Exemplification (Illustration Essay)
Assignment: Write a 500 to 700-word exemplification (illustration) essay on one of the topics listed below.
Guidelines: Keep the following in mind when writing this essay
- The essay must be 500 to 700 words in length.
- The essay must be typed and double-spaced. This is to allow the instructor space to type comments on your paper. If the essay is not double-spaced, the instructor will not put comments on your paper.
- The following file formats are the only formats accepted. If you submit a file in a format not listed below, your paper will not be graded and will result in a zero for that paper.
- .doc
- .docx
- .rtf
- Your paper should have an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, three to four body paragraphs (depending on how many extended examples your use), and a concluding paragraph.
- The following elements are required for this essay:
- one source (the source will be one of the essays in the text depending on topic choice)
- three (or more) in-text citations, and a
- Works Cited Page
- You must use MLA documentation (see Chapter 18 of Patterns.).
- Essays not written on one of the topic choices listed below will not be accepted.
Topic Choices:
- For this topic choice, re- read Alexie’s essay “Indian Education,” paying close attention to the ending sentence of each extended example. Choose three of the ending sentences to use as quotations to exemplify a similar experience in your own educational journey. Each body paragraph should be developed around this quotation and should focus on a particular incident. Make sure to correctly punctuate and cite the quotation. You should also have a Works Cited page at the end of the paper that cites the Alexie short story. See chapter 18, “Documenting Sources: MLA” in Patterns, specifically “Guidelines for Formatting Quotations” for in-text citations and “Essay in an Anthology” for writing the Works Cited page.
************************PLEASE WRITE THE ESSAY OFF THAT TOPIC AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION THANK YOU.*********