Instruction
josie (HIST)
This short paper is at least three double-spaced pages of text (Times New Roman, font size 12) and you must consult a minimum of two academically credible sources. Bibliographies and citations will be in the Chicago Manual of Style format or APA or MLA.
Topic: What was the Nation of Islam and how is it significant to the Black community?
Students need to cite at least once every paragraph, to acknowledge an authors ideas. This is done even if there are no quotes, see Chicago guides or APA guides, for more information. If more than one authors ideas are used in a paragraph, then more than one citation needs to be used.
Any quote needs a citation at the end of it.
Use both footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography.
Papers need an intro (with a thesis statement) and a conclusion.
Papers need a title page.
Papers should be free of writing errors, there is help available at APUS for writing if you need it. Watch for grammar, typos, etc.
* Don't forget that we use Turnitin to check student papers for plagiarism. Paraphrase correctly or if you use exact words: use quotation marks and cite.