Guidelines for the next part of your work...

Hello girls,

I am sorry I have not been able to log on before, as I explained earlier, my laptop died out last week and I haven't had access to another computer until today. I am including here the guidelines for the first half of the body of your work to be submitted tomorrow, Sept. 21. I hope these are useful to you. If you have any questions, try e-mailing me, although I may not be able to read it before tomorrow, so keep that in mind. If you are desperate enough because you are totally lost and confused you may give me a call. My num. is 787.460.5983.

Remember that this part of your work should begin immediately at the top of the page, but before you begin writing you must include your name and period on the upper left hand corner and the page number with your last name on the upper right hand corner. Here are the instructions for that:

To Start Numbering From the Beginning of the Document

1. Step 1

   Open the document.

2. Step 2

   Click "Insert" at the top toolbar. A drop down menu will appear. Click "Page Numbers" from the menu. The "Page Numbers" tool box will appear.

3. Step 3

   Choose where you would like your page numbers to be placed. You will be given the option of inserting the numbers at the top of the page (the header) or at the bottom (the footer).

4. Step 4

   Decide the alignment. Choose if you would like the number at the right, left, center or the inside or outside of the pages.

5. Step 5

   Click the box that says "Show Number on First Page" or leave it blank if you want the document to begin numbering at "2" on the second page.

6. Step 6

   Click the "Format" button at the bottom of the toolbox. You will be given some options of what kind of numbering format you would like to use. Click and add your choices and click "OK.

After you have done that, remember to insert your last name next to the number on the upper, right hand corner by double clicking on the number itself and then writing your last name in the box provided. Remember to press "Tab" or the Space bar multiple times until it is correctly placed next to the number.

I found that this website has some great tips on how to use the correct MLA format. This will be useful for your entire work so keep this in mind:

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/mla/mla_format.htm

In terms of content, remember that the first paragraph of your work should be a description of the documentary you viewed. For example:

The documentary film "Zeitgeist" presents an alternate, more controversial version of the events that occured on September 11, 2001. It implies that the United States government was deeply involved in the planning of the terrorist attacks and that they may have caused them in order to gain support for their own political agenda and interests that were, and still are, tied to the Middle East...

The second paragraph should compare the documentary's version of the historical events on which it focuses and the film's version of those same events. For example:

On the other hand, in the film "World Trade Center" another perspective is shown. Throughout the film, news channels report on what was taking place the morning of September 11, 2001. In these official reports, the media blames a group of 19 Middle Eastern hijackers in accordance with the official version of the events put forth by the government of the United States...

Your third paragraph should be an analysis, a comparison between what both the documentary and the film present and what you know/believe to be true about the way those historical events took place. Obviously this means that you will have to do additional research on the historical events themselves. An example:

Perhaps nobody will ever know exactly what occurred the morning of September 11, 2001. Both films present a possibility of what took place. One that is popularly and widely believed to be true, by the government and the population alike, and one that is more in tune with conspiracy theories that may or may not hold some semblance of truth, but that at times seem very likely...

Alright girls, I hope this helps you better understand what is expected of you in this part of the work. I wish you great success!