Format: ◦ INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND ID NUMBER on page 1 of your essay. ◦ Include page numbers and an essay title. ◦ Your essay should be double-spaced, 12 point font.

Citations: ◦ Citations are required. ◦ Citation format: ▪ In-text parenthetical citation (Author year, page number) with a bibliography of works cited at the end of the document. ◦ You may use the following example for lecture material: ▪ IN-TEXT: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet (Larson, 2019). ▪ BIBLIOGRAPHY:  Dunnavant, Justin (2019). "Historical Ecology of Slavery in the Danish West Indies." International Studies Forum, April 25, 2019, University of California, Irvine. ◦ See also this link for citation guidelines: https://www.cdlib.org/ . See also the bibliography of The Global Turn for additional examples.

Writing tips for short response papers: • 1) Start with a clear and clearly identifiable thesis statement ◦ The thesis statement is a summary of your argument. ◦ You should be able to circle it on the page. • 2) The thesis statement should fully and completely address the assignment prompt ◦ Respond to all parts of the prompt as-written. ◦ It's okay to break your thesis statement into a couple of sentences. • 3) Support each component of the thesis statement with complete paragraphs ◦ Each paragraph contains a single thought, and the paragraphs are arranged in a logical sequence. ◦ Use class materials to build support for your argument. ▪ It should be obvious that you attended lecture.