Paper Format

It is expected that the format be accurate in all drafts.

• Your paper must be a minimum of 10 pages long.
• Your paper must be typed and double spaced.
• The font of the paper should be “Times New Roman”.
• The size of the type must be 12 point, no larger.
• The margins should be 1 inch on the top, bottom, and sides of your paper.
• Citation rules for in-text and reference page must be followed.

Paper Topic: How Americans spend their leisure time( focus on the impact of Television, video games,and the internet) this is a paper about culture.

You will go to the library to find information about your topic from various sources and then write a paper on your topic from the information you find. This is not your opinion; this is what others say about your topic. Your must synthesize sources and report on your topic from at least 6 journals, books and scholarly websites. You are not repeating information from our book; you are expanding on a narrowed topic. You may also use reliable Internet sources. Wikipedia is not an academic resource.

Pre-writing includes showing the process of how you narrowed your topic, a list of keywords/ descriptors, a research question, a thesis statement, an outline and annotated bibliography.

Writing the paper involves summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, in-text citation, writing an introductory paragraph introducing the issue and thesis statement, topic sentences for each paragraph, concluding paragraph, page of sources cited. Peer editing and revising is also part of the writing process.