Specifications:
Manuscript Length: 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12 point font.
Sources: In addition to the literary piece(s) from the Di Yanni text that applies to your topic, and an essay from A World of Ideas, you must have 4 secondary sources from either books, periodical articles or a combination of both. Internet sites do not count toward this requirement but may be used in addition to them.
Style: MLA Format for page layouts, intext citations, and Works Cited. (See The Bedford Handbook or the link to the online version in Blackboard�s External Links).
Writing Center: A minimum of one Writing Center visit is required for this project. Although I encourage you to seek the help of a tutor as often as you feel necessary, you must have a tutor review the First Draft that contains my comments. Your Second Draft should contain revisions suggested by me and by your tutor. Also, it is a good idea to take your Second Drafts to the Writing Center so that you can correct any sentence-level errors before submitting the final copy of the paper to me.
Final Due Date: The completed project is due at or before the time of the Final Exam for this course (NOTE: the pieces shown below must also be included in the final submission. No email submissions, please. Everything must be submitted in hard copy.).
ENGL 1202 ZAG: May 4, Period 3 (12:45 � 2:25)
ENGL 1202 ZCB: May 5, Period 2 (10:45 � 12:25)
Grading Policy:
Each segment of the research paper will be evaluated for completeness, compliance with format, and writing skill. The Preliminary Report and the Final Research paper will be given letter grades. All other pieces will be given a check plus, check, check minus, or a zero if it is not submitted.
Segments:
� Bibliography Cards and Note Cards: For primary and secondary sources. Follow format in the sample in the Handbook or in Course Documents. Note cards should contain only quotes from your sources Due: Monday, March 21.
� Preliminary Report: This will be a 2 page paper that reports on the information you�ve found on your topic and discusses how you plan to use it to discuss your topic. See the Preliminary Report Assignment Sheet posted in Course Documents. Due: Wednesday, March 30.
� Outline: It must contain the paper�s Thesis Statement at the top and the outline must be in full sentences. Due: Wednesday, April 6.
� First Rough Draft: This draft must include quotes, paraphrases and intext citations for your sources. A separate Works Cited page should also be included. You must submit paper copy of the draft as well as post the document in Discussion Board. Due: Monday, April 11.
� Second Rough Draft: This draft must be a clean printed copy that incorporates revisions you�ve made as a result of my comments on your first draft and of a visit to the Writing Center. Due: Week of April 25th, at our Individual Conferences.
Final Submission: Completed Research Paper, and all of the aforementioned segments of the paper should be submitted in an 8 1/2 x 11 inch envelope or in a folder. All segments must be labeled, bibliography and note cards must be bound with elastics and labeled ( i.e., Bibliography – Used; Bibliography – Not Used; Note cards – Used; Note cards – Not Used). Due Date shown above under Specifications.