Format:
- 1000 words
- Double space
- 12-point font
- Standard written English
- One-inch margins
- Chicago style footnote citations. Do not cite in parenthetical MLA style.
Content:
- Your paper must have a main idea/thesis/argument. It cannot be a summary of the reading. Your thesis must answer the prompt.
- Your paper must be carefully edited. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling count.
- Cultivate your own voice/style. You will be writing a lot of papers in college, at least three in this course, so find your voice. This means papers by different students on the same prompt should be distinct. It does not mean the papers are about you. Do not write about yourself and do not use a conversational tone or self-references.
- These are reading response essays, not research papers. There should be no other source material beyond Campbell and San Miguel; do not summarize content you have read on the internet.
- You must demonstrate understanding and familiarity with required readings in both Campbell’s Gone to Texas and Guadalupe San Miguel’s Brown Not White. Papers that do not cite both books will not pass.
- Papers using AI will not pass.
- Papers without citations will not pass.
Grading:
- Meet the format requirements
- Have thoughtful content including a clear answer to the prompt
- Write clearly and edit your work
“A” papers do these three tasks strongly, “B” papers may be weak in one area, “C” papers may be weak in two areas, “D” papers may be weak in three areas, etc.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the theft of words or ideas from another writer and dishonestly passing them off as your own. Any plagiarism- even a few sentences or a single paragraph- will result in a ZERO on the paper. Do not be tempted to submit work you did not create. Two episodes of plagiarism in the course will result in an F in the course and a referral to HCC’s academic disciplinary review committee via Maxient.
refrence
Guadalupe San Miguel, Brown Not White, Texas A&M Press, 2001
Brown, Not White (tamupress.com)
Randolph Campbell, Gone to Texas, 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2017
Gone to Texas – Randolph B. Campbell – Oxford University Press (oup.com)
DO NOT USE AI THE PROFESSOR CAN DETECT ANY USE OF AI
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