Documents and Policies

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Essential Documents

• Essay Drafting Checklist
• Essay Rubric
• Book Marking/Outlining Guidelines
• Plagiarism Guidelines
• Writing Process

Formatting Requirements

• 12pt., Times New Roman, 1-inch margins, double-spaced, left-aligned
• All work must be turned in as a hard copy at class time. Anything else is counted as late.

Citing Sources

• Read the Plagiarism Guidelines
• MLA documentation style guide
• Pay particular attention to: In-text Citations and Formatting Quotations

Rubric and Checklist

All essays (excluding reading summaries and journal entries) must include a rubric. A writing process checklist is optional. If you include a checklist filled out completely and in the right way, it will count as 50% of your paper grade, which means it can really give your essay score a boost.

Technical Difficulties

You will always have computers and printers getting in your way when they are supposed to be helping. Showing up with nothing to turn in is unacceptable; have a friend help you out or something. Anything! Just make it happen.