Paper Guidlines

I am posting the handout on the paper guidelines. This is the same document I handed out a couple of weeks ago:

Supplemental Paper Guidelines

General
1) Margins should be set at one-inch top and bottom and 1.25 inches left and right.
2) Fonts for the body of the paper should be 12 point and the paper double spaced.
3) Pages should be numbered.
4) Pages should be stapled together. Folders or tape should not be used.
5) No marks should be made on the paper with pencil, pen, or other writing instrument.
6) Either on a topic page or the heading of the paper the following information must be included: Your name, your student number, the title of your paper, the topic you have chosen, and your discussion section number.
7) Papers are to be turned in to my Asian studies mailbox or to me in person. Assignment One is due by October 13th and Assignment Two is due by November 24th. The office closes at 3:30pm.
8) Failure to follow these guidelines will result in points being deducted from your grade.

Citations
1) Only MLA style will be accepted. Any other forms will result in a lower grade. You can find a link to a website showing how to use MLA style from the course blog.
2) You must make in text citations. If you quote someone or use ideas or information from a source you must cite that source. Failure to make sufficient citations will result in a lower grade or a 0 (or worse!) in the case of plagiarism.
3) To cite the sourcebook in your works cited section, write Converging and Diverging, Chapter X.
4) To cite the sourcebook in the text of your paper write (Converging and Diverging, Chapter X, page Y).
5) In assignment one your works cited does not need to be on a separate piece of paper but in assignment two it will need to be on a separate page. Citations are not included in the number of pages required for the assignment.

Organization
1) Make sure your paper has a clear thesis statement at the beginning of the paper.
2) Support that thesis statement with evidence, not opinions.
3) Connect each paragraph with previous paragraphs and to the thesis statement in a logical fashion.
4) I suggest writing an outline before starting to write your paper. Write multiple drafts.

Other
1) In the current issue topic, make sure you pick a narrowly focused issue.
2) You may not use novels for the book topic.
3) If you choose the place topic, the place should be no bigger than a city.
4) Your paper must deal with aspects of Asia between the years of 3,000 BC to 800 AD.