• AS INDICATED ON YOUR SYLLABUS, THE PAPER MUST BE FROM 5-7 PAGES LONG (NO MORE THAN 12 FONT PLEASE) TYPED AND DOUBLE-SPACED (TITLE & WORKS CITED PAGES DO NOT COUNT)
• TOPIC MAY BE OF YOUR CHOOSING, BUT MUST RELATE TO THE COURSE.WE’VE DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF TOPICS IN CLASS, SO IT CAN BE ON A PERSON, PLACE, EVENT, OR WHAT HAVE YOU (PLEASE DO NOT CHOOSE A BLACK PERSON ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK, BUT MADE NO SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STRUGGLE).NO PAPERS ACCEPTED ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, MICHAEL JACKSON, MUHAMMAD ALI, OR ANY OF THE OBAMAS (INCLUDING THE DOG).
• YOU MUST HAVE NO LESS THAN 5 REFERENCES FOR A BIBLIOGRAPHY.THE TEXTBOOK CAN BE USED AS A REFERENCE ON YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE, HOWEVER LECTURE NOTES OR HANDOUTS CANNOT.YOU CAN GET THOUGHTS FROM THEM, BUT NOT USE THEM AS REFERENCES.ALSO, HOLLYWOOD FILMS CANNOT BE USED, AS QUOTES AND EVENTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATE.FILM DOCUMENTARIES ARE ACCEPTABLE.INTERVIEWS WITH FRIENDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.USE APA FORMAT FOR THE PAPER AND HANGING INDENTATIONS ON THE WORK CITED PAGE.USE IN-TEXT CITATIONS WHEN QUOTING SOMEONE.USE OF WIKIPEDIA IS PROHIBITED.
• PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MECHANICS OF YOUR PAPER, SUCH AS SPELLING GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE.YOU’LL LOSE POINTS IF YOU DON’T.AVOID LONG RUN-ON SENTENCES THAT USUALLY DON’T MAKE SENSE WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF IT.WORDS YOU HAVE TROUBLE SPELLING, USE A DICTIONARY.BE CAREFUL OF SPELLING ERRORS OR MISUSE OF HOMYNYMS (e.g. THEIR, THEY’RE THERE).HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO WRITES WELL PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER.DON’T DEPEND ON YOUR OWN EYES – YOU’LL MISS SOMETHING.
• START EARLY.I’LL SOON DISCOVER WHO JUST PRINTED OFF THEIR PAPER, USUALLY BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMMON ERRORS LISTED ABOVE.

YOU MAY TURN IT IN EARLY, BUT IS DUE NO LATER THAN THE DATE ON THE SYLLABUS.