This Guide will help you with research for your Annotated Bibliography and Research Paper
Assignment Instructions: Unit 4A
Before starting this assignment, be sure to have viewed the videos and read the sample essay (below)..
Instructions: Select one of the people you listed as a fascinating figure from the Discussions assignment. Find an obituary of that person. Best obituaries are found in the NY Times, the Washington Post, the BBC, Variety, Sports Illustrated, and other major publications. YOU MAY NEED TO USE THE WCC DATABASE TO GET AN OBITUARY.
IF THERE IS NO OBITUARY, FIND ANOTHER SECONDARY SOURCE (NOT ENCYCLOPEDIA, STUDY.COM, ETC. 3RD LEVEL SOURCE)
Write a 500-word exemplification essay about this person, using four sources total (obit plus three others). (Remember Works Cited and headings do not count as part of minimum words for essay).
ESSAY OUTLINE
Exemplification Essay: Pattern Choose Examples Strategically
I. Introduction: Background, most notable accomplishments
(chronological order- use dates), counter-argument, thesis
II. Example 1 SPECIFIC DEPTH OF DETAIL AS SUPPORT FOR ALL EXAMPLES
A.
B. specific examples
C.
III. Example 2
A.
B. specific examples
C.
IV. Example 3 plus depth of descriptive and supporting details
V.. Commentary By Others: Who agrees with your assessment of this
person’s contributions? Who disagrees with your assessment of this
person’s contributions? Why? Why is your assessment correct?
VI. CONCLUSION: What has this person done to achieve prominence
and how has it affected our culture? In other words, “so what?” Why
is this person significant to study?
Here is a sample beginning of an exemplification essay.
Jimmy Carter (1924-2004), the thirty-ninth president of the United States,
exemplifies a person who put service to country and international peace
above personal ambition, and he left the nation and the world with a model
of moral and ethical action. Although he was voted out of office after one
term, was not popular at that point, and was assessed as ineffectual, his
work in office and since has been widely commended. He championed
energy conservation, initiated equal rights laws, promoted fairness in
housing, and brokered peace treaties. Carter’s accomplishments helped
improve America’s standing in the world and helped the nation become a
more fair democracy.
Among world leaders, Carter was one of only a few to take climate
change seriously in the late 1970s, and he advocated, by example and
policy proposals, for energy efficiency and conservation.
NOTE: THE ORDER OF YOUR PARAGRAPHS SHOULD FOLLOW
THE ORDER OF YOUR LIST IN THE INTRODUCTION!
Works Cited
“Jimmy Carter: From Peanut Farmer to One Term President.” BBC, 10
