Formatting and Thesis Review

  every paper should have a thesis  main point, main idea, central message  arguments reflect this idea – captures your position  focuses your ideas in 1-2 sentences  presents the topic but also makes a comment about your position  be as clear and specific as possible – avoid cliché Thesis

  Should 9 th grade students be allowed to arrive at school at 11 am during CAP testing?  What are the best new shows you’ve seen so far?  What was daily life like at Newington High School?  To what extent have 9 th grade students grown over the first quarter? Thesis… making one

  Justice and Fairness as conflicting topics.  Many forms of discrimination in the novel.  Jem and Scout change. Topic Choices

 Thesis: I.Introduction (hook, contains thesis) II.Idea to support thesis #1 III.Idea to support thesis #2 IV.Idea to support thesis #3 V.Idea to support thesis #4  Conclusion (restate your topic and why it is important, restate your thesis/claim, address opposing viewpoints and explain why readers should align with your position, call for action or overview future research possibilities.) Outline…

 MLA citations for quotes. MLA 1 st Page/Page Numbers.  Owl website Owl website  In-Text Citations: Author-Page Style/Quotations Long vs. Short  MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author's name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence. For example: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263). Formatting

  A list of works used in a project that contains a description of each item  Example: “Salem Witchcraft Trials, ” Discovering U.S. History. Online ed DisCovering Collection. Thomson Gale. Newington High School. 9 September I used the DisCovering Collection database for this project because it is a reliable online source of information and because it was on our recommended list of resources. I chose this article because it had a list of the people involved and a good overview of the trial with descriptions and adjectives that made the event more real to me. Annotated Bibliography

  Source #____  How did you find this information? Where did you look… database? Search engine? NHS Catalog? What key words did you use?  Why did you choose this source for this assignment? Does it have specific facts you needed to find? Does it present a particular point of view? Is it easier to read than other articles? Does it have an image or a primary source document you need to complete this assignment? Bibliography Worksheet

  3 sources on your topic  To correctly cite each source  Annotations  To PRINT YOUR bibliography  To use credible and good sources  Oral discussion will be on Wed, 9/28  40 points for annotated bib, 5 points for worksheet, 10 points for discussion. You must READ your sources. You Need…