Papers must be submitted TYPED and DOUBLE SPACED with one inch margins on all sides. Typefaces used must be no larger than 12 point [pica] and no smaller than 10 point [elite]; do NOT use fancy typefaces.

You must maintain a consistent format through out the paper. Be certain the paper is well organized and analytical in intent (not descriptive).

For every quotation, paraphrase or reference to an idea found in a book or article, include proper ANNOT'ATION. In parentheses immediately following (in-text note), at the bottom of the page (footnote) or at the end of the paper (end note), list your citations. (Most formats ask you to provide the author's name, short title and page number of the annotation source and use commas to separate name, title and page references.)

Put PAGE NUMBERS on each page. Exceptions: the coversheet gets no number; page 1 is either not marked at all or at the bottom center.

Use direct quotations sparingly. Short quotations should be incorporated within double quotation marks directly in the body of the essay; long quotations (used very rarely) should be indented and single-spaced without any quotation marks around them.

List sources used in writing the paper in a BIBLIOGRAPHY on a separate sheet at the end of the essay; arrange books and articles used in the paper in alphabetical order (do NOT number bibliographic entries) according to the following format:

Family Name, Given Name(s). Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication.

EXAMPLE:

Doyle, William. Origin of the French Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Note punctuation; also note that the second and following lines of a bibliographic entry are indented. Book titles or the names of periodicals must be underlined or italicized; titles of articles should be placed within "double quotation marks".

Do NOT include texts, dictionary entries or encyclopedia articles in any bibliography.

If the citation is a web page use Author, Title, and web address (URL).

EXAMPLE:

Smith, Mark. K. "Paulo Freire," http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm.

Avoid PLAGIARISM. "Plagiarism' is copying, paraphrasing or referring to ANY work that is not your own without giving credit to the original author. Do not accidentally (or purposefully) commit an act of plagiarism. Any student who knowingly gives or receives unacknowledged help on any written work submitted (including examinations) or who plagiarizes other sources will be subject to the penalties prescribed by the University.

Attach a separate COVERSHEET indicating a title for your paper (something more original than Essay Assignment or Book Review) -- do NOT enclose this title in quotation marks; also list on the coversheet the specific assignment the submission meets, your name, the number and title of the course, the instructor's name and the submission date.

STAPLE the paper together using a single staple in the top left-hand corner. Do NOT turn down the corner of the pages or use paper clips to hold the essay together; do NOT use report covers, plastic or paper.

PROOFREAD your final draft before submission. Writing an essay paper is a formal academic exercise; presentation and appearance form an integral part of the final product. Neatness counts. Proof your paper carefully to correct organizational, grammatical, syntactical, spelling and/or typing errors before submitting it to the instructor. A large number of errors will lower your grade.

Submit the ORIGINAL copy of your typed or printed paper to the instructor. It is the student's responsibility to keep a copy (photocopied or on disk) of any completed paper submitted for instructor evaluation. Also retain all notes, outlines or preliminary drafts used in writing the paper; instructors reserve the right to examine any or all of this material prior to assigning a grade to the submitted work.

Your paper will be evaluated according to the following criteria.