All of the written assignments in this course follow the particular style guidelines that I
list on this page.  One thing that you will learn in your college careers is that there are
different types of writing for different situations, for example, one form for literature
courses, another form for accounting, one form for history courses and one for creative
writing.  In this course I have very clear style format expectations, which I expect
everyone to follow, and these are indicated on this page where you have a list of
preferences, for example, no first-person pronouns, no passive tense, use of the past
tense, which, by the way, is usually what trips up most students in this course.  All of
your writing should be written in the past tense since you are writing about the past. 
The other important thing to remember is that your introduction should have a clear
statement of your thesis, and everything that you write in this course, whether it is a
paragraph or a paper, should have an introduction that includes a thesis and an
indication of the structure of your argumentation that will follow in the paper.  Finally,
make sure that you are absolutely clear about the specific question that has been
asked of you in the assignment.  This is very important so that you understand what is
being asked of you and you answer that specific question.