RESEARCH PAPERS Amplifying Instructions Sea Power & Maritime Affairs Research Paper Directions

Overview  2 papers  500 words (+/- 100 words)  You choose topic – Person – Battle – Technology – Strategy/tactics  Extremely Critical: Topic must have made a lasting impact upon Navy/Marine Corps history.

Formatting  Double spaced  12 pt. font  Times New Roman  1” Margins  2 spaces after periods  Black ink  STAPLED!!!!  No spelling errors, grammatical errors, or typos

What it should look like

Grading Criteria Overall Grade89.95 Argument Background9010 Contribution8510 Impact8510 Accuracy8520 Organization Intro902 Thesis1002 Body Paragraphs852 Re-state Thesis902 Conslusion952 Style8515 Typos10010 Sources Citation Formats Percentage of Grade Actual Grade

Chicago Style Citations  Footnotes  Bibliography

Chicago Book Citations Footnote Bibliography Example

Chicago Website Citations Footnote Bibliography See Chicago Manual Handout for full details, and directions for citing other sources.

Chicago Bibliography Note: (1) Citations are in alphabetical order (2) Citations are single spaced, with double spaces separating citations (3) All lines after first line are indented

Grammar  Voice. – “Third person voice” (no “first person” words like “I” or “me”) – “Active voice” (not “passive voice”)  Tense. Use past tense  Grammar. – No run-on sentences – Subject-Verb agreement – No dangling prepositions or dangling modifiers

Style  Use person’s full name only once. Use last name afterwards – John Paul Jones was a Navy captain….The men liked Jones….Jones did his best to take care of them… Jones united a nation…  Ships always in Italics – USS Arizona, HMS Victory, etc.

Abbreviations  Uses full name first occurrence with abbreviation in parenthesis. Then use abbreviations ONLY for all subsequent uses: – “He attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Though it was tough, OCS taught him…When he looked back at OCS…”

Structure  Introduction: – Make your argument (thesis statement) and introduce your topic sentences.  Body Paragraphs – State your 1st topic sentence and defend it. – State your 2nd topic sentence and defend it. – State your 3rd topic sentence and defend it. – Etc.  Conclusion – Restate your thesis and recap your 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd points and restate your argument. – Insightful closing

Essay Outline

Draft Copy Edits  Must be submitted two weeks prior to due date for paper.  I will return them a week prior to due date.

Additional Information  See – Topic ideas – Paper formatting checklist – Outline template – Chicago Style Citations manual