| Write an short (2,000 words, including bibliography) essay. Due Saturday 22 April 2017. |
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Choose...
—two sources on the Beatles published by verified sources.
—a subject covered in both sources.
—a paragraph or section from each source that discusses the same subject. |
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Compare...
—the reliability of the sources.
—their likely biases.
—the authors qualifications.
—what in particular they bring to their description of the subject.
—the descriptions. |
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Give your paper a title and use subtitles to organize the information.
Open with a clear statement in the first paragraph about what you are about to describe. |
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| Follow the MLA style for in-text parenthetical citations and for your bibliography, as described in the Skidmore Guide to Writing. |
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| I will grade papers according to how they meet the linked set of Grade Guidelines. |
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Submit your essay as an email attachment by noon on 22 April as a Word document.
Late submissions will receive lower grades. |
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| If your quiz average and essay grade give you an average of B+ or better at the end of classes, you may choose to skip the final exam and take your existing grade. I will notify you after the Quiz 6 when I will compile your grades and include these at the end of your essay, which I will return to you by email during study break. |
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