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Written Assignments Format Requirements The following are absolute requirements. Papers deviating from them will receive a grade of zero. Unless otherwise required, all submitted work, big and small, must adhere to the MLA (Modern Language Association) format. Consult The Gordon College Reference Guide, Chapter 58 and http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ All out-of-class-work must be typed. Use a black, 12-point Arial or Times New Roman font, and print on blank white paper. Double space all content. Staple all multiple-sheet submissions. Homework Assignments All homework assignments must comply with MLA standards for the inclusion of heading, header with name and page (to appear on all pages of the document), title, and margins, as shown in the example below. Also, include identifying tags to delineate parts of the assignment. Put separate assignments on appropriately-labeled separate sheets. Doe 1 John Doe (Class 1, 2, or 3) Mr. Mallory English 1102 10 September 2007 (due date) Chapter Five: Written Assignments (assignment name) “Identifying Facts,” pp. 77-78 1. 2 . “What’s Your Opinion,” pp. 78-79 1. 2. Major Papers Sample papers for many class assignments are available in The Gordon College Reference Guide and elsewhere, and some will appear on my webpage later. You are strongly encouraged to read these as guides for your own writing. All major papers/essays must comply with MLA standards for the inclusion of heading, header with name and page (to appear on all pages of the document), title, and margins, as shown in the example below: Doe 1 John Doe (Class 1, 2, or 3) Mr. Mallory English 1102 10 September 2007 (due date) Personal Narrative Essay, Final Draft [assignment name and type of document] Title of Paper (no underlining or quotation marks) ---------------------------- Each major paper will be part of a pack of documents that includes the following 1. a formal, full block-style business letter in which you: a) explain changes, improvements, continued difficulties, etc., since your rough draft b) comment on specific strengths, weaknesses, problems, concerns, questions, etc.about your paper, and tell me where to focus my attention; and c) give me permission to read and evaluate your paper. Go to the following website and click on “full block” under the heading “sample letter.” http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/letter/letterformat.html Follow the format exactly. 2. a signed grading rubric, supplied by the instructor 3. the stapled final copy of the essay, with “Final Draft” written next to the assignment name in the heading 4. a stapled duplicate final copy of your essay, with “Duplicate“ written next to the assignment name in the heading. 5. the stapled instructor-marked and student-revised rough draft of the essay submitted, with “Rough Draft“ written next to the assignment name in the heading. All materials are to be placed in a pocket folder. Place the new material in the font pocket and the previous (graded) materials in the back pocket. |