1. Formatting Your Rough Draft / Final
Times New Roman
12 pt
Double spaced
Introduction must have at least 5 sentences
End the introduction with your thesis statement
Must be at least 2 full pages in length
Parenthetical citations must follow ALL quotes and paraphrases
Header: Last name, page number

2. Works Cited Page
Should be arranged alphabetically according to authors’ last names
If a work has no author, use the title to help you alphabetize
Don’t list titles like “Sir” or “Dr.”
Do not count “the”, “a”, or “an” as a first word.
If an entry takes up more than one line, be sure to make the entry a “hanging indent”
Double space below entries
Do not enlarge font size or bold anything

3. Works Cited (con’t) Citing a database:
Last, First M. “Article Title.” Database Name. Database publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
Example:
Roberts, David. "The Total Work of Art in European Modernism." Ithaca, NY: Cornell UP, JSTOR. Web. 21 Dec

4. Works Cited (con’t)
Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper
Should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper

5. Works Cited (con’t)
Use or

6. Credible Periodical Sources
Great sources:
NPR
BBC
The Washington Post
The New York Times
ABS News
NBC News
Reuters
Local newspapers

7. Credible Periodical Sources
Good sources
The Atlantic
Slate
The Hill
The Wall Street Journal
The Guardian
The Fiscal Times
CNN
USA today

8. Credible Periodical Sources
Okay sources (some bias so be careful!)
MSNBC
The Huffington Post
Fox News

9. Credible Periodical Sources
DO NOT USE THESE
Occupy Democrats
Addicting Info
Natural News
The Blaze
Infowars
Daily Caller
Breitbart
David Wolfe
Blogs or opinion pieces in any periodical