Writing an Essay on Truth and Reconciliation in APA Format

Points to Take Note of While Writing

Students enter and leave the course at varying points of awareness and commitment to reconciliation and resurgence with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. Ultimately, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission compels us to act in response to the truth we now know about our colonial history; specifically our residential school history and its legacy. This essay provides students an opportunity to formulate their own thinking about what was discussed in the course. Word-processed in APA format, and submitted through MySeneca. SafeAssign will be used to check for academic integrity. You are to write according to what is outlined in the template, using the headings provided. There is no need for an introduction or summary. The grading rubric is provided on MySeneca. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution's policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and itCreate an outline of key points you want to communicate

· Use paragraphs to help the reader by providing moments to pause and transition to new thoughts. By reading the first sentence in every paragraph of a document, the reader should be able to grasp the purpose and key points of the paper.

· Contractions of words are not/aren’t used in academic writing but are in narrative writing such as digital stories, where informal language is used

· Authors are referred to by their last name

· Use gender neutral language; they, them, their

· Say what you mean, mean what you say, and say it in as few words as possible!

Every time you sit down to work on a document you begin by reading from the start. This way you will find places that need editing, and you will be in the flow of the document and ready to write the next sentence