Martin Luther King Jr.

How this person has used language (spoken written) to incite change
Why that change is/was important

• Your choice of Sixties topic
• Essay must have a multi-part thesis that previews the main points/discussion topics of the research paper
• Research paper must be in MLA style/format (choose either MLA 7 or 8)
• 5 typed, double spaced, 12 pt. font (Times New Roman)
o 4 typed pages of text + 1 Works Cited page = 5 pages total
o 4 research sources required (minimum)
Must use variety of sources: books, articles from databases, journals, newspapers, etc. *** papers using ONLY internet websites will be returned with a failing grade
• incorporate quotations into your essay
o use parenthetical citation to document all sources used in the text of the paper
o make sure all sources used in paper are cited on Works Cited page and vice versa
o use lead-ins to introduce all quotations
limit quotations to three lines or less from original source
the paper must not be a “collage” of quotations; they are only a part of the essay supporting your discussion of the SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TOPIC YOU SELECTED; for example, do not write a biography of the Beatles—instead, discuss the significance/influence/impact of the Beatles on popular culture, song writing, political involvement, recording techniques, etc.
• plagiarism will not be tolerated—submitting other peoples” ideas and words as your own, or submitting a “pre-made/written-by-someone-else-paper” (it happens—THEY FAIL paper and/or class) is academically dishonest and you will be asked to drop the class