__ Paper has a creative title __ 12-point Times New Roman or comparable font __

__ Paper has a creative title
__ 12-point Times New Roman or comparable font
__ 1-inch margins
__ Essay is approximately 1250-1750 words or 5-7 pages of written content – image pages and Bibliography constitute extra pages.
__ Pages are numbered
__ Illustrations of selected artworks are included and labeled with artist, title, medium, and date and placed at the end of the paper, but before the Works Cited.
__ Thesis statement is clear, focused, and debatable. It is in the first paragraph. It will be underlined.
__ Short quotations are only used when absolutely essential to communicate an author’s unique idea.
__ At least five (5) sources, outside of assigned course readings, are used. Sources are scholarly books and/or academic articles.
__ At least three of your sources are books.
__ Paper is written in the more formal third person. No use of “I”, “me”, or “mine.” Your writing should not sound conversational.
__ Paper is thoroughly edited and is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
__ Refer to works of art by their proper media. Ex., a painting is not a “drawing” or a “picture”; a sculpture is not a “trophy” or a “picture”, etc. Use your new and correct terms!
__ Works Cited or Bibliography is listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name according to Chicago Style.
__ NOTE: the Bibliography IS NOT the same as your Annotated Bibliography. For the Bibliography, you will omit the annotations and only include the citations.