Paper Format

Paper Format

I.                    First page/Cover Page

·         Names, Group Number, Date, Course Number and Discussion Section, Professor’s name

·         ALL pages should be numbered

II.                 Title

·         Title should be on the first page, either as a creative or descriptive title

III.               Formatting

·         Margins – 1 inch margins with standard 11 or 12 pt. font

·         Spacing – All pages should be double spaced including bibliography and endnotes (if you choose this format). Footnotes may be single spaced.

IV.              Introduction

·         Introduce your interviewee

·         Provide the goal of your interview and paper with a thesis statement (what you are proving or trying to argue).

V.                 Body

·         Provide the history/foundation of the topic (e.g. general history of the community/group the individual belongs to, immigration background etc..)

·         Analysis of the information – SUMMARIZATION is not analyzing the information. Critically review the information to answer the questions some questions such as:  how did this occur, what is the historical context, what do I think of this, why or why not.

·         Use transition words from one paragraph to the next. (e.g. “however,” “furthermore,” “in addition,” or “similarly”)

VI.              Conclusion

·         Short review or summary of the information provided in the body

·         Answer the thesis question.

·         Close the paper with a final thought or opinion

VII.            Bibliography

·         Citation of books, sources, and interviews used in the paper

Example:

Book

Author Last Name, first name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication/

Chan, Sucheng. Asian Americans: An Interpretive History. New York: Twain, 1991.

Note Form

First Name Last Name, Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication) Page Cited.

Sucheng Chan, Asian Americans: An Interpretive History (New York: Twain, 1991) 50.

Interview

Name of Interviewee, Personal Interview, Date of Interview.

Jane Chan, Personal Interview, July 12, 2007.