Instructions for Completing and Submitting Your Term Paper  (400 points)

Your final paper should be 12-15 double-spaced pages, written using WordPerfect or Microsoft Word set to 10  or 12 pt. font (use a standard font such as Times New Roman or Courier.) We will be using the Turnitin.com web service for your final papers and you will also bring 2 print copies of your final paper to class. Turnitin.com is a good way to archive papers submitted for HIST 201. It is also a good tool for evaluating the proper use of citations.

To summarize: you are going to need 2 print and 2 digital copies of your final paper.

1) Turn 1 digital copy into Turnitin.com (You will need to make your paper one file for this submission. That means that you need to save the title page, paper, and bibliography as one file for submission)
2) Post 1 digital copy on your Group Discussion Board. (You will need to make your paper one file for this submission. That means that you need to save the title page, paper, and bibliography as one file for submission).
3) Bring two print copies to the Department of History frontdesk, Administration Building 7th floor.

• Further instructions:
  Do NOT use covers or binders for your paper. Simply staple your paper at the upper left-hand corner.
  
  As noted aboveou will need to save your complete paper as a single file: This file should include your:
  a) titlepage
  
  b) paper with footnotes/endnotes
  
  c) bibliography
   
• You will turn-in your paper three ways:
  a) 1 digital copy (a single file) goes to Turnitin.com
  Go to the course Blackboard website. Click on the "Turnitin.com Assignments" button and then "Final Paper"
  Click on "View/Complete" and fill in the boxes with your information. In the box marked "Browse" find the file that contains your final paper, highlight it, and then hit "submit"
   
• b) Also post a digital copy of your paper as an attachment on your Group Discussion Board.
   
• c) Bring 2 print copies of your paper with you to the Department of History frontdesk (7th floor Administration Building).
   
• d) Post your paper as a file attachment to your assigned Blackboard Discussion Group.

3) Be sure your paper includes a thesis statement, preferably in the first paragraph. Your first paragraph should also describe the paper's scope.

4) Put page numbers on every page after the title page. Page numbers should be in Arabic numbers ((1, 2, 3, etc.), not Roman Numerals (I, II, III, etc.) 

5) Be sure to properly format footnote/endnote citations (according to MLA rules, not APA). You may use either footnotes or endnotes.

6) Be sure your bibliography follows the format specified for this class (see the Prospective Bibliography assignment).