Research+Paper

College Prep

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** Paper due in class 2/25 – electronic version. **

The following documents are copies of what has already been given to you. Feel free to use them if you don’t have them on hand or if you need an additional copy.

Things to remember for the paper: A. a periodical article B. a book C. a credible internet or electronic source (not encyclopedia) D. one of the above or another approved source. Try to use a variation of DIRECT quotes and PARAPHRASED quotes.
 * five-paragraph paper about your topic
 * Your paper should be no more than 2 pages in length
 * Size 12 font --- Double Spaced --- 1 inch margins all around. Reference the MLA guide sheet if needed. [[file:MLA guidlines for papers.doc]]
 * Introduction (preview what you are writing about) and conclusion (review the claims you told us about)
 * Do not use the word “I” or “Me” in the paper!!! This is an academic paper! Stay away from sentences like “I will be writing about…”
 * You need a “Works Cited” page (this should be page #3)
 * Please look at the example “Finished Research Paper” to see the works cited and the paper layout. Look at the works cited page and note order (alphabetical) and indents/spacing.
 * [[file:Example Finished Research Paper-2009.pdf]][[file:Sample MLA PAPER.pdf]]
 * Citations – internal – at least 4 quotes in your paper (make sure you give the author credit). You need one quote from all of the following:

These worksheets might help you with your in-text citations:

Review your "120 Academic ways to say "Says"" sheet. Do not say -- "The author says, "......""

Rubric -- how you will be graded. Go down this list and make sure you have thought about all of the following areas: ** Research Paper Guidelines – Informative Paper **

** Following MLA Format Directions /20 **

** FOCUS ** ** Works Cited Page /20 ** ** Introductory Paragraph /20 **

** ORGANIZATION ** ** Four Required Sources /20 ** ** Developmental Paragraphs /20 **

** CONTENT ** ** Conclusion /20 ** ** Appropriate, Effective Word Choice /20 **

** STYLE ** ** Sentence Structure Variety /20 ** ** Punctuation and Grammar /20 **

** MECHANICS ** ** Spelling (misspelled words circled) /20 ** ** __ ** ** Total Points/Total Points Possible /200 **