I will expect your paper to be clean and neat in appearance. Your essay must present historical information that is both accurate and relevant. It must contain specific details, supporting examples, and clarifying verbal illustrations that help demonstrate or prove your main point. You must hand in all writing used in the preparation of your essay. Your grade will be based on both the final product of your writing and the extent to which you demonstrate your commitment to the prewriting, writing, revising and proof-reading process.
Deadlines are final and absolute, no exceptions for any reason.
There is nothing exceptional about these requirements. They ask nothing more than that you present your knowledge, understanding, and point of view clearly and economically. Meeting these standards is a requirement of each essay. Complete failure to hand in an essay will diminish your course grade by one grade. All of it is required, much of it is ungraded.