Due May 14th!!!
I. Format
A. Title page with name
B. Double spaced
C. One inch margins
D. 5-7 pages.
E. Literature cited page
II. Content
A.
Introduce topic and general background.
B.
Research question and issue.
C.
Summary/conclusions.
III. Literature Cited
A. Citations:
1. Use a consistent method for citations and literature cited (MLA,
American Antiquity).
2. Use at least five sources (two of which may be web pages).
B. Make sure you cite any references when you use them in the text.
C. Direct Quotes
1.
example: "blah blah"(Leakey 1979:356)
a. Leakey is the last name of the author
b. 1979 is the year that the article/book was published
c. 356 is the page number from which the quote came
d. Quotation marks around the direct quote
D. Someone else's idea
1.
example single reference single author:
blah blah blah (Leakey 1979)
2.
example single reference multiple authors
blah blah blah (Leakey et al. 1979)
3.
example multiple references
blah blah blah (Leakey 1979, Johanson 1982)
E. Web Site
1. Site the author if there is one, the date of the site, and the title of the site
2. The address of the site, i.e. http://www.anthro.com/
IV. Avoid Plagiarism!!
A. You must cite any references used in your paper, even if it is not a direct quote or paraphrase-if it is not your own personal research-Cite it!
B. Once you have cited them they need to go in a section at the end of your paper titled Literature Cited.
C. Literature Cited will follow the format you have chosen; the following is in American Antiquity style.
1.
journal article:
Feldman, Douglas A.
1985 AIDS and Social Change. Human Organization. 44(4):343-47
2.
edited volume:
Ferguson, Charles A.
1964 Diglossia. In, Language in Culture and Society: A Reader in Linguistics
and Anthropology, edited by Dell Hymes, pp. 429-39. New York: Harper and
Row.
3.
book:
Anderson, Richard L.
1990 Calliope's Sisters: A Comparative Study of Philosophies of Art.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
V. The Paper Itself
A.
Givens
1. typed and correct spelling--use spell-check!
2. proper grammar, complete sentences, paragraph style
3. go get help if you need it, these are things I can't teach you here
a. Writing Center-Room 101-S of Alumni Hall.
b. I would be happy to help-come see me during office
hours, or make an appointment.
B. Write drafts!
1. Introduction
a. has your thesis statement
b. outlines what you will be covering in the text
2.
body of paper
a. each paragraph should follow your outline
b. if your outline is well written then your paper will flow
c. you are really turning a good outline into sentence form
d. create a topic sentence for each paragraph
3. conclusion and discussion
VII. Grading
A. Have you followed my guidelines for length and references?
B. What
I have listed are the minimum requirements (except for length).
1. going beyond the minimum is always a good thing (except for length).
C.
largest portion of grade will go to content
1. have you covered the topic well?
2. have you fully answered the questions?
D. a small portion of the grade will go to things like grammar, punctuation, and spelling, only in so far as if gross errors take away from the content of the paper.
A. I
will begin accepting papers on April 30, but I will accept papers early for
review and revision.
B.
Papers will be due by May 14th.
C. No late papers will be accepted!
XI. Topics
A. Select a topic that pertains to our trip to Belize-it can be cultural, archaeological or on natural history.
B. For such a short paper it is best to be fairly specific.
C. Check out a couple of topics to see what resources are available.
D. Decide early so you can go through interlibrary loan if need be.
E. Come see me-I have lots of ideas!!!