Place this above the Title of the Paper on the Cover Sheet: Short Paper #1
Title of Paper: The British Isles and United Kingdom
Major Headings: Do not type the bolded Major Heading # 1, #2, #3–only indicate the heading. Headings are indicated below:
Major Heading #1: The British Isles and United Kingdom Defined
Describe the land masses of the British Isles, meaning what countries comprise the British Isles and which ones are considered part of the United Kingdom? How would you describe the land, natural resources, and food sources available?
Major Heading #2: History and Culture of the British Isles
Describe the history and culture as well as the food patterns of each country within the Isles/UK. Include the religion(s) practiced (you may have to go on line for this information) and holidays celebrated? What are several of the famous food dishes you can expect if visiting this area of the world (describe at least 5). You may use sub-headings to improve the flow of your paper and address topics you wish to add.
Heading #3: My Opinion and Curiosities
Give your opinion of the British Isles and this culture in comparison to the United States. How do those from the United States behave differently? What are some similarities besides speaking English as our first language? If you were to travel to the British Isles, what would you like to do while there, foods you would like to try, and sites you would like to see? Again, you may use sub-headings as explained above. You may use sub-headings to improve the flow of your paper and address topics you wish to add.
Include photos if you would like. Photos DO NOT count toward the page requirement for content. For instance, if your paper is 5 pages with photos, you may only have three pages of content to grade. If your paper is 3 pages with photos that take up space, you may not have met the requirements for the assignment and will lose valuable points.
Remember that this paper is 3-5 pages for content (body of the paper). This does not include the Cover Page nor the Reference Page or photos (last page). The Cover and Reference pages are not numbered.
Rubric
Preferred Short Paper Rubric
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Proper Spelling, Grammar, and Syntax |
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10 pts |
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Expected Coverage of Topics, Formatting Followed |
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30 pts |
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Provided Cover Page and Reference in APA Format |
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10 pts |
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Total Points: 50 |
INSTRUCTIONS:
There are 3 Short Papers. Students are required to complete individual short papers throughout the semester. You can begin working on each as early as the first day of classes. The papers provide the opportunity for students to evaluate the cultural differences and similarities between two countries featured within the course through the lens of local food as a cultural indicator. Papers will require students to analyze, compare, contrast and discuss the impacts of history, culture, environment, and dining/cuisines celebrated by countries studied. The papers will be reviewed by TurnItIn for plagiarism. We make every effort to eliminate the TurnItIn evaluation of the References page (separate page from content), which often triggers a high plagiarism similarity report. If your paper is flagged for references, significantly increasing your similarity percentage, contact your CM for assistance. Similarity reports do not negate the proper use of APA format, which is required. As mentioned below, proper APA format (most recent publication of the guide) is required.
You must check your assignments for proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, formatting requested, and proper citation form according to APA (this must be on a separate page in your project), etc. or points will be deducted. We expect basic writing skills and a review of your work before all submissions, so please take care to address the obvious! When submitting short papers, you must have separate sheets (not included in the required pages for the assignment) for the cover page and references (citations)–again, these are to be formatted according to APA Guidelines. The sheets are also not part of the page requirement for content.
