Thursday, October 30, 2008

Instructions for Essay #3

Select a movie or a book that has had a significant effect on people's lives and write an essay describing and documenting one such effect.

Think about this project in terms of your research question and your thesis. (we've discussed these concepts in class, and the textbook also explains them).

Use at least two text sources and cite them along with the work itself in a separate "Works Cited" page at the end of your essay. You have three choices of citation format: in-text citations, end notes or footnotes. Use the format with which you're most comfortable.

Your essay should be about two pages in length (double-spaced, 12-point font, etc.); make your points concisely and cite your sources judiciously. It will be due Nov. 12.

I'll discuss this assignment in greater detail next week.

On another note, you may want to test your grammar at the following site: It only takes a few minutes, and it will help you get your whos and whoms in order:

GRAMMAR TEST

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