History- American History

Writing Guidelines

1. FONT: Use Times New Roman 12-point font

2. PAGE NUMBERS: Insert page numbers in the same font as your text at the bottom center of the page by using the "Insert" function of your word processing program.

3. HEADING: In the upper-right hand corner of the first page insert the following - make sure that you single-space your heading.

First Name Last Name HIST 1301/1302.Section #

Assignment Name

4. TITLE: All papers (unless it's book review or response/reaction paper) must have a title that suggests your theme in a creative way. Skip a pace after the header, and place your title in the center of the page. DO NOT PUT YOUR TITLE IN BOLD FONT, DO NOT DOUBLE-SPACE YOUR TITLE, DO NOT UNDERLINE IT, DO NOT ITALICIZE TT, AND DO NOT PUT IT IN QUOTATION MARKS. Capitalize the first letter of all nouns and verbs, and put all articles and prepositions in lower case. Then skip a space and begin your prose.

5. SPACING: Double space only your prose.

6. MARGINS: Set margins at l" on all sides. Most word processors usually have this preset. Use only left-hand margin justification.

7. INDENT PARAGRAPHS: Indent to indicate a new paragraph. DO NOT SKIP A SPACE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS

8. CIT A TIO S: If citing or quoting material there is no need to use endnotes or footnotes. Instead use parenthetical citations by placing relevant source information in parentheses after a quote or a paraphrase. This means that the author's last name, the sources year of publication, and the page nurnber(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited/Bibliography page. The author's name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence, ex. (Bennett 2013, 13) or (Buzzanca 2004, 67).

**This essay is meant to be original and based on your thoughts/ideas and reflections, not that of your sources. Use quotes sparingly and only to back up or reinforce a certain point. Instead of using quotes, it might just be useful to put the material in your own words. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE BLOCK QUOTES ALLOWED FOR

THIS ESSAY**