MLA style Word count: 1500-1800 words
Choose 1 of the following 4 to use as 1 reference source and to inspire a thesis. This source must be quoted and integrated into the essay.
Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel speech
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2014/yousafzai-lecture_en.html
focus only the problems related to nigeria. so that will make your thesis easier to prove.
Format and Style: MLA style
Remember: State a clear focused thesis in the introduction.
Use an introduction that includes a thesis, body paragraphs, a conclusion, and a Works Cited list.
Use 3 other sources of peer reviewed research to prove your thesis. Use reliable, expert sources, not Wikipedia, encyclopedia, commercial sites ( .com) blogs, or general news magazine sites.
Proofread for coherence, organization and grammar.
Integrate quotations from your research to prove your points, and contribute your own analysis of the quotations.
Ensure that the words are your own, but the ideas are attributed to the authors using attributive tags such as…Okri argues, or, according to colhoun, etc.
PROOFREAD and correct all typos and mechanical errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. SPELLCHECK!
Consult Writing for Success text chapters 5-12 and OWL at Purdue website for more information about research, developing and writing an essay, grammar, and MLA style.
If you require assistance please come to my office during office hours or make an appointment for another time, or visit the Writing Centre in Old Main, or TRU reference librarians.
Assignment will be graded for format, argument and rhetoric, grammar, and style.
