For your Essay, you will use your zoo observation notes and supporting articles to answer Dr. Dolins' five (5) essay questions. Include:
Title of paper (on a separate page), your name, course, date
Introduction: summarizes what you will write and puts it into context
- Start the introduction with background that contextualizes the paper's main research questions (posed by Dr. Dolins in your assignment description)
- End the introduction with a thesis statement, which outlines the main points of the paper and how you will address them
Body: presents the main points of the paper, with each paragraph representing one aspect of the paper's main focus. Prioritize and organize your main points and paragraphs to logically build your evidence and answers to a compelling conclusion. Each paragraph should include a topic sentence, evidence, analysis, and a transition sentence:
- The topic sentence summarizes the paragraph's main idea
- Use evidence from your own zoo observation notes and supporting peer-reviewed articles to build your evidence and answers to the research questions posed by Dr. Dolins
- Use CITES or IUCN to report on the conservation status of your species:
- Analyse your evidence to show how it makes you think about the research questions posed by Dr. Dolins
- Include a transition sentence at the end of each paragraph to connect what you discussed in that paragraph with the main idea of the next paragraph
Conclusion: summarizes what you wrote and what you learned
- Restate the essay questions from the introduction in different words
- Briefly summarize your main points or arguments and pull them together to answer the essay questions posed by Dr. Dolins
- End with a strong, final statement that ties the whole essay together and makes it clear the paper has come to an end
- No new ideas should be introduced in the conclusion, it should only review and analyze the main points from the body of the paper (with the exception of suggestions for further research)
References: a list of the sources you cited
- Cite your sources in APA Style
- Format your References list in APA Style
Appendix:
For more writing help, contact the Writing Center and make an online appointment to meet with one of their consultants.
