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Centennial College ENGLISH 170 READING AND WRITING PROSE
Instructor Rhonda Hustler 289-5000 (EXT. 7385)
Course Web site: http://centennialhustler.tripod.com/centennialhustler/
Research Assignment (15%)
Ø This assignment is intended to improve your research skills and your ability to cite sources correctly using parenthetical references.
Ø Your tasks include compiling research, using references and citations.
Ø It is essential that you do not plagiarize any of your assignment. You will be given a grade of zero if you submit any unacknowledged material as your own work.
Step #1: Write the first in-class essay
Step #2: Re-write that essay with corrections and revisions as indicated by the evaluation
Step #3: Identify statements within that essay that can be supported with research
Step #4: Compile research related to your essay and include it in your essay
Step #5: Submit the original in-class essay and the researched version as the Research Assignment
Research is the APA format
All correct format and reference information is in your textbook. Do not attempt to complete this assignment without using a reference text for citations.
Title page: Prepare a title page with appropriate information and format.
Page 1: Abstract: Prepare a summary of your topic of approximately 50 words. This summary will not include direct quotations but will reflect your ideas on the topic.
Page 2 - 4: The Essay
1. Three direct quotations using the author’s name, integrated into your sentence
2. One paraphrase
3. One direct quote of more than four lines
Page 5: References : You may use one of your sources twice for a total of five citations in the essay
1. One book written about the subject
2. Three articles written about the subject (from the Internet)
- One of these sources will have two or more authors or editors.
· All References must be referenced in the essay; do not cite sources on the References page unless you have used them in your essay.
Centennial College ENGLISH 170 READING AND WRITING PROSE
Research Assignment (15%) Evaluation
NAME:
A. Title page and Abstract /5 marks
o Appropriate title page, information and format, font, no underlining (1)
o Approximately 50 words, thesis identified based on essay (2 marks)
o Grammatically correct, no quotations, references, or personal statements (3 marks)
B. Pages 2 - 4: Response essay (5 each) /15 marks
o Grammatically correct, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure
o Clear thesis and three key points of argument or persuasion
o corrections from first version, proofread
C. Research (5 each) /30 marks
Three direct quotations, integrated, using the author’s name
1. , integrated 0 uses author’s name 0 /5
2. , integrated 0 uses author’s name 0 /5
3. , integrated 0 uses author’s name 0 /5
One paraphrase
, integrated 0 /5
One direct quote of more than four lines
, integrated 0 /5
Quotation from anthology
, integrated 0 /5
D. Page 5: References (5 each) /50 marks
References are varied /5
One book written about the subject (or related) /5
Anthology /5
Three articles written about the subject /5 /5 /5
One reference with two or more authors or editors. /5
Total /100
Comments:
Sample In-class Essay for English 170
Why My Family Immigrated to Canada
1. Canada is the most multicultural country in the world and is often referred to as a
2. cultural mosaic. This country attracts people from all over the world who come here
3. for a better quality of life. My family immigrated to Canada in 1997 for peace,
4. reunification with family members, and a better education for us children.
5. My family’s number one concern was to escape the war in Kashmir, India. Human life
6. had no value in the war as we have in Canada. We chose Canada because as a
7. “mosaic,” Canada allows us to be free in our heritage. All immigrants are encouraged
8. to keep their own languages and cultures, and everyone can live in peace together.
9. Immigrants can develop their own communities, and we can live our lives in our own
10. way far from war and conflict.
11. Our second reason for coming to Canada was to be with our father. My father was
12. the first member of our family to immigrate to Canada. Living so far away from every
13. one was difficult for him, and my mother found it very difficult to take care of us by her.
14. My father was very worried that he might not see us again because of the war in our
15. country. He decided to sponsor us; in about a year, we joined him in Canada. We
16. were all happy to be together again, and we have this opportunity to start a new life in
17. Canada as a reunited family.
18. The third reason we immigrated to Canada was for the quality of education. My
19. parents wanted us to have a better education and good jobs when we grew up. In my
20. country, school is very expensive, and jobs are difficult to find. Students have to pay
21. for their education in high school. Here we have more opportunities to finish our
22. studies. In Canada, ESL classes help new immigrants to improve their language
23. skills. The teachers are friendly, and students are not afraid to ask questions. In
24. Canada, if we don’t have enough money to continue our education, we can apply for
25. a student loan. Having an education in Canada will mean better jobs and a better life
26. for our family. Our immigration to Canada from India started with a desire for
27. improved education for all of us.
28. Canada is a cultural mosaic where every immigrant can maintain his/her own
29. community, language, and culture and still be a Canadian. Canada provides us an
30. opportunity to live our lives the way we want with a better chance of a happy and
31. peaceful life.
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English 170: SAMPLE RESEARCH ESSAY
Immigration to Canada’s Cultural Mosaic
Jai Renu
882 241 430
Centennial College English 170
Cover page: 1 inch margins, information in top 1/3 of page,
Text: 11 font, double spaced
Abstract
Each year people from around the world immigrate to Canada. Families and individuals have particular reasons for leaving their homeland and seeking a better quality of life in Canada’s cultural mosaic. For many immigrants, the search for peace, family reunification, and better education ends in Canada.
Immigration to Canada’s Cultural Mosaic
1. Canada is the most multicultural country in the world and is often referred to as a
2. cultural mosaic. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (1999), “India
3. was ranked number second with 19,388 new immigrants from all classes in 1997”
4. (p.13). Like many families of this time, my family immigrated to Canada in 1997
5. for a better quality of life. Goran Simic (2003) writes in his essay “Good bye
6. Muse, Hello Prada,” of similar experiences where immigrants work hard to
7. reunite and support their families (p. 71). My family immigrated to Canada for
8. peace, reunification with family members, and a better education for us children.
9. My family’s number one concern was to escape the war in Kashmir, India.
10. Government reports about the war in Kashmir verify the conflict of the war years
with a widespread pattern of human rights and humanitarian law violations.
Captured Kashmiri fighters are killed without trial and civilians are tortured
and raped. Many estimates place deaths between 1990-1997 at more
than 20,000, mainly civilians for the duration of the war.
(Government of Kashmir, 1998, par. 4)
11. We chose Canada because it is a “mosaic” where all immigrants are encouraged to keep
12. their own languages and cultures but where everyone can live in peace together.
13. Immigrants are allowed to develop their own communities, and we can live our lives in our
14. own way far from war.
15. Our second reason for coming to Canada was to be with our father. My father
16. was the first member of our family to immigrate to Canada. Living so far away from
17. everyone was difficult for him, and my mother found it very difficult to take care of us by
18. herself. Serious consequences often occur when refugees leave their country of origin
19. and other family members are left behind. The Executive Committee of the High
20. Commissioner’s Program on Immigration (1981) believes that the issue of family
21. reunification should be examined more closely (p. 1). My father was very worried that he
22. might not see us again because of the war in our country. He decided to sponsor us; in
23. about a year we joined him in Canada. We were all happy to be together again, and we
24. have this opportunity to start a new life in Canada as a reunited family.
25. The third reason we immigrated to Canada was for the quality of education. My
26. parents wanted us to get good jobs one day with a better education. Expert researchers on
27. immigration from India, Gupta and Gupta (1998) suggest that “immigration to a new life in
28. Canada is most often motivated by the goals of education and the promise of economic
29. stability for the next generation” (p. 42). In my original country, school is very expensive, and
30. jobs are difficult to find. Students have to pay for their education in high school. For example,
31. The Lawrence School (1998) which has done extensive research on education costs in India
32. reports that “admission in a good private high school in India costs 43,000 Rs, with annual
33. fees of about 81,000 Rs” (p. 2). Here in Canada we have more opportunities to finish our
34. studies at reasonable expense. In Canada, ESL classes help new immigrants to improve their
35. language skills. The teachers are friendly, and students are not afraid to ask questions.
36. Having an education in Canada will mean better jobs and a better life for our family. Our
37. immigration to Canada from India started with a desire for improved education for all of us.
38. Canada is a cultural mosaic where all immigrants can maintain their own community,
39. language, and culture and still be a Canadian. Canada provides us with the opportunity to live
40. happy and peaceful lives.
References
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (1999). The place to be: annual immigration plan for the year 2000. Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
Government of Kashmir. (1998, October). Kashmir – 1997. Retrieved March 24, 2004, from http://www.webcom.com/hrin/parker/country/kashmir.html
Gupta, S. & M. Gupta. (1998). Life on the edge: the immigrant experience in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Simic, G. (2003). Good bye muse, hello Prada. In R. Conrad (Ed.), The act of writing (6th ed.). (pp. 69 – 71). Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
The Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Program on Immigration, Government of Canada. (August 13, 1981). Notes on family reunification, thirty-second session. Retrieved March 23, 2004, from Government of Canada Web site:
http://www.gov.ca
The Lawrence School. (1998). Sanawar-Admission & Fees. Retrieved: March 24, 2004, from Sanawar Web site:
http://www.sanawar.com/a-proceed.htm
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