At least 1200 words My question: How important is the family environment for a children’s life? One design consideration is MLA format . Like Writing Project 2, Writing Project 3 asks you to lay out your paper according to MLA guidelines. See The Norton Field Guide (blue book: p. 588-596; yellow book: p. 540-548) for an example of how your paper should be formatted. Note that your paper should be double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font. Your name, teacher's name, date, etc. should appear in the top left corner of the first page. See the last pages of the sample paper for proper Works Cited layout. Another design consideration is the use of headings and subheadings . If you want, you could incorporate headings in your paper to help guide readers through your piece. If you're using an IMRaD structure (explained in last week's learning module), headings will be a necessity. But even if you're using some other organizational structure, headings might be useful. You could look at your sources for examples of how other writers use headings. Sources For this assignment, you'll use three to five sources.The types of sources you'll use will depend in part on what your question is. In other words, you'll need to ask yourself: what kinds of information will help me explore my particular research question? Maybe you'll need scientific data; maybe you'll need articles written by scholars or by lay people; maybe you'll need to interview someone or create a survey. The Norton Field Guide chapter on "Doing Research" can help you in finding and using various types of sources. Ideally, though, you should use at least TWO periodical sources--articles from newspapers, magazines, or scholarly journals. The remaining sources may be field sources, like interviews or questionnaires, web sources (but check for reliability--see the "Evaluating Sources" chapter of the Field Guide for help!), or other sources. Audience Think of your primary audience for this paper as your instructor and classmates within the academic context of our course. Format and Design For this assignment, you’ll use standard MLA format. Please see the instructions in the learning modules for the project. Evidence / Documentation For this assignment, you’ll need to include evidence from a.) your personal experiences and observations; and b.) three to five sources (see above). Your paper should include a Works Cited page and in-text citations, using MLA format. Please see the relevant instructions in the learning modules for this project. Process You’ll work through the following stages for creating your researched document: Reading example writings in your textbooks Conducting research Completing prewriting and planning activities for your own draft Creating a first draft of your project Getting and giving feedback on drafts Revising your project Designing your paper in MLA format and citing sources appropriately Editing your project for clarit.