A good rule of thumb is that if you use three or more words from a sentence in another work, excluding articles, contractions, and prepositions, you must indicate the source. Three or more consecutive words should be in quotation marks and footnoted. DO NOT simply copy material from the editors' materials or the various sources or string together a series of quotes. Your essay must be typed, double spaced, with one inch margins. Length should be 750 to 1250 words.
Essays are due at the beginning of class.
If you feel you must quote something, put the author's name and page number in parentheses of where the quote might be found. Quotes should not be used simply to convey factual information. No title page, please, or plastic covers or binders. Just the text of your essay. On the first page in the upper right hand put your name, course number, and date.