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Essay Assignment
VOLUNTOURISM AND
DEVELOPMENT
What is voluntourism?
Grading
25% of your fall term grade
DUE DATE
Friday November 17 at 12 noon
Must be submitted online in Word format via the DEVS
100 course OnQ site (no hard copies accepted).
Paper must be formatted as follows: First name, last name,
student number, TA (e.g. Jane_Smith_54000_Hostetler.doc)
Late papers will be given a grade of zero. Extensions will
only be offered to students with official accommodation
letters, or in emergency situations, and must be approved
in advance by your TA.
Writing Centre Workshops
1. WRITING IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
THIS WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE TWICE, TUESDAY 7:00 PM NOVEMBER 7TH AND THURSDAY 7:00 PM
NOVEMBER 9TH: SPEAKERS CORNER IN STAUFFER LIBRARY
1. TURNITAROUND: HOW THE PROCESS OF RESEARCH IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITH ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY
THIS WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE TWICE, TUESDAY 7:00 PM NOVEMBER 14TH AND THURSDAY 7:00 PM
NOVEMBER 16TH: SPEAKERS CORNER IN STAUFFER LIBRARY
How to start?
Read a variety of sources from different perspectives
Write a summary of each source, identifying each authors
central argument and supporting reasons/evidence
Group sources according to the positions of the authors or
make lists of reasons derived from your sources for or against
Decide which arguments and reasons you find most
convincing and why
Thesis Development
A good thesis statement is not a statement of fact:
Voluntourism is a form of tourism in which travelers participate in voluntary work, typically
for a charity.
A good thesis statement is a statement of position that requires evidence in the body of
the essay for support.
Three Models of Thesis Statements
The simple statement of position
Overall, the voluntourism is beneficial to international development.
http://library.queensu.ca/qlc/video/Thesis_Statement/Thesis_Stateme
nt.htm
Structure of the essay
Paraphrasing
When you are communicating ideas from a source but a direct quotation
isnt necessary
When you are summarizing factual information
A PARAPHRASE MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS.