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 various sources or string together a series of quotes. Your essay MUST be typed, double spaced, with one inch margins. Length should be 4 to 6 pages, anything less than 4 is probably not enough anything more than 8 is probably too much.
Essays are due at the beginning of class.
Late papers will be accepted but penalized at least one full letter grade. NO paper will be accepted after I have graded the assignment and returned it to the 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.