Assignment

Guidelines for article papers:

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 1-inch margins all around (we will measure, YOU must make sure that your printer is printing correctly, this is not my or the grader's responsibility, it is yours.)

• Use MLA formatting for your references.

• Use a clear, readable, sans serif font such as Verdana, Calibri, Tahoma or Arial, and be consistent and use the same font throughout.

• Use black text on a white background. Avoid colored backgrounds or text in a color other than black unless you have special permission (please give me your paperwork) to use them (for example, if you're dyslexic).

• Use 12 point for the body of your assignment.

• Use double spacing, only one-line space between paragraphs

• Left-justify your work (also known as left-aligned).

• Use bold for headings. Not underlining or italics.

• You must have 50 FULL lines of text at the minimum and 100 FULL lines of text at the maximum.

• You must have a(n) Title, Introduction, Thesis Statement, Transitions, Topic Sentences, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, and References Page(s).

• As well as a reference page, parenthetical references are required within the text of the paper. The reference page(s) DO NOT count towards your 50-100 FULL lines of text.

• Graphs and Tables are required for the Article Understanding assignments. These (Graphs and Tables) should each have their own page with a title (on the top of the page) and a description of no less than two sentences (below the table or graph). These pages DO NOT count towards your 50-100 FULL lines of text, and should be located after the conclusion and before the references.

• All papers should include a header on the front page. This header DOES NOT count toward your 50-100 FULL lines of text. It should include:

o Your name
o Student ID#
o The Course Number

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• You cannot use any personal pronouns
• You cannot use contractions
• UP TO (no more than) one paragraph may summarize the article(s) itself (themselves).
• Within one of your paragraphs should be sourced material from a group member's discussion.

My Thoughts:

You are writing about an idea in the article, and you are using the article as a baseline reference point.

Your supporting paragraphs should use your technical knowledge of economics in order to support or refute the original claims of the article, or claims made by your own personal opinions. This means that you have to take some time (space) to talk about the economics involved (labor market, goods market, AD-AS, etc.)

Article: Nafta Demise Emerges as a New Risk for Investors by Jacob M. Schlesinger.