Jaeger 1. You will write five essays and complete 7 study sheets (number of study sheets subject to change.) 1250 1-3 1500 4-5 5. Include at least five research references from five different sources in the body of the essay cited in MLA format. "Separate sources" means do not use five citations from the same publication. 6. Have a works cited page at the end of the essay which lists each reference used in the body of the composition as shown in Trimmer on p. 29. 7. Dictionaries and encyclopedias do not count as research sources. 8. Do your research in the databases provided in this syllabus. Of the first three essays you will write, the one with the lowest grade will be dropped with no penalty. Strict format rules Serwin Preliminary Plan- 3 typewritten pages: Causal Analysis – 3 typewritten pages: Critical Analysis of Sources – 3 typewritten pages: Refutation – 3 typewritten pages: Proposal – 9-12 typewritten pages: 5 "timed" essays @ 100 pts each 500 pts 5 formal essays total 500 pts Preliminary Plan 50 pts Critical Evaluation 100 pts Causal Analysis 100 pts Refutation 100 pts Research Proposal 150 pts Sharing and Responding Wkshps 500 pts