SUGGESTIONS, COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS For First 3 pages

• When teacher makes comments/corrections/suggestions, you address them

• Look at both rubric and paper itself

• Proofread, edit, and rewrite 10+ times if necessary to get it right before turning it in

• Do not end paragraph with footnote

• No extra space between paragraphs

• Personal Info only on title page

• Some spelling/grammar errors have been marked up but not all

• Footnotes—indent first line ½ inch

• Space in between footnotes—singles space within, double space between

• Can just cite author or title after the first time

• Footnotes must match Bibliography

• Do not cite Wikipedia as a source in your footnotes (but you can put it in your bibliography as a source of background information)

Topic sentence must reflect paragraph

UNACCEPTABLE: __________ was born on ________ in Atlanta, Georgia.

ACCEPTABLE: A number of interesting experiences during his childhood prepared ____________ for the leadership role he took on in the Civil Rights Movement.

Correct use of commas needed, comma not same as semi-colon

Weave in direct quotes—and they should only be from a someone who was directly involved in the history

footnotes—Author’s first name then last name with no comma in between, i.e.

Miley Cyrus not Miley, Cyrus

• Include Page numbers

• Integrate vignette and Intro paragraph—and vignete no more than ½ page

• Ibid. is an abbreviation, short for ibidem, meaning "in the same place” (thus, it requires a period)—Ibid can be first entry on a page

• Must be able to succinctly state your thesis

• At least 2 Books/periodicals

• At least 2 primary sources

• No “no date”

• So cliché—He stood up for what he believed in

• Historical background should be no more than 1 ½ pages

For complete paper

• Must match bibliography to footnotes--make it easy for reader

For complete paper, be sure to attach vignette and intro paragrpah to rest of paper and integrate footnotesGetting a B on first 3 pages does

NOT mean you are home free