Analyzing the Representation of Human Rights in Monuments in Winnipeg

Argument and Evidence

Choose a monument in the city of Winnipeg and analyze how it represents a human rights story

A clear argument is presented and defended. The argument must reference both the monument and a human rights issue.

Your argument is defended with evidence, examples and quotations

Key components of the paper are addressed thoroughly and persuasively.

Choose a monument or statue in Winnipeg or propose the most important missing monument, describe the monument.

• Where is it, what is it, when it was made, is there any text?
• What is the context of this monument?
• Who do you think the audience is meant to be?

How does this monument represent human rights history in Canada? 

• What is the historical event / who is the historical character? (draw on academic literature)
• How does this person/these events relate to human rights in Canada?
• What rights are represented directly or indirectly by this monument?
• Whose story is the monument telling?
• Whose story is it not telling? 

Representation

Conclusion: What is the key message of your paper? Are there any next steps you would recommend? (for existing monuments) Are there any barriers to your proposal (for proposed monuments)?

The paper is well-organized. Material is presented in a logical order with smooth transitions.

The paper is well-researched. It draws on relevant academic (and where appropriate non-academic) sources. There are a minimum of 8 sources of which 6 are academic. An excellent paper will exceed this number.

Writing is clear, tight, and persuasive

Conventions of academic writing are followed (no contractions, appropriate paragraph length, formal language, active writing)

Grammar and spelling: consistent verb tenses, subject-verb accord)

Cover page, numbered pages

Double spaced, Times New Roman 12

All sources are correctly cited in text and in the references using Chicago author-date style citations