of control over another group can be

traced by a historical review of several key documents geared at Indian policy development. OR

The critical issue of control over another group can be traced by a historical review of how the

Cherokee Nation evolved from to writing their own Constitution in 1827 to amending their

Constitution in 2007.

Body

Historically, there were periodical shifts between 1700 and 2007.2

In the early Indian policies…. These policies changed when….Later, policies became more….

Conclusion

Although Indian policy favored the colonizers in the beginning, it appears that some

measures have been taken to secure the Cherokee’s culture. Lessons learned for future

generations on Indian policy look promising because….

2 Theda perdue. The Cherokee Removal Brief History with Documents. Boston New York:

Bedford St. Martins, 2016 p. 187