Minimum Content Requirements:
Must follow the assignment topic.
Must be a minimum of 1,000 words. This does not include the header (e.g., your name, essay title, Works Cited page, etc.).
Must have a clearly restricted, unified, and specific thesis.
Must avoid tangents unrelated to the main idea.
Must show use of specific details.
Must show use of specific language.
Should be written third person (he/she/it/they).
All examples must clearly support the thesis.
Formatting Requirements:
Include a header with your name, course title, course time, and date. Place this on the left margin, at the top of the paper.
Include a title that is related to the content of the essay, centered on the page, at least four spaces above the first paragraph.
Points will be deducted for a lack of title or for titles such as “Title” or “Essay” or “Major Writing Assignment 1.”
Use Times New Roman font, no larger or smaller than 12 point.
Use 1-inch margins (no larger or smaller)
Double space the body of the essay.
Left justify the body of the essay.
Minimum of five sources. One source must be a scholarly article from Nash Library.
All quotes and paraphrases must be correctly cited in both parenthetical (in text) and external (on the Works Cited page) form.
Must include a works cited page that correctly lists all sources, arranged in proper MLA style and formatting according to MLA conventions.