Read this and, when you are ready to type your paper, delete all of this. Do not write a heading for this page. Why? You need your word count for your paper and its citations. You cannot just say something. You have to provide proof for what you say—a specific page number from one of the listed sources. You must read and use and cite each of the primaries. These things will require the whole page. The maximum for a paper is 1 page. I will not read anything after the 1st page. A test using Microsoft Word shows 1 page as about 500 words. That is your maximum word count.

When you start a new paragraph as with this paragraph, press Enter twice. If you do not understand, ask. Keep this simple. You will probably use about 3 paragraphs. These notes are not like a paper because each paragraph covers a brief instruction.

Also, do not type or handwrite your name on this page. On the back of this paper, print your full name and your class time (such as 8 AM or 10:50 AM or 11 AM or 12 PM).-Remember that your instructor is not the only reader of your paper. Another student will peer review yours just as you will peer review another student’s paper. In my prior survey of students, they were OK with peer review as long as they did not know the other person’s name and the other person did not know their name. Protecting privacy is a courtesy we need to follow.

Use the citation method and the exact name for the source for each primary source and for the textbook. It is covered in the instructions. Do not use MLA or APA. If you have previously written a paper using endnotes and Chicago Manual of Style and if you want to do the formal Chicago Manual of Style and formal endnotes, contact me before you do that.

This file has Calibri 11 font. It is double-spaced. It has a 1” margin on the left and ½” margin on the right. Leave all margins exactly as is. Do not change any of the settings in this file. This is an .rtf file (like the Course Plan was.). You can save it to any file type that Turnitin will accept, such as PDF, DOC, and DOCX. It will help me if you save it as a file with your last name, a dash, and then your first name. If you have questions, see me privately or ask at the beginning of each class. We can do that each day until the paper is due.