Your paper should be roughly 3-5 pages long, fully documented (including in-text citations to both the play and your sources AND a complete Works Cited page). The essay should explore the assigned topic in some depth and connect any ideas you have and the sources you use for support in a clear, well-organized fashion. It must follow all MLA formatting guidelines as well.
You MUST have at least 3 sources (you may have more, but within reason).
ALL research sources must have been published within the past fifteen years unless approved by your instructor IN ADVANCE as historically useful and relevant.
At least TWO sources must be ACADEMICALLY SOUNDa scholarly journal, a respectable book, a research study, a government publication, or an expert interview for example.
No more than ONE source may be from a POPULAR/CURRENT EVENTS source such as daily/weekly newspapers or news magazines or films (may be print or online versions).
No more than ONE source may be from a non-academic web-based resource (remembering that ALL web-based resources should be carefully evaluated).
