Organize your thoughts into paragraphs; you may want to use more than one paragraph per question. You must demonstrate good use of the text. Use quotations from the text, but do so sparingly; I want to see how well you can explain things in your own words. Your paper should consist of no more than 10% quotations.
Outside sources are not permitted. This is not a research paper; instead, it is your demonstration of what you\’re getting out of the text, as well as your opinions. Assignments using outside sources (other than the text) will be returned with a grade of zero. Plagiarized assignments will be returned with a grade of zero, and flagrant plagiarism will reduce your final course grade by an additional 10% (an entire letter grade for the course), besides earning a zero on the assignment. A partially plagiarized paper does not earn a partial score; it earns a zero.
If you are using Word, you can go to Tools at the top, and then select \”Word Count\” either for the whole paper, or for a portion of the paper that you have selected with your cursor.
Submit as a nicely formatted paper, single spaced. I prefer 12 pt Arial font with 1\” margins. PROOFREAD! Include your name, date, and the word count at the top. You must submit via the assignment link (see below) as an attachment in Word (.doc or .docx) or else as a .rtf file. These are file types that I know my computer can read. Please do not submit as Word Pad, Note Pad, Microsoft Works, Open Office or Apple Works, odt or wps documents, for example; instead, go to file and then save as, and choose save as file type .doc or .docx or .rtf. Include your last name as part of the attachment name, such as SmithTermPaper.doc or JonesPaper.rtf. Do not submit it by pasting it in the comments box. Leave the comments box blank unless you want to send a short message along with your paper, but note that I won\’t see the comment until I go to grade your paper.
You will be graded on content, depth, and quality of writing. Content includes how well you explain the views, your use of specific examples as evidence, how well you demonstrate your understanding of the text, and how well you apply what you are learning. All things being equal, an essay that goes into more depth is likely to earn a higher score than a paper that goes into less depth (within the limits). The minimum effort will not yield the maximum grade. Quality of writing, which counts for 10% of your grade, includes spelling, grammar, sentence structure, transitions, and the smooth and logical flow of ideas. Part of that 10% is also following directions regarding formatting, etc. Your complete paper should be at least 1300 words, and better papers will be over 1500 words. Papers of less than 1000 words will not be accepted and will earn a grade of zero.
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