English 310
Guidelines for Papers

Topic: Sources for topics can come from the Study Questions on each play's Web site, class discussions, UBlearns Discussion Board postings, or you can devise your own topic.
There are two conditions:

1. No papers on a single play. Link at least two (that's ideal) and no more than three plays in terms of your topic. The beginning of your paper should describe the topic you've devised.
2. Use some of the course materials beyond the plays, from at least one of the listed Web sites in Resources or on the play's Web page. In other words, demonstrate that you are working with the extra-literary materials provided in the course.
   

Length: Papers should be between 5-7 pages, or approximately 1500-2000 words.

Format: Papers should be typed or word-processed in clearly legible print (no dead ribbons or draft dot matrix printouts). Use a font no smaller than 11-point. Double-space, with one-inch margins all around. Put your name at the top of each page, page numbers at the bottom. Papers need titles, but not separate title pages.

Electronic Submission: UBlearns has a "drop box" feature that permits submission of electronic files directly to the instructor. If you want to use this feature, also send an email message about the e-submission.
When you send the file, give it a title as follows: "<Lastname>/ENG310/Paper #<1/2>"
The title of your paper should be on the paper.

Proofread your paper. I will reject any paper whose author has not bothered to inspect before submission. When resubmitted, that paper will be late.

Late Papers: Unless sanctioned by genuine emergency or prior permission, late papers are subject to a penalty of one half grade: e.g., "B" to "B-," or "B-" to "C+."
If a paper is not submitted before the conclusion of class on the due date, it's late.

Rewrites: If you give me a draft of your paper a few days before it is officially due, I will comment on it (without grade) and return it before the due date. The paper you submit on that date is your final paper. There are no rewrites after that.

Click here for useful online resources for writing papers.
Click here for DW's List of Common Writing Problems (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Click here for DW's Letter to the Class about papers (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Page last updated: March 8, 2005
Send comments to: Professor David Willbern