Updated Paper Guideliness, Required Reading!

I have updated the old Paper Guidelines for assignment two. Some of the content is the same but some has been changed. You are responsible for following these guidelines on your paper as well as those listed in the assignment 2 sheet.

Assignment Two Paper Guidelines

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 TA name (Franklin Rausch) 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 November 24th.
8) Failure to follow these guidelines will result in points being deducted from your grade.
9) Your paper must deal with aspects of Asia between the years of 3,000 BC to 800 AD.
10) You may only use English sources (no foreign language sources).
11) Make sure you use at least one sourcebook entry and that it is a central part of your paper.

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 bibliography, 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) Your bibliography should be on a separate page. It does not count towards your page limit.
6) Cite E-journals as paper journals
7) You must use at least 3 sources (not including Murphy or the Sourcebook)
8) One of the sources cite must be a book.