Merced Community College
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
(PLEASE THE SPECIFIC SYLLABUS FOR YOUR CLASS TO
SEE WHAT TYPE OF WRITING ASSIGNEMENT IS REQUIRED.
100 points possible
Ø Your paper should be 5-7 pages in length, typed/word processed, and double spaced with standard margins. Pages must be numbered and stapled together. It must include the check-list as the front page.
Ø Your mission is to analyze, not summarize your chosen book. Of course some summary will be necessary to explain some of your author’s main points and to give an overall description f the book, but you need to incorporate some interpretation and analysis as well.
Ø Some suggestions to direct your analysis:
· What are the author’s main arguments?
· Did they produce new information in their field?
· Does the author agree with others who have written on this subject?
· Have there been any difficulties interpreting this subject?
· Does the author produce a good argument?
Helpful Writing Suggestions
Ø DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! Use your own words. If you must use a direct sentence or quote from your book you must document it. Use quotes and place the page number at the end of the sentence. (18)
Ø Do not use informal language unless it is part of a direct quotation.
· Do not use first person such as: “The problem I faced” or “I found”.
· Do not use slang words such as: “I was jazzed” or “O.K”.
· Do not use “I feel” or “I believe”.
· It is appropriate to use “the author”, “this writer”, or “this researcher”.
· After you refer to the author by their first and last name, it is correct to just use
· their last name throughout the rest of your paper. Do not use their first name.
Ø Spell out words: Mathematics, not math or Preparatory, not prep.
Ø Spell formal nouns prior to using acronym: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or United States (US).
Ø Indent (on both sides) and single space a quote of more than four sentences.
Ø Spell out numbers or amounts of less than one hundred and any numbers that can be written in two words or less.
Ø Do not use contractions (don’t, won’t, can’t), unless within a direct quotation.
Ø Proof-read your work or have someone else check it for you.
Ø If you have an outline, I would be happy to review it with you.
Ø Look to book reviews to see how others have critiqued your book, you may find some ideas her if you are stuck.
Ø Try to incorporate how your subject fits into the big picture of history. Use the knowledge you have gained from the textbook and class if applicable.
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