It appears that students desperately wants to use footnotes–even when they already cite a source in a parenthetical note.
Please be aware that only ONE form of citation is used, regardless of discipline, regardless of writer, regardless of format (i.e., Chicago, MLA, APA, etc.).
The requirements for our course is PARENTHETICAL NOTES. So, use parentheticals and only parentheticals.
Instructions on the weekly calendar, in a “handout,” etc. explicitly state the requirement of parentheticals.
Students unfamiliar with Chicago format–and even many familiar with it–struggle to do footnotes correctly. Our use of parentheticals is meant to help everyone avoid additional work, frustration, and errors. So, please, follow instructions. (Besides, failure to follow instructions affects grades.)
