Originally Posted by
Garfield Cat
This is an English composition class, yes? Expository writing exercise? Maybe no need for footnotes, not really a research paper.
Correct. It's an exercise to develope the understanding of writing an MLA styled paper. Three-pronged thesis statement, each subtopic in order (as mentioned in the thesis statement), in text citations, work cited page...
Minimal research is required, but that is also part of the exercise.