General- The paper will:

• be 9-10 pages inlength (not including the Bibliography) using a template provided by theinstructor. This template will be discussed at a later date.
• adhere to thedocumentation style (MLA/APA) as agreed upon in class for the in-textcitations and bibliography.
• written in thirdperson.

Specific- Sources, Citations, Assessment, and SLOs

Sources- The paper must include a minimum of six (6) sources found at theUSF online library. The specific source types that must be included aredelineated as follows:

–Three(3) written sources must be academic in nature (e.g. a journal article, book,book chapter, or published report). Varied is better.

–Two(2) written sources like news articles must come from a different source, e.g.an article from the New York Times and one from The Economist.NOTE: One (1) of these articles can come from class materials found inCanvas/Modules or Files, even if it is more than 10 years old.

–One(1) audio or audiovisual source.

NOTES: Onceyou have met these source requirements for use in your in-text citations andBibliography, you may find and use additional sources, though only one more ofany additional sources can be audio or audiovisual.

Sourcesthat are NOT REQUIRED BUT ACCEPTABLE:

One (1)visual (e.g. table or graph) embedded in the paper. It cannot take up more than1/8 of an 8 ½ X 11 page. NOTE: Such a source must be cited in theBibliography.

Sourcesthat are NOT ACCEPTABLE:

Wikipediaor other Open Sources, blogs or editorials (unless written by an expert in thefield), and/or reviews of books, movies, or events.

Citations – Thepaper should have a minimum average of one in-text citation per page, but notmore than two per page.

Assessment- The paper will be assessed on the four criteria: Task-RelatedSkills, Organization, The Application of Course Content, and Language Use