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For

the

assigned

essays

this

semester,

you

will

select

a

single

document

or

specified

group

of

documents

from

the

documents

provided

within

each

Unit's

Essay

Assignment

pag

e

.

After

reading

your

selected

document

please

submit

a

written

essay

that

:

1.

Addr

esses

the

stated

writing

prompt(s)

associated

with

the

specific

essay

assignment

and

selected

documents

.

2.

Exceeds

the

stated

MINIMUM

length

requirement

for

the

associated

writing

prompt(s).

The

Writing

Assignments

for

this

course

should

be

written

and

submitted

with

the

following

formatting

rules

:

1.

The

essays

should

be

Double

-

Space

d

and

written

in

Times

New

Roma

n

font

with

a

point

size

of

1

2

.

2.

The

top,

bottom,

left,

and

right

margin

s

should

all

be

the

standard

1

"

in

size

.

3.

The

single

-

spaced

heade

r

on

the

first

page

should

include

your

Name

and

Document

#

from

which

your

analysis

is

drawn.

There

is

no

need

for

a

header

on

any

subsequent

page.

There

is

also

no

need

for

a

Title.

Please

be

aware

that

if

you

should

decide

to

include

in

your

submission

a

Title

that

this

will

not

be

counted

towards

your

minimum

length

requirement

.

4.

You

will

be

penalized

for

any

submission

that

does

not

meet

the

stated

minimum

length

requirement

.

5.

Because

of

the

short

length

of

these

assignments,

please

avoid

directly

quoting

the

document

unless

it

is

absolutely

essential

to

your

argument.

Instead,

briefly

paraphrase

the

passage(s)

and

focus

instead

upon

providing

your

analysis

and

supporting

your

argumentation

.

6.

There

is

no

need

to

provide

a

citation

for

the

single

d

ocument

you

are

analyzing.

However,

if

you

have

used

outside

sources

beyond

the

document

provided,

please

include

citations

using

the

MLA

Format

.

This

will

include

in

-

text

citations

and

a

Works

Cited

Page.

The

Works

Cited

Page

should

be

on

a

separate

page

at

the

conclusion

of

your

essay

and

will

not

count

towards

the

minimum

length

requirement

.

If

you

need

any

help

with

the

above

formatting

guidelines

or

citing

your

sources,

please

do

not

hesitate

to

email

me.

A

very

good

online

resource

for

any

college

-

l

evel

writing

assignment

is

the

Purdue

Online

Writing

Lab

(OWL).The

following

URL

will

lead

you

directly

to

their

pages

related

to

MLA

citations:

Click

Her

e

Finally,

there

should

be

no

excuses

for

attempting

to

use

the

ideas

and/or

words

of

any

of

your

sources

and

attempting

to

pass

them

off

as

your

own.

Plagiarism

will

not

be

tolerated

under

any

circumstances.

Simply

citing

your

source(s)

does

not

give

you

pe

rmission

to

copy

them

word

-

for

-

word

unless

they

are

being

directly

quoted

and

placed

in

quotation

marks.

Even

attempting

to

adjust

the

sentence

structure

or

altering

a

couple

of

words

in

a

source

will

not

absolve

you

of

charges

of

plagiarism.

The

skill

of

paraphrasing

(or

putting

a

source's

words

or

ideas

into

your

own

words)

is

not

a

simple

one

to

acquire.

The

Purdue

OWL

provides

some

helpful

hints

and

exercises

to

work

on

this:

Click

Her

e

Once

again,

please

email

me

with

any

questions

that

you

may

have

and

I

look

forward

to

reading

your

original

words

and

ideas

this

semester

.

For the assigned essays this semester, you will select a single document or specified

group of documents from the documents provided within each Unit's Essay Assignment

page. After reading your selected document please submit a written essay that:

1. Addresses the stated writing prompt(s) associated with the specific essay assignment and selected

documents.

2. Exceeds the stated MINIMUM length requirement for the associated writing prompt(s).

The Writing Assignments for this course should be written and submitted with the

following formatting rules:

1. The essays should be Double-Spaced and written in Times New Roman font with a point

size of 12.

2. The top, bottom, left, and right margins should all be the standard 1" in size.

3. The single-spaced header on the first page should include your Name and Document # from

which your analysis is drawn. There is no need for a header on any subsequent page.

There is also no need for a Title. Please be aware that if you should decide to include in

your submission a Title that this will not be counted towards your minimum length

requirement.

4. You will be penalized for any submission that does not meet the stated minimum length

requirement.

5. Because of the short length of these assignments, please avoid directly quoting the document

unless it is absolutely essential to your argument. Instead, briefly paraphrase the passage(s) and

focus instead upon providing your analysis and supporting your argumentation.

6. There is no need to provide a citation for the single document you are analyzing.

However, if you have used outside sources beyond the document provided, please

include citations using the MLA Format. This will include in-text citations and a Works

Cited Page. The Works Cited Page should be on a separate page at the conclusion of

your essay and will not count towards the minimum length requirement.

If you need any help with the above formatting guidelines or citing your sources, please

do not hesitate to email me. A very good online resource for any college-level writing

assignment is the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).The following URL will lead you

directly to their pages related to MLA citations: Click Here

Finally, there should be no excuses for attempting to use the ideas and/or words of any

of your sources and attempting to pass them off as your own. Plagiarism will not be

tolerated under any circumstances. Simply citing your source(s) does not give you

permission to copy them word-for-word unless they are being directly quoted and

placed in quotation marks. Even attempting to adjust the sentence structure or altering a

couple of words in a source will not absolve you of charges of plagiarism. The skill of

paraphrasing (or putting a source's words or ideas into your own words) is not a simple

one to acquire. The Purdue OWL provides some helpful hints and exercises to work on

this: Click Here

Once again, please email me with any questions that you may have and I look forward to

reading your original words and ideas this semester.