A note on paper sourcing

Kate Sparks asked: "Do you have any requirements for how many book sources, internet sources, or just sources in general?"

I replied: "No, Kate, I don't, though whatever sources you do use -- including the primary text or texts you're writing about -- should be properly cited throughout and listed at the end."

For more on that score, here's a re-post of the format requirements on our syllabus (online as the first post on this blog, back in November):

Both your papers will be handed in electronically. E-mail them to your teacher as PC-compatible Word attachments. Papers must be in 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced, with ragged right margins and page numbers in the upper-right corners. Papers that don’t fit this format will be returned unread for correction. Papers also must adhere to the prevailing style manual of the student's discipline (MLA, Chicago Manual, etc.), so that all sources are acknowledged and referenced correctly.