Modern Connections
Topic: Choose one of the three modern connection you wrote about in the Making Connections assignment.
Format: MLA format, Times New Roman, size 12, no cover page
Length: 4-5 pages
Use of Outside Sources: You must make appropriate use of at least five reliable, college-level sources. All of your sources should be credible, scholarly preferred, and at least three must be from a database within Galileo or be scholarly books checked out from a USG library. NO ordinary dot com sites (i.e. About.com) or Wikipedia pages should be used. General encyclopedias such as Encyclopedia Britannica and Funk and Wagnalls World Book, are not college-level sources despite being in GALILEO. Specialized encyclopedias, such as The Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature, are fine.
Checklist:
Have I incorporated an MLA style author block, title, and pagination?
Is my essay double-spaced?
Does my introduction contain a hook and enough development to interest the reader?
Is my thesis clear? Have I stated and defined my position clearly and concisely?
Do my body paragraphs contain evidence from my research materials in support of my thesis?
Have I used in-text citations for all paraphrased and quoted research material?
Does my conclusion adequately complete my discussion of the topic? Does it leave the reader thinking about the essay?
Have I included an MLA style Works Cited Page with at least FIVE credible sources?
Are all of my sentences stated as clearly and concisely as possible?
Is my writing free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors?