Essential Documents
Know these documents intimately
- Essay Drafting Checklist
- Essay Rubric
- Book Marking/Outlining Guidelines
- Plagiarism Guidelines
- Writing Process
Formatting Requirements
How well can you follow detailed instructions?
- 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
We DON’T do footnotes; we use the MLA documentation style
- 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
Not. A. Valid. Excuse.
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.