Documentation of Sources

Please read the following information before proceeding with your paper:

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/mla.html

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html


In addition, please remember that:

Rough drafts are due on Friday, December 21, 2007.

Your rough draft will be graded using the research paper rubric. Your grade on this draft will count as 50% of your second quarter grade. Your paper must be in MLA format, be 7-10 pages in length, have a works cited page including at least seven sources, have less than 40% quoted material (use www.turnitin.com for this), have less than 5% passive sentences, and a be rated with a Flesch-Kincaid Grade level of at least an eight (use the spell check options in MS Word for this).

Outline Conferencing

Step One: Copy and paste your outline into Word.
Step Two: Put your outline into MLA format (heading, font, spacing, etc.)
Step Three: Save your outline in Word.
Step Four: Print a copy of your outline.

At some point, I will call you for a conference to discuss your outline.

Step Five: Begin writing your paper. You may begin typine into your outline. See the calendar above for due dates.

Assignment for Monday, December 3rd

Read Write for College pages 244-246.

Take notes and post them on your blog.

Then, write your thesis statement and list the 3-4 major supporting claims of your argument. Try to classify your claims.

Once you have done this, you can begin "tagging" your note cards by labeling them with which claim the information on the note card supports.