Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:
Paper Instructions:

How many words are there in the English language?
•4-6 pages (or more)
•make a clear case
•don’t just Google this: you need to make some decisions, such as...
•where does slang fit in?
•when a verb conjugates (to go,have gone, will be going soon) same 
word or many?
•do use current MLA format and back up assertions with cited evidence
•do allow for dissent: consider and then refute the opposite position from yours
•do format the paper with a full heading, in the usual MLA style (not APA)
•do start with some kind of hook or intro: coax us into wanting to read your paper, and do establish yourself as a reliable tour guide, somebody we will trust to lead us on the journey.

•write for the class—a curious, intelligent audience, which includes Prof. Hood
•don’t use the “5 Paragraph Model”
•push paragraphs so they’re 10, even 15 sentences long
•be hesitant to use the “I” voice very often (see handout)
•do remember to give your essay a good title (see handout)
•do alphabetize your Works Cited page by author’s last name
•do not number the individual entries your Works Cited page or use bullet points