The topic/subject of your paper is due to me for approval no later than the second week of the course. The body of your paper should be at least 5-typed, double-spaced pages, but no more than 10-pages, and should follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) writing style with respect to format. At a minimum, your paper should include at least 5-references (source citations should be noted within the text of your paper, as well as a citation (bibliography) page listing all of your references at the end of your paper). Points will be deducted for those papers that are not formatted properly. Your citation and title pages do not count toward the total number of pages in the body of your paper; they are in addition to your 5-10 page paper. Website MLA (“how to”) sources will be provided for students to use; but, in the end, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure their paper follows the MLA style of writing (wherever they find MLA sources they wish to utilize.) Also, the BCC bookstore and library offer MLA “how to” sources you can utilize.

Format/Style: Use the Modern Language Association (MLA) Format

Length of Paper: As noted above, the body of your paper should be at least 5-typed, double-spaced pages (but no more than 10-pages in length). The 5-10 pages in the body of your paper do not include your citation (bibliography) or title pages. The citation and title pages are separate from the body of your paper.

Sources: As noted above, your sources should be used with citations made in the body of your report. Your in text sources should be as per MLA. A separate page (citation page) listing all of your citations used in your report should follow the body of your paper, and each source should be listed as per MLA format.  You can garner 5-points extra-credit by utilizing a primary source in your paper. If you do use a Primary Source (PS), your PS must be listed in text (to alert the reader where the PS is used in your paper) and listed properly on your citation page (as per MLA).  Additionally, your PS must be listed under its own title (Primary Source) separated and apart from your secondary sources (which should also be listed under their own title…Secondary Sources) in order to receive the extra-credit points.  Please see more details on paper sources on the Course Announcement Page.