-After completing the test, students should have some time to continue work on their paper on the origins of Islam. I have decided to set the deadline for this assignment for the end of the week following break to give students ample opportunity to do their best work, get help with formatting issues, and revise their papers thoroughly. This assignment is designed (a) to introduce students to what Islam is and where/how it began, and (b) to give students practice with and feedback on formal non-fiction writing.
The assignment is described below:
Birth of Islam composition assignment
Formatting: Size 12, Times New Roman, 1” margins, Last name and page number in the header (example: ‘McCarl 1’), double spacing, 1-2 pages (~400-600 words). Include an original title.
At the top of the page: Centered title, full name (on separate line)
Content: Your paper should tell the story of the beginning of Islam from the life of Muhammad until the Sunni/Shi’ite split. You can think of the paper as (a) a study guide, (b) an encyclopedia article, or (c) a news story.
--Your paper should include all the most important details about how and where Islam began as well as the basic beliefs and practices of Islam.
-Your paper should be entirely your own work – no using phrases, sentence structures, or entire sentences from the textbook or any other source.
-Please do not draw on any sources besides the textbook for this paper.
-Final due date: Friday, December 3. Please turn in your research notes with the final paper.
Spelling, grammar, formatting, and punctuation count.
Have a great weekend,
--Mr. M
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