United States/Canada Synthesis

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United States/Canada Synthesis

• Essay Overview

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Essay/Synthesis Prompt

• Compare and contrast two distinct regions of the
  United States and Canada. Support your ideas
  with specific examples from your research.

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Title

• Your essay should have a creative title
• Hint U.S. and Canada Essay is not a great idea

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Three Pieces of the Introduction1.
Attention-getter

• Facts/Statistics
• Story
• Quote
• Rhetorical Question

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Three Pieces of the Introduction2. Thesis
Statement

• The main idea of your paper
• For example
• The Core Provinces of Canada and Southern region
  of the United States of America have some
  similarities and many differences.

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Three Pieces of the Introduction3. Preview
Statement

• One sentence that previews the main ideas of your
  body paragraphs.
• How you set up your paper is up to you. You may
  have a paragraph defining the two regions, a
  paragraph with similarities and a paragraph of
  differences.
• For example
• After defining the regions of the Core Provinces
  and the South, one can see how the similarities
  are few and the differences are many.
• Paragraph One defining the regions
• Paragraph Two similarities
• Paragraph Three differences

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Complete Introduction Sample

• The countries of the United States and
  Canada are geographical neighbors, but their
  physical and cultural geography are very
  distinct. The Core Provinces of Canada and
  Southern region of the United States have some
  similarities and many differences. After defining
  the regions of the Core Provinces and the South,
  one can see how the similarities are few and the
  differences are many.

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Body Paragraphs

• Topic sentence to introduce the main idea
• Supporting ideas and evidence
• Think about a transition into the next paragraph

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Conclusion

• Summarize the main ideas of your paper
• Restate your thesis in new words

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Works Referenced

• Note that we are not requiring parenthetical
  citations for your paraphrasing. That is why
  this is a Works Referenced and not a Works
  Cited. You are referencing your research, not
  citing it.
• Internet citations may be done on www.easybib.com
  
• Do not assume the citation is correct double
  check everything.
• Remember hanging indents and alphabetical order

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Citations

• Atlas Citation
• The Nystrom World Atlas. Indianapolis Herff
  Jones Education Division, 2006. Print.
• Textbook Citation
• Arreola, Daniel D. World Geography. Evanston, IL
  McDougal Littell, 2003. Print.

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Formatting

• A sample paper is available to double-check MLA
  formatting.
• 1 margins
• Double space the entire paper
• Header with your last name and page number
• Upper left of the first page with
• Your name
• Teacher name
• Class Title
• Date DUE in MLA format date month year
  13 October 2010

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