Canada: A Regional Synthesis paper writing service

Must use textbooks:

Canada a Nation of Regions 2nd Edition
Brett McGillivray, Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.

Canadian Oxford World Atlas 6th Edition
Quentin H. Stanford (General Editor) Oxford University Press.

Guidelines

First, review the concepts of region contained in module 1. Select a region or sub-region of Canada that is familiar to you or which holds some sort of interest for you. Decide whether you will treat your region from a vernacular perspective (that is, from the perspective of the people who live there) or from a functional perspective (identifying and describing its economic or other social function) or simply to describe the characteristics which define it as a uniform (or homogeneous) region which is different from other regions.

Vernacular perspective

If you are approaching your region from the vernacular perspective, you might rely completely on your own knowledge of it and write an appealing story about the region. But more likely you will synthesize, or weave together, whatever information you decide is needed to fill out and embellish your own knowledge. In essence, you are describing this region from your own experience or perspective, weaving in (or synthesizing) information from other sources, as needed, to get your story across to the reader. You might want to include cultural elements from an existing body of art, architecture, literature or folk music about your region. You may find it comfortable to write in first person (“I”), or you may prefer to stick to the more detached third person. Some students may have the writing skills and confidence to use the second person (this mode is often used by fiction-writers). Understandably, the vernacular approach means each paper will be highly individual, interpretive and very creative. You are not, however, inventing things here; your facts must be true.

Functional or uniform perspectives

If you are approaching your chosen region from the uniform or functional perspective you must incorporate and synthesize other secondary information and data. This could be: population numbers, settlement history, landscape attributes, natural environments, economic activity, culture, or any other criteria you decide are important to include. For either of these approaches, you are writing, not from a highly individualistic and personal perspective, but from a somewhat more detached and objective perspective. You will probably feel more comfortable using indirect speech and writing in the third person. Nevertheless, you are the synthesizer and so you get to call all the shots. You decide where the boundary of your region is and what criteria are needed to sketch its character.

For any of the three approaches, everyone will see their chosen region differently, and so there is no single right or wrong way to do this, but please adhere to the following guidelines:

Length: about 2000 words (give-or-take 250 words), or about 9 pages of double-spaced text. This word count does not include your reference list or any text included in your figures;
Please double-space your work and leave a margin;
Headings are optional, but if you use them, do not make a table of contents;
A bare minimum of four sources are required for your final paper. There is no upper limit to the number of sources you may use, but all sources should be respectable, of good quality and reliable. Some academic sources would be desirable.
Provide at least one map of your region, which shows the places or features you mention in your story. This map could be your own creation or a published one. Tables, scanned photos, sketches or other images will be effective additions to your paper. Make sure any figures are legible and large enough to show what you intend. Call them all figures and number them consecutively. Give each figure a title and put its source, date and page number under it. Put the figure’s entire citation in your reference list too. If you use your own photograph, give yourself the credit. You must make direct reference to all figures in your writing. Position them in your text closely following the section of text where they are first mentioned. Do not put them at the end or in an appendix. There is no need to wrap text around your figures for this paper.
Provide in-text citations of all your borrowed ideas and reference material, as either footnotes or in parentheses, e.g. (author’s last name, date, page number). Footnotes are more appropriate if your style of writing is fairly literary or historical. Just choose any recognized style and be consistent.
Provide a complete reference list at the end of your paper showing all sources, including the source of your figures. Pick any recognized citation style and be consistent. There is no need to start a separate page for your references.
Don’t forget to include a good, snappy title.
Provide a cover page according to the instructions given on the course website
Grading

Grading will be based on a combination of style and content, about equal in weight.

Style includes things like:

organization
grammar
spelling
sentence and paragraph structure
visual layout, etc.
Content includes things like:

ideas
creativity
source material
images (photos, maps etc.) and
how well you weave together (synthesize) factual information and interpret it.

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