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Course Success

Habits Matter

1. Professors are influenced by your behaviors (texting, excessively late/absent, etc.) which could impact your grade.

2. Do your best with every assignment by asking questions and making corrections because details matter!

3. Do work early, procrastination will usually result in poor work quality or failure to submit assignments.

4. Participation helps collective classroom learning and increases the chance of receiving a favorable letter of recommendations.

Communicating Via Email

1. Start off by indicating your course name/section, day and time.

2. Subject: Intro. Criminal Justice 111-02 (Tues. 6pm.) Class Absence

3. Always type in your “main reason” for the email.

4. It should be an “attention getter” such as a newspaper heading.

5. Proof read your e-mail! Download and use Ginger application on phone

6. Always end email with your full name and student ID #

Writing Format

1. Use Times New Roman 12 point Font.

2. Keep margins at 1 inch

3. Click “No Spacing” at the top of your Microsoft Word document

4. “Single space” discussion boards and “double space” reports, midterm and final papers.

5. Subtitles should be bold and flush left/upper and lower case (center for research papers and don’t bold) .

6. Indent (TAB .5) at the beginning of every paragraph.

7. Write short, clear and concise sentences (Do not type I think, I belive, I feel, etc. just state your point).

8. A paragraph is a minimum of 5 sentences. You must have additional paragraphs for sections having more than 12 sentences.

Subtitles

Use subtitles in every essay! This ensures that both you and the reader will remain focused on the topic in each section (see your college textbook). When a professor is reading an average of one hundred papers, one right after another, it can become confusing attempting to figure out what your specific paper is about.

Your subtitles should be like newspaper headings, short and grabs the readers attention. You should consider using subtitles for sections having more than four paragraphs. The ‘References’ subtitle (which is always last) should be centered. Look at the effectiveness of subtitles from Dr. King’s Autobiography.

Early Years

Born as Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. The King and Williams families were rooted in rural Georgia. Martin Jr.'s grandfather, A.D. Williams, was a rural minister for years and then moved to Atlanta in 1893. He took over the small, struggling Ebenezer Baptist church with around 13 members and made it into a forceful congregation. He married Jennie Celeste Parks and they had one child that survived, Alberta. Michael King Sr. came from a sharecropper family in a poor farming community. He married Alberta in 1926 after an eight-year courtship. The newlyweds moved to A.D. Williams home in Atlanta.

Michael King Sr. stepped in as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church upon the death of his father-in-law in 1931. He too became a successful minister, and adopted the name Martin Luther King Sr. in honor of the German Protestant religious leader Martin Luther. In due time, Michael Jr. would follow his father's lead and adopt the name himself.

Education and Spiritual Growth

In 1948, Martin Luther King Jr. earned a sociology degree from Morehouse College and attended the liberal Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. He thrived in all his studies, and was valedictorian of his class in 1951, and elected student body president. He also earned a fellowship for graduate study. But Martin also rebelled against his father’s more conservative influence by drinking beer and playing pool while at college. He became involved with a white woman and went through a difficult time before he could break off the affair.

During the work on this doctorate, Martin Luther King Jr. met Coretta Scott, an aspiring singer and musician, at the New England Conservatory school in Boston. They were married in June 1953 and had four children, Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott and Bernice. In 1954, while still working on his dissertation, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama. He completed his Ph.D. and was awarded his degree in 1955. King was only 25 years old.

Paraphrasing a Quoted Sentence

You must paraphrase (critically think and rephrase the idea) and cite sentences that you research online, in journals, your textbook and any other source. You must AVOID USING QUOTES because it could be viewed as a sign of laziness (copy and paste). In addition, the APA citation format provided is only for paraphrased sentences.

There is a different APA format for quotes! Paraphrased sentence are essentially you restating what you have read in your own words (short and to the point!). One ideal way to paraphrase, would be to think of you reading something and then having to explain it to someone else in a brief and clear manner.

Example of Quoted Sentence

“Surveillance cameras, then captured the rental car leaving the crime scene and Hernandez carrying a gun, as he returned to his home minutes later, according to authorities.”

Paraphrased Sentences

1. Cameras showed Hernandez, both at the scene of the crime and holding a gun, as he went into his house (Hill & Zilla, 1999).

2. According to Hill and Zilla (1999) Hernandez was not only recorded having a gun at his home, but also driving away from the crime scene.

Solid Paragraphs Follow These Steps

1. Always answer the question or state your position in the very first sentence (one sentence).

2. Explain your reasoning or your position (multiple sentences).*

3. Use paraphrased citation(s), as evidence to back up your answer or position (one sentence).

4. Summerize how the citation(s) supports your overall answer or position (multiple sentences).

Example:

Question:

Do you feel that minimum wage should be $10.00 an hour?

Response:

The minimum wage should be $10.00 an hour. The more people make, the more they will be able to afford things that they need and want. They can go shopping on a weekly basis and buy food, clothing and do things that are entertaining. Buying from stores help improve our economy. According to Jamison (2014) any economy will be very strong when people spend money because money is circulating. In other words, when working people have money they will be willing to spend more and provide for themselves and their family. Small business, big businesses and communities all benefit from people having more money. Having a minimum wage, which is at least $10.00 an hour is a great place to start.