2.5 Critical Response Essay (Outline)
Use the outline below, or another one you found, to create an outline for your Critical Response Essay.
Introduction
Attention Grabber: We Must Have Dreams
Introduce literature used: John Amagoalik’s We Must Have Dreams speech
Thesis: John Amagoalik uses the state of that Inuit society to explain to the people that their success is based on their ability to liberate their community from distinction and they should not be defined by their past but instead be motivated by it.
(Indicate a minimum of 3 points to be developed)
Body
Body Paragraph 1
Main Idea: A successful society must have dreams, be set for the future and be independent.
Topic Sentence: John Amagoalik in his speech focuses on the main qualities that have over time been associated to the Inuit people and remind them that they are the pioneers of Canada and should not let the dominant communities outplay them of their place in the history of their country. He encourages the people to have dreams and be set for the greatness of the future while training up their children. The Inuit are an independent community and history has evidence to prove that they are superior to the others including the United Nations. He uses failure to bring the clarity of the impeding success of the Inuit.
Point 1 – Supporting evidence and details, including at least 1 or 2 quotations from each text
• “ What kind of world would we live in if people did not have dreams if people did not strive for what they believe in us must have dreams? We must have ideals. We must fight for the things we believe in. We believe in ourselves”. In this text Amagoalik challenges the people to not only focus on the failures they have but instead make use of them to create and develop dreams for greater future. He explains that the success of their future is determined by how they stand up for what they believe in and asks the people to make it a priority to believe in themselves
• “ In a world that becomes complicated each passing year, we must rely on the simple gentle ways of our people to guide us. The Inuit were once strong, strong and independent and proud people” In this part of the speech he encourages the people to be independent of the change of the dynamic world that changes year by year and claims that it is in the original ways and values of the people that they must thrive and survive successfully. They once were independent and can therefore be so once more.
• “ The Inuit were once strong, strong and independent and proud people.” He encourages the people to regain the qualities of their ancestors and be strong and independent in the future.
Transition Sentence: John Amagoalik takes a look at the past failures of the Inuit society to liberate themselves so far, he explains to the people that failure has a big role to strengthen hope in them and that they should not concede to failure but regain hope and work even harder for the only thing they believe in.
Body Paragraph 2
Main Idea: Failure has a role to strengthen the future of the society it should not be ignored
Topic Sentence: Amagoalik takes a look at the past failures of the Inuit society to liberate themselves so far. He explains to the people that failure has the role to strengthen hope in them and that they should not concede to failures but regain hope and work even harder next time for that one thing they believe in.
Point 2 – Supporting evidence and details, including at least 1 or 2 quotations from each text
• “If we are not successful, we must not give up hope. We must tell ourselves that we can only try a little harder the next time.” He motivates the people to stand strong for their society and strive for what they believe in. he reminds them that failure should not set them back but somehow create a better motivation in them to work extra harder the next time so they can achieve more.
• “ Sometimes its necessary at the past and make plan for the future” Having described their failures to maintain their society in the recent past Amagoalik tells the people that the experience of failure they have had in the past should be used by them to develop plans and drive success in the future.
• “That strength, that independence, and that pride must surface again” He challenges the people not to stop at their failures but bring back quality they once held on to.
Transition Sentence: John Amagoalik encourages the Inuit people that for their dreams to be realized they should foster the spirit of peace and unity. He goes further to explain that success is possible when the society is under the spirit of peace and harmony. Anger and disharmony makes their minds unsettled hence not in position to make right decisions. People are able to trust each other on the decision they take for the overall community.
Body Paragraph 3
Main Idea: The Inuit people must have peace and unity to be able to achieve their dream
Topic Sentence: He takes pride in the unity and peace that the Inuit people once had and encourages the people to regain and maintain it.
Point 3 – Supporting evidence and details, including at least 1 or 2 quotations from each text
• “ But anger and hate are not the answer” John Amagoalik wants the Inuit people to stop being angry at the whites for their fate and focus on deliberating themselves
• “ It disturbs me to a great deal to hear about native organizations squibbing with other native organizations” He gets disappointed at the societies blaming and hating each other literary
• “ We must be of one mind and one voice” He concludes his speech asking the people to try be united within themselves and with other organizations to as to achieve their dream. Its difficult amount humans but worth trying
Transition Sentence: Success is achieved when people examine their past and employ it to brighten their future rather than see the gloomy future. People should not expect success to find them but rather; they need to chase it and eventually they will be smiling all the way.
Conclusion
Re-wording of Thesis: Amagoalik gets success in using the past to motivate the future of the Inuit society, he uses the once strong nature of the society to challenge its members
Summary of Main Ideas: Generally he attributes success to the ability to work hard and rejuvenating their society while reminding them that failure is just a way to recover for the future.
Generalization: To gain success they must motivate themselves with their failures.