I will sign each of these items. Keep all items with my handwriting on them.

6. The final paper is worth 150 points: format - 50 points; structure and grammar - 50 points; content - 50 points.

7. As with any English assignment, you will lose points if the final paper is late. You will be given 3 days to turn in your paper and will receive 3 extra percentage points if the paper is turned in on the first day of the "turn-in period." If you do not turn in the paper by the third day and are absent that third day, you must get a parent or friend to deliver your assignment to me by the end of the school day.

8. You must turn the paper in to turnitin.com. This report must be included when you submit it on October_____ - ______.

HINTS FOR WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER

1. Understand the process (overall and individual steps)

2. Do not hesitate to ask questions!

3. Listen and read carefully

4. Do not miss a step. Keep up and on time. All parts will be late until the previous part is turned in

5. Be organized.

THE PROCESS OF WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER

1. Decide on the topic - Should be persuasive...choose a side of a controversial topic. Preferably relating to a field that will be beneficial to you in the future.

2. Find and photocopy reliable sources

3. Decide exactly what the arguable/provable point of your paper will be (thesis statement)

4. Collect information about your topic from the sources you have. Use a different color of highlighter for each source.

5. Organize this information into a logical, detailed form (topic and sentence outlines)

6. Prepare a PowerPoint or video to present your research to the class in a 3-5 minute presentation.

7. Write your rough draft, type it, and hand it in. Save it on the computer. (Under your login...granting access for Mrs. Larabee.)

8. Revise, make corrections, proofread, and check your paper against the grading rubric at the bottom of this page.

9. Turn in your final paper with highlighted sources and be ready to tell the teacher what your paper should earn according to the grading rubric standards. All cited material in the paper should be highlighted in the same color that you highlighted the source information in your photocopied sources.

The most important aspect of your paper is to give credit where credit is due. Since the information you write comes from other places (sources), you must tell Mrs. Larabee exactly which information comes from which source. You do this by using parenthetical notation. We will use parenthetical notes instead of footnotes or endnotes. With parenthetical notes, you simply give the bibliographic information by using parentheses after the given information.

RESEARCH PAPER CHECKLIST/ GRADING RUBRIC

Elements (Maximum Points)

FORMAT (50)

Titling, page headers, page numbers

Spacing and margins

Sections in correct order

Properly constructed works cited page

Parenthetical documentation correct

STRUCTURE (50)

Strong thesis statement with an opinion in introduction

Attention-getting quotation in introductory paragraph

Topic sentences relate back to thesis statement

Concluding paragraph sums up information and reiterates opinion of thesis

Correct grammar, mechanics and usage

Correct spelling

CONTENT (50)

Not repetitive; fresh; interesting

Paper convincingly proves thesis

Student Score: __________ / 150

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