Papers are to be on texts read in class or on texts within the scope of the class, with both text and subject to be agreed upon with the instructor. I welcome office visits for this purpose. When you write your papers, observe scrupulously the formats described in the MLA handbook. Staple the paper, please. Papers must represent clear thinking, excellent writing, and hard work.
Careless errors are extremely rare or non-existant.
The Writing Resource Center can help you with the difficulties of writing. You can get any available tutor to help you with such general matters as documenting sources, time management, how to write a conclusion, or talking out the ideas you have about a given text. A grade of F will be assigned to any paper that does not scrupulously acknowledge all ideas not the student-author's own, or that in any other way constitutes academic dishonesty as set forth in the Compass. Please re-read the Compass now. If you have any questions about acknowledging your sources properly and gracefully, I suggest that you consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers , the Writing Resource Center, or your professor.