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First of all, read the directions carefully. If the directions tell you to use source citations, they mean exactly that. A simple author’s last name and the page # you are using for the quotes or paraphrases is adequate, and those can be included next to your text. If the work is not part of our Syllabus or Material Content reading suggestions, also add a brief part of the book’s title. This assures you are tying your observations to the sources you are using.
Secondly, Proofread your work BEFORE you send it in. You have no idea how many careless errors I had to mark simply because they either made no sense, or were incorrectly written so they had no substance to them. As well, those who are devoted to Spellcheck, proofread the word changes made by this mechanical wonder. Realize that “sediment” and “sentiment” do not mean the same thing! And only an over- reliance on spellcheck would ever make this mistake.
Thirdly, don’t be creative with the organization of your final exam essays. If you are given two or three questions to answer, make sure the format you use distinguishes your responses one from the other, according to the questions you are answering. #1 should read #1. Don’t combine your responses into one large essay which you intend to answer all two or three questions together. It doesn’t work that way. And make sure you answer EVERYTHING asked of you to write.
Read carefully what you are writing. Make sure the time frames, for example, for the time periods of which you are writing, are clearly identified. Colonists will not be arriving to America during the 19th century as the Revolution is over and we are, by that time, the United States. Yet, before 1776, there is no United States as we have to first fight and win the Revolution before we can adopt the new name of the country. It is a simple point; it is an important point in demonstrating you understand the general history of the people about whom you are studying and writing.