Does Ronald forgive Jennifer? Does Jennifer forgive herself? Does Jennifer forgi

Does Ronald forgive Jennifer? Does Jennifer forgive
herself? Does Jennifer forgive Bobby Poole? Do Jennifer and Ronald forgive the justice
system? Do they need to? How would you forgive/not forgive if you were Jennifer? How would
you forgive/not forgive if you were Ronald? Provide details and examples from their story to
support your thoughts.
• Please quote from the memoir at least twice in your paper and provide proper in-text
citations after each quote.
• Please quote from the 60 Minutes episodes at least twice in your paper and provide in-text
citations after each quote.
Paper Outline:
• Paragraph 1: Introduction of the memoir and the theme of forgiveness
• Paragraph 2: Ronald & forgiveness
• Paragraph 3: Jennifer & forgiveness
• Paragraph 4: The justice system & forgiveness
• Paragraph 5: Others & forgiveness (Bobby Poole, Jennifer’s boyfriend, Detective Gauldin,
the other rape victim, etc.)
• Paragraph 6: You & forgiveness if you were any of the above people (they’re real people,
not characters—remember that this is a memoir, not a novel)
• Paragraph 7: Conclusion
Documentation Tips:
• Don’t forget to integrate your quotes smoothly into your sentences. A sentence in your response
might look like this: Thompson notes that during the trial, “Ronald Cotton must have had three
times more people there than I did” (Thompson and Cotton 67).
• Don’t forget to include proper in-text citations after each quote (see handbook)
• On your Works Cited page, cite the memoir as a book with two authors (see handbook)
• On your Works Cited page, cite the 60 Minutes videos as a “work from a website” (see handbook)
• Have your paper reviewed by a tutor on campus at any Library Learning Commons or online via
BrainFuse
ENC 1102
Picking Cotton Synthesis Paper
Assignment Sheet
Format Requirements:
1. Utilize MLA format with an MLA formatted header (see sample header provided in Canvas)
2. Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1-inch margins
3. Length Requirement: 3-4 full pages double-spaced
4. Proofread for fine tuning errors (such as spelling, spacing, formatting, punctuation,
capitalization, and grammar)
5. Use professional language and avoid text slang
6. Provide in-text citations for each quote
7. Provide a Works Cited page at the end of your paper
Rubric:
Paper Element Your Points Points Available
Introductory paragraph of the memoir and topic 8
Forgiveness development & details from the memoir 30
Quote & Citation 1 from Picking Cotton 8
Quote & Citation 2 from Picking Cotton 8
Quote & Citation 1 from 60 Minutes 8
Quote & Citation 2 from 60 Minutes 8
Fine Tuning (grammar, punctuation, format, etc.) 10
Works Cited Page (2 sources: Picking Cotton & 60 Minutes) 10
Rough Draft edited by BrainFuse or FSCJ Writing Lab
*Please make sure your rough draft includes the edits/notes from the tutor.
10
Total Points 100
Submission Details:
• Please see course calendar for due date (the calendar is the final page of the syllabus)
• Please upload your paper (rough draft and final draft) into Canvas as Microsoft Word or PDF