Distinguished Professor Martha Carlin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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FULL INFORMATION ON THE MINI-PAPERS IS AT THE END OF THE COURSE SYLLABUS

Your paper must:

• address the assigned topic
• be the assigned length
• be based entirely on the week’s lectures, online lecture outlines, and assigned readings (no outside sources allowed, including Wikipedia)
• be well organized and clearly written
• use college-level English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and phrasing
• be entirely your own work, with no collaborating, copying, quotations, or use of AI
• be submitted on time via Canvas (late work will not be accepted except in case of major illness or emergency; please contact me ASAP in such a case)
• be fully documented with endnotes (see instructions in syllabus)

Pack your papers with solid factual content, not “padding.” Avoid vague or unclear writing – it indicates that you do not understand your material. Put everything in your own words, and do not include any quotations at all.

Note:   Submitting work that is not your own is PLAGIARISM. Your papers must be entirely your own work. The penalty for plagiarism is an F or worse; it can include expulsion from the university.

GRADING:

A PAPERS:                do everything required to a very high standard; display original thinking; make excellent use of the week’s lectures, lecture outlines, and assigned readings; are well-organized and well-written.

B PAPERS:                 do everything required and do it well, but may have some errors or other shortcomings.

C PAPERS:                 do a minimal job of fulfilling set requirements.

D PAPERS:                do a poor job of fulfilling set requirements.

F PAPERS:                 do not fulfill set requirements, and/or are plagiarized.  (On plagiarism, see above.)