As part of your final zine project, you are to write an essay answering the research question you posed earlier in the semester and collected sources on in your Annotated Bibliography.
You are to formulate a thesis that states your main idea (presenting the answer to your question in some way.) You then develop your thesis in three supporting points (aka the essay body). Each supporting idea should be 2-3 paragraphs. You end with your conclusion.
Basic Requirements
-Your essay should be 8 to 13 paragraphs long NOT including your Works Cited (see essay format below).
-You must follow the academic essay format we’ve explored in class with an introduction (including thesis), a body, and a conclusion.
-You must use at least two different sources in your essay using proper MLA citation (with both an in-text citation AND a Works Cited).
– You must have at least four quotations or references to these sources.
Formatting Requirements
Your paper MUST be a part of your final Zine
You must have a title.
Source Requirements
You must have at least two sources.
No sources from high school newspapers
No sources from before 2010
You will be graded on:
Your adherents to the requirements of the assignment
Your adherence to the academic essay format
Your use of grammar and punctuation
The quality of insight
** Failure to meet the requirements of the assignment and/or grammar that makes your work unreadable may result in a much lower grade.
Important reminders: 1. Your thesis is the last paragraph in your introduction.
2. MLA citation consists of two components – a in-text citation and Works Cited
Essay format:
Introduction (ending with thesis) – 1 paragraph
Context (optional) – 1 or 2 paragraphs
Supporting Point 1 – 2 or 3 paragraphs
Supporting Point 2 – 2 or 3 paragraphs
Supporting Point 3 – 2 or 3 paragraphs
Conclusion – 1 paragraph
