1. Structure/Organization – The paper must be well-organized. Use headings to indicate major topics. Build your paper on topical paragraphs. Paragraphs must be coherent and lead to the overall cohesiveness of the paper, building upon one another and leading to a strong/persuasive conclusion. Format the paper according to Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers.
2. Content – The paper must meet the minimal criteria of 10–15 pages (see next section below). It must demonstrate serious and critical interaction with primary, scholarly sources. It must clearly focus on the topic at hand and demonstrate an acute understanding of the topic as it is presented in the book of Romans. It must coherently present/discuss the topic at hand. It must demonstrate an awareness of the assumed reader/audience. It must maintain a consistent argument/line of reasoning throughout the paper. Each premise must be substantially supported.
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3. Grammar/Mechanics – This includes sentence fluency; sentences must be coherent, unified, and varied. Be sure your sentences are complete and make use of excellent grammar. Also, vary sentence style so that the paragraphs are not wooden, stiff, and monotonous. Be aware of verb-noun agreement, tense agreement, etc. Be sure spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct and consistent.
In addition to thoroughly analyzing what the book of Romans has to say about the topic, the paper must be typed and must include a title page, footnotes, and a bibliography. Use at least 10 to 15 published scholarly sources, with no more than half of the sources coming from internet research (regardless of whether or not they are accessible online). Only published sources may be used. Bibles, dictionaries/lexicons, and concordances must be utilized, but they are not counted in the minimum number of sources. These are simply understood components of research. While these are not part of the 10 minimum required sources, they should be included in the bibliography and footnoted when you cite from them.
A few clarifications should be made:
Primary and scholarly sources: First, the sources you consult for your paper must be published sources. That is, they are published by reputable academic publishers as opposed to private essays, blogs, student papers, etc. Second, it is essential that you consult primary sources. These are works that directly relate to your paper topic and comment on the topic firsthand. Avoid the practice of writing that so and so quotes so and so saying something, except in those instances in which you are referring to a work in a foreign language and you are consulting the translation of that work. Third, your sources must be scholarly/academic. These are works by reputable scholars in their given fields of study. For example, scholarship related to the book of Romans would include works by Douglas Moo, Thomas Schreiner, James D. G. Dunn, N. T. Wright, F. F. Bruce, and the like.
The style of the Research Paper should follow Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers. The use of footnotes is required. The 10–15 page length requirement refers to text only (i.e., it does not include the title page, contents/outline, bibliography, footnotes, appendices, etc.). While you may include an outline page, it is not required. Type your paper using double-spaced 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins. If you pad your paper with irrelevant material, large fonts, blank spaces, wide margins, etc., you will experience a severe grade reduction.
Block quotes: When directly quoting a source, if the quote takes more than three lines, you must block the quote. Set it apart by indenting the quote and single-spacing it. There should be one space before and after the block quote.
While you are expected to utilize the internet in researching your research paper topic, no more than half of your sources should come from Internet research. All information included in your paper must be documented and referenced per the current Turabian manual.
3. Grammar/Mechanics – This includes sentence fluency; sentences must be coherent, unified, and varied. Be sure your sentences are complete and make use of excellent grammar. Also, vary sentence style so that the paragraphs are not wooden, stiff, and monotonous. Be aware of verb-noun agreement, tense agreement, etc. Be sure spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct and consistent.
In addition to thoroughly analyzing what the book of Romans has to say about the topic, the paper must be typed and must include a title page, footnotes, and a bibliography. Use at least 10 to 15 published scholarly sources, with no more than half of the sources coming from internet research (regardless of whether or not they are accessible online). Only published sources may be used. Bibles, dictionaries/lexicons, and concordances must be utilized, but they are not counted in the minimum number of sources. These are simply understood components of research. While these are not part of the 10 minimum required sources, they should be included in the bibliography and footnoted when you cite from them.
A few clarifications should be made:
Primary and scholarly sources: First, the sources you consult for your paper must be published sources. That is, they are published by reputable academic publishers as opposed to private essays, blogs, student papers, etc. Second, it is essential that you consult primary sources. These are works that directly relate to your paper topic and comment on the topic firsthand. Avoid the practice of writing that so and so quotes so and so saying something, except in those instances in which you are referring to a work in a foreign language and you are consulting the translation of that work. Third, your sources must be scholarly/academic. These are works by reputable scholars in their given fields of study. For example, scholarship related to the book of Romans would include works by Douglas Moo, Thomas Schreiner, James D. G. Dunn, N. T. Wright, F. F. Bruce, and the like.
The style of the Research Paper should follow Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers. The use of footnotes is required. The 10–15 page length requirement refers to text only (i.e., it does not include the title page, contents/outline, bibliography, footnotes, appendices, etc.). While you may include an outline page, it is not required. Type your paper using double-spaced 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins. If you pad your paper with irrelevant material, large fonts, blank spaces, wide margins, etc., you will experience a severe grade reduction.
Block quotes: When directly quoting a source, if the quote takes more than three lines, you must block the quote. Set it apart by indenting the quote and single-spacing it. There should be one space before and after the block quote.
While you are expected to utilize the internet in researching your research paper topic, no more than half of your sources should come from Internet research. All information included in your paper must be documented and referenced per the current Turabian manual.
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