"Double Indemnity"
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(Printable version of this syllabus here.)

Writing Seminar:  America Noir

T-Th, 1:30 - 2:50, Th 6:30 - 9:00 (film viewing), Dalrymple 38

Instructor:  John Sheehy

Format for Writing

  • Unless I've told you otherwise, all writing in this class should be typed, stapled, and produced in a readable 12-point font (Courier and Times Roman are nice - please, no RANSOM NOTE fonts)
  • Margins should be 1" on all sides
  • Body of the paper should be double-spaced; footnotes and bibliography should be single-spaced
  • Each page should have a page number and your name on it
  • All papers should have a title page
  • All papers should contain footnotes and a bibliography formatted according to the "Footnotes and Bibliography" section of Handling Sources .

People turning in triple-spaced papers in really big type will be asked who they think they are kidding. People asking whether a bibliography counts as a page for the length requirement will be brusquely waved away. People asking whether a title page counts will be taken out and shot.

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