2008 Critical Election Paper Update

Hello all, as promised I have uploaded the rubric and some helpful writing tips for your papers. You can be find these items on the  class materials page under political parties, and I highly recommend taking a look (especially at the writing tips).

Also, I was asked by one of you about citing sources, so I thought I would put up a reminder:

• A works cited page is only needed for information or sources gathered from outside of class.
• This means information taken from somewhere other than the 2008 Critical Election Packet.

• Please cite sources for all evidence presented using in-text parenthetical notation. You must cite all evidence used to support your argument including:
• Material from the packet
• Material from websites given to you by me
• Material from websites found by you

An example of parenthetical notation is:

• It has been argued that Mr. Balanda is the coolest teacher in the history of the known world (Parenti, Dias 11).

If you have any questions between now and Thursday please e-mail me, come visit me, or post to the blog. Otherwise, happy researching and writing!