Addison, Lucy Woodson, Carter G. Brown, Henry “Box”
the names that I have mentioned are part of my Encyclopedia entry assignment; you are required to
Each encyclopedia entry should be approximately 350-400 words in total (including title, sources, contributor information, etc.). This should be a little over one full page – single spaced with 1 inch margins; 12 font Times New Roman. Always put the significance of the person, event, or organization you are writing on in the first sentence of your entry, e.g., John Smith was an English explorer who helped to settle the first permanent British colony in America.
Each entry must be your original work. ANY EVIDENCE OF PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE ON THE PROJECT AND/OR IN THE COURSE – see the student handbook. Do not copy information from other websites such as Wikipedia. You should, however, review Wikipedia and similar websites to see what has previously been written on your subject. Consult a variety of text and internet sources. Please submit your entry with at least THREE text or internet sources.
• Avoid “editorial comments” or information that cannot be verified in your entry such as “her career was destroyed by white racism” or “he was the greatest athlete, musician, artist, etc., of all time.” Be precise and specific. Remember, you have only a few words to describe the individual you are profiling. Use those words carefully and wisely to discuss the person’s history including where he or she was born, the names of parents, where he/she attended college, and his or her accomplishments and significance. If the individual was married, mention the name of the spouse and whether the couple had children. Do not use your entry as a forum to provide your opinion of the person’s life, work, or historical significance.
• Please see Dr. Sanders if there is limited information on your encyclopedia. We can then decide if the entry may be less than 400 words. However, this decision must be specifically approved by Dr. Sanders. A short, precise, accurate entry is far superior to a 600 word entry filled with editorial comments and vague declarations designed primarily to meet the word count.
3. Each entry of an individual should have her or his birth date and death in the title, e.g., Jane Tyler Smith (1918-1957). If the individual is known by another name you should write: Jane Smith/Stagecoach Jane. Be sure to include the name in the entry title that best identifies the individual and that lends itself to precise searches on the web, e.g., Jane Tyler Smith rather than simply Jane Smith. If there is no full middle name, list the middle initial.
4. Full titles of organizations should appear the first time the organization appears in your
entry, e.g., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). When the organization is referenced a second time, NAACP is sufficient. Events should be titled as follows, The Omaha Courthouse Riot, 1919.
