Prospectus instructions. On Tuesday, November 20th, you need to turn in a Prospectus which will be a review of your final topic. Some time between Nov 19th and Nov 30th, everyone in class will meet with me to discuss their topics and the paper.
Paper Assignment: due on Thursday, December 6th in class.
grading rubric for the final paper. The paper is worth 70 points. It should be at least 8 full pages in length: the page requirement is not arbitrary, as one goal of this course is to be able to coherently manage this much information.
Paper Format: The paper should be formatted in MLA Style, typed in a professional font (11 or 12 point, Times New Roman), and have 1" margins all the way around. MLA Style, which applies to both layout and documentation, is described in any writing handbook (such as those which I assume you purchased for a composition course). Read this for a refresher on how to Quote. Not following this style will adversely affect your grade. In an upper level English course, I assume knowledge of this coming into the course. Note the paper's length as well: writing too short a paper will hurt your grade, as you should be able to develop and manage an argument with this much information.