Write objective prose. Avoid speaking as yourself, asserting personal opinions, drawing from your background personal experiences and observations, etc.

You are to write a 5-7 page (typed, double-spaced) research-based paper about any topic of relevance to the course. Maps, diagrams, etc. are welcome in addition to the five pages of text. Your final draft grade will be determined by how well you do the following:
a. Present a well-structured paper with an introduction, thesis statement, logically-organized
body and conclusion;
b. Write objective prose. Avoid speaking as yourself, asserting personal opinions, drawing from
your background personal experiences and observations, etc. Direct observations are only valid
if they are made specifically for this assignment.
c. Submit a paper that is grammatically correct and free of punctuation and spelling errors;
d. Draw meaningfully from a minimum of three scholarly geographic sources as well as any
other relevant (scholarly and non-scholarly) sources.
e. Properly cite all sources and list them on a references page using the Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date system. Consult the citation style guide on the Oviatt Library web page to learn
this system. Or, simply copy the style used in the Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. (Sample on Canvas)
On the final draft, you MUST:
-Write the thesis statement in bold black text.
-Cite scholarly geographic sources in the text in bold black, any scholarly non-geographic
sources in bold green, and any non-scholarly sources in bold red.
-In the bibliography, separate scholarly geographic sources from any scholarly non-geographic,
and non-scholarly sources used and clearly label each category.

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